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Farmer's Winter in Iowa: Hard Work Through Subzero Winters
The piece describes winter duties of farmers, detailing feeding livestock, preventing ice in water tanks, heating valves, clearing snow, keeping pathways and road access, frequent shop visits, and machinery readiness. It highlights Virgil Brockman, a 260 acre Iowa farmer near Marshalltown, as an example of winter farm labor in the Midwest.
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Great Plains
Midwest
Virgil Brockman
Marshalltown
Iowa