your article on the Amish<\/a>\u00a0very interesting as we have a rather large sect of Amish in the county.<\/p>\nWhat I thought you might find interesting is that the Amish here have recently gone through a split due to the younger generation wanting to use tractors to farm. I do not know when this all transpired; however, it caused a real division between the old and young. You will still see them in their horse-drawn buggies, but they are now plowing with modern, yet old, tractors. They will also not turn down a ride to town in a car.<\/p>\n
Thanks for your website. It has lots of great information.<\/p>\n\t
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I’m glad you are finding the information useful. And thank you for the update on recent trends among the Amish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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