Farm – Page 18 – Dan Routh Photography

Rising Meadow Shearing

Agriculture, Barn, Farm, North Carolina, Randolph County, Shearing, Sheep

Saturday was shearing day at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Shearing Day at Rising Meadow

Agriculture, Barn, Farm, North Carolina, Randolph County, Shearing, Sheep

Master blade shearer Kevin Ford is back in North Carolina. This morning he was at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Burning the Brushpile

Farm, Fire, North Carolina, Randolph County, Tornado

Since 2019 when a tornado swept through Grays Chapel, North Carolina we have been cleaning up the brush and downed trees on the farm and building brush piles. Yesterday the folks that lease my farm began burning the dried brush.

Grinding Dairy Feed

Agriculture, Dairy Farm, Farm, Farmer, Feed, North Carolina, Randolph County

Rick Williams grinds dairy feed at Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina on a Saturday morning in February.

Jack and Jill

Farm, Mule, North Carolina, Plowing

Pair of mules in harness. Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Brothers

Agriculture, Barn, Dairy Farm, Farm, Farmer, North Carolina, Portraits, Randolph County

Neighbors and brothers Rick and Greg Williams. Along with Rick’s wife Barbara, his son Michael and their mother Jeanette, they operate Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. It’s a family affair.

Winter Afternoon at the Dairy

Agriculture, Cattle, Dairy Farm, Farm, Farmer, North Carolina, Randolph County

Williams Dairy. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

"Backer" Barn

Barn, Farm, North Carolina, Randolph County, Tobacco

Tobacco curing barn near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Once there were barns like this on almost every farm in Randolph County, but they are disappearing rapidly.

Free Range

Agriculture, Animals, Farm, Hogs, North Carolina, Randolph County

Free range hogs. Liberty, North Carolina.

Maintenance at the Dairy

Agriculture, Dairy Farm, Farm, Farmer, North Carolina, Portraits, Randolph County, Work

Winter on a dairy means equipment maintenance. Michael Williams preparing to work on his spreader truck at Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.