A leaky water line led to an impromtu picking session after plumber Andy Hagan and dairy farmer Terry Waldridge discovered they shared a love of country classics by Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. Hagan had come to Waldridge's home to repair a leak in the garage. On the weekends Waldridge plays with his bluegrass band, Bluegrass 101.

Terry Waldridge, 44, of Bloomfield, rounds up a cow and her calf and heads them toward the barn for afternoon feeding. Waldridge purchased the 131-acre farm in 1989 and was involved in dairy farming for many years before that. Waldridge owns about 80 head of cattle, 30 of which must be milked twice a day.

Terry Waldridge feeds his heifers a mix of corn and corn-pellets while they are fairly young. Heifers become cows after they give birth to their first calf.

Nelson County dairy farmer Terry Waldridge helps a cow with a difficult delivery. The technology is crude but effective, and the calf was soon stumbling shakily to her feet.