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WHERE WE COME FROM<br />
Among the other foods they<br />
enjoyed were warm potato salad,<br />
pickled herring, Limburger cheese,<br />
smoked salmon, coleslaw and<br />
different types of pickles.<br />
“<strong>We</strong> had a big garden with a<br />
large area dedicated to cucumbers,<br />
with the older generation making<br />
their own pickles that were kept<br />
in the fruit cellar for the winter,”<br />
Hahn said.<br />
“There were various desserts,<br />
including Marzipan stollen and<br />
gingerbread cookies. When my<br />
mother made a birthday cake,<br />
it had fruit filling, like apricots,<br />
rather than frosting,” he said.<br />
While it has been generations<br />
since his Schneckloth and Hahn<br />
forebearers fled war and revolution<br />
in Germany, Hahn said the family<br />
values the lessons learned from<br />
those early U.S. settlers, not just in<br />
traditions but in work ethic, fearlessness<br />
and a pioneering spirit. n<br />
Paving the way for<br />
generations to come<br />
Having farmed for five generations and counting, Scott County<br />
family prepares the next round of stewards for the operation<br />
BY JENNA STEVENS<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
Many of the farmers in Scott<br />
County have deep roots that<br />
stem back to their German<br />
ancestors who settled here<br />
because the fertile soil reminded<br />
them of home. As they nurtured the<br />
land more than a century ago, they hoped to<br />
build a future for their descendants.<br />
For the Krukow family, farming in Scott<br />
and Clinton counties has been a way of<br />
life for five generations, dating back to the<br />
1930s, with the hope that it will continue for<br />
another five and beyond.<br />
Ryan Krukow is one of two brothers<br />
involved in the Krukow Bros operation.<br />
He farms with his older brother Cory, his<br />
dad Mitch, and his and Cory’s sons, Lane,<br />
Abe, and Carver. While Ryan’s grandpa<br />
and grandma owned the Scott County farm<br />
he now lives on, his father Mitch grew up<br />
in town, an only child, who was sent to the<br />
Working hard for you.<br />
Give Wayne a call today to see how<br />
he can meet your needs.<br />
WAYNE VANAUKEN<br />
1424 PARK AVE. MUSCATINE IA 52761<br />
563-263-5716 | WVANAUKE@AMFAM.COM<br />
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Companies, 6000 American Parkway, Madison WI 53783 CA-006441 11/21<br />
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