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~ Riceland Meadows ~ Broken Ground & Broken Bread by Ralph Rice The trailer door closes on the last team of horses loaded. The field is turned over, the plowing match complete. Our turnout of 15 teams and teamsters represented several farms and a few breedsPercherons, Belgians, Clydesdales, and ...

~ Riceland Meadows ~ Hope for Progress by Ralph Rice Horse Progress Days is a measuring stick designed to mark the progress of horses and modern equipment. The emphasis, I think, is on the progression of farm equipment and the teamsters who use it. The horse has not changed much. Yes, old breeds are...

~ Riceland Meadows ~ Old Soldiers by Ralph Rice A monotone voice drifting on the warm breeze speaks of freedom and sacrifice, death and honor, men and time gone by. A lawn mower drones in the distance. Restless children play on the courthouse lawn while parents struggle to control them. Both sides o...

~ Riceland Meadows ~ Time by Ralph Rice At this time of year we all do our annual mental tabulation and consider our efforts of the past year. Hopefully we celebrate more successes than we mourn failures. We make plans for the coming year as a result of what we have learned from previous years, alwa...