Farmer – Page 4 – Dan Routh Photography

Brothers

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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

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Williams Dairy. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Maintenance at the Dairy

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

Working Ground

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Wayne Hussey uses a drag behind his team of mules to smooth land on his farm near Erect, North Carolina in southern Randolph County.

Chopping and Bagging Corn

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Gavin Langley and his crew chop and bag corn silage at Langley Dairy near Staley, North Carolina.

Chopping Corn

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Chopping corn silage. Wright Dairy. Franklinville, North Carolina.

Grinding Dairy Feed

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Wright Dairy. Franklinville, North Carolina.

Tobacco Harvester

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Farmer Bill Ward runs his harvester through his tobacco fields near Ramseur, North Carolina.

Dairyman

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Rick Williams of Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. If you have ever wondered about the definition of perseverance, then step in the shoes of a dairy farmer for a couple of days. No rain, too much rain, tractor breakdowns and flat tire on the chopper. The whole world can almost collapse, yet there will be one thing for sure. Those cows have to be milked twice a day, every day, and they will be.