Information & history on rear of plaque:
Feed mills and grain elevators are centrally located in the agricultural community,  essential to the area farmer for the storage,  processing,  and milling of grain such as soybeans and corn,  wheat and durum.   They are also suppliers of grain,  fertilizer,  chemicals,  equipment,  and feed,  including bird seed.   The mill will custom blend feed to the farmer's specifications for his livestock whether it is to feed hogs,  cows,  horses,  chickens,  sheep,  and even the family pets.   Faline changed name after 1150 pieces were sold.

Information & history on rear of plaque:
The crafts of the Amish are as traditional as their life style.   Quilt shops are a main attraction.   Amish women today favor prints rather than the solid color geometrics of their grandmothers,  and most quilt shops offer an exciting selection of fabrics.   Amish men excel in carpentry and furniture building such as their trademark willow-bent rocking chairs.   Every child wants an Amish-made wooden wagon with rubber tires,  sometimes painted red,  sometimes green.

Information & history on rear of plaque:
The Amish come into town on a regular day each week to take care of business at the Auction Barn.   They buy and sell livestock along with some supplies like hay and straw year round.   Special auctions are also held for work horses or buggy horses (which usually come from the race tracks).   These auctions and the less frequent horse-drawn machinery auctions are important also as social gatherings for Amish men and their sons.