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Chase’s community paper for 25 years! Issue for the week of Friday, August 7th, 2020 • Vol. 25, Issue 30
An Agri Tradition Continues on the Murray Farm
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by Kelsey Snelgrove, with editing from Carolyn Parks-Mintz
rabbing a bag of delicious, freshly-picked, locally-grown corn is a summer ‘ritual’ dearly held by many in Chase, and thankfully this agricultural operation will continue in the hands of young farmers, Lewis and Vincent Burkholder, as Peter and Ray Murray scale back their management of their family farmland. Peter, who also was farming in his 20’s, and his wife, Ray, successfully ran their agri-business and corn stand for decades. Under the Murray’s tutelage,
the Burkholder brothers have been busy over the past months planning, seeding, weeding, watering and monitoring the precious crop. “Lewis and I both started working for Pete when we were young teens. Collectively we’ve spent about 15 harvest seasons on this farm,” says Vincent. The brothers who are from the area, had stepped away from Chase to go to school and pursue other work, but returned for the opportunity. Continued on page 3...
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