Yes, they did know how to use a level when they built the football-field-size cow barn at Patterson's Farm in Queen Anne's County. The concrete floor was built at a 3-degree slope on purpose, so that a water rinse would ease waste away from the dairy cows with minimal disturbance.
Farm knowledge is generally lacking these days since the majority of people don't spend life growing up on a farm anymore. Modern construction and environmental practices are uniquely shaping the farming industry, which is struggling with the dynamics of family succession and government oversight.
The Queen Anne's County Farm Bureau offered its latest effort in education outreach on a recent June morning, presenting a tour of the county's agricultural areas to local government officials in a comfortable air-conditioned coach, with stopovers showcasing some of county's diverse farming businesses.
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