Balers use a compressing force, often provided by a hydraulic cylinder, to reduce the size of waste materials and form them into a regular, easily handled shape (most often a square or rectangle).

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These images, taken in Lancaster, PA between 2004 and 2010, show contemporary Amish men, women and children. While the Amish generally do not pose for pictures, some will cooperate with ...

The Amish returned in 1977 ... There’s also a solar panel on the barn near Miller’s home. Nearby sits a hay baler (Miller says it’s the group’s only brand-new implement) and a rusty ...

White Pennsylvania German farmers in Lancaster County, many with common Amish names like Stoltzfus ... straw from the threshing machine into the baler, where it was compressed, replacing the ...

Daniel Beiler grew up in an Amish community with few modern conveniences. He dreamed of a bigger world, and was excommunicated a decade ago. He told BI what he misses most — and what thrills him ...

Most Amish today will not pose for a photograph. Considering it a violation of the Second Commandment, which prohibits the making of "graven images," the Amish believe any physical representation ...

Several high school football players have been cited for disorderly conduct following reports of harassing behavior towards members of the Amish community. Nine juveniles from the Reedsburg area ...

It is 5:15 a.m. and the house is very quiet because my husband Joe and sons Benjamin and Joseph have already left for their daily jobs. Daughter Verena left at around 4 a.m. to go across the road ...

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