RETURN TO TRUE HORSE POWER

From: Roanoke Times & World News | Date: June 2, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

In a world that's used to revving on all cylinders, Allen West finds his slice of serenity behind the reins of his two chestnut- colored draft horses, tilling the land much as his ancestors once did.

Clad in beige overalls, he guides the plow through tufts of grass, the machinery clanking and squeaking, in what could easily be a scene from days long gone if it weren't for the occasional ringing of the cellphone in his pocket.

For years, West, a General Electric employee in Salem, has spent his evenings and weekends out on this five-mile tract of Bedford County land where he grows soybeans, ...

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