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Meat for the famil" is raised from chic ens' hogs and !ull cal(es. )n the mixed li(estoc and dair" farms' a four to fi(e "ear rotation of: ha" *a mixture of +rifolium pratense' +. h"!ridu' Medicago sati(a and ,hleum pratense- - ha" - corn *.ea ma"s- *corn silage- - oats *A(ena sati(a- - spelts *emmer /heat' +riticum dicoccum-//heat *+riticum 012sti(um/!arle" *Hordeum (ulgare- is used. 3n addition to crops' Amish li(estoc farms ha(e permanent meado/s/pastures. 3ncreasingl"' some form of rotational gra$ing *4oisin 5620- is !eing used on pastures' ha"fields and crop fields after har(est. +he Amish still prefer the traditional mixture of clo(er *primaril" medium red clo(er *+rifolium pratense- and some alsi e *+rifolium h"!ridu-' alflalfa *Medicago sati(a-' and timoth" *,hleum pratense- for their ha"fields. 7ot onl" does this di(ersit" assure a good crop of ha"' it also ma es a much more attracti(e and interesting field for humans' domestic animals' and /ildlife. A mixed ha"field in earl" to mid-8une is a colorful and delightful place to !e. 9o!olin s *:olinchon"x or"$i(orus- a!ound in its (aried ha!itat and so do man" other species of !irds and mammals *;line 5660< 566=!-. 9utterflies *sommer (0>2gel to the Amish-' too' congregate in the ha"fields to feed on the s/eet nectar of the clo(er !lossoms. Mixed ha"fields tend to mature later than alfalfa/orchard grass *Medicago sati(a/:act"lis glomerata- ha"fields no/ so common in industrial farming. +hus the late-nesting !o!olin s ha(e much !etter nesting success in the clo(er/mixed ha"fields *;line 5660-' and indeed' !o!olin s are o!ser(ed much more fre?uentl" on Amish farms than non-Amish farms. +he faster maturing (arieties such as 60 da" corn are usuall" planted around the outside of a corn plot so that it /ill mature in @eptem!er !efore the longer (arieties so that household la!or /ill !e more e(enl" distri!uted. @ome long-eared (arieties of corn are hand pic ed and corn is stac ed in shoc s.
>amilies normall" do the shoc spelts har(esting together *in(ol(es cutting and !indering the grain' then shoc ing it-. )ats' /heat and !arle" are har(ested !" threshing rings usuall" consisting of A-2 neigh!ors sharing a threshing machine. +he order of /hich farm to har(est first depends on /hich farmBs grains mature first. +he silo filling rings consist of as man" as C to 5= different farmers helping a person put corn silage into the silo. +he rings are slightl" o(erlapping so that the mem!ership of the rings of ad#acent farms (ar" slightl". Doordinating the silo filling schedule' therefore' is ?uite challenging. )ne has to ta e into account not onl" the crop maturing status of immediate neigh!orsBs corn !ut also a large group of farms man" of /hich are outside oneBs o/n ring. +his scheduling must also a(oid dou!le-!oo ing someone to attend the silo filling of t/o different farms at the same time. +he solution has !een to allo/ expansion /ithin limits. +ractors are permitted to pro(ide po/er in the !arns !ut not in the fields. ,o/erful hale !alers are permitted in the fields !ut are re?uired to !e pulled !" horses. 9" eeping the horse in the field' the Amish communit" has !een a!le to limit the si$e of the farms since self-propelled farm e?uipment is trul" needed to operate a large-scale farm. Most Amish farms in Eancaster Dount"' ,enns"l(ania are co-o/ned !" the hus!and and the /ife. 3n the Amish household' it is generall" the /ife /ho pa"s the !ills and ma es all the purchases for the home. @he /ill also go to mar et and !id at auctions for the famil".