The new horse-powered farm

tools and systems for the small-scale sustainable market grower

The new horse-powered farm

tools and systems for the small-scale sustainable market grower
Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller
Book - 2013

The New Horse-Powered Farm is the first book of its kind, offering wisdom and techniques for using horse power on the small farm or homestead. It sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike, including getting started with workhorses; the merits of different draft breeds; various training systems for the horse and teamster; haying with horses, seeding crops, and raising small grains; in-depth coverage of tools and systems; and managing a woodlot, farm economics, education, agritourism, and more. It's a must-have resource for any farmer, homesteader, or teamster seeking to work with draft power in a closed-loop farming system.

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37413316536400 Sẵn có Non-fiction 636.15 LESLIE
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Tác giả chính: Leslie, Stephen, 1961-
Định dạng: Sách
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub., c2013.
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245 1 4 |a The new horse-powered farm :  |b tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower /  |c Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller. 
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300 |a xvi, 346 p. :  |b col. ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Getting started -- The draft horse breeds -- Care of the workhorse -- Working with your horse -- Training the teamster -- Training horses for the farm -- Working with horses on the farm -- Farm fertility -- Hands to the plow -- Fitting the soil -- Seeding -- Additional infrastructure for the horse-powered farm -- Horse-powered vegetable production -- Cultivation systems for single horses and teams -- Harvesting with horses -- Hay making and pasture management -- Additional uses of horses on the farm -- The economics of the small horse-powered farm. 
520 |a The New Horse-Powered Farm is the first book of its kind, offering wisdom and techniques for using horse power on the small farm or homestead. It sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike, including getting started with workhorses; the merits of different draft breeds; various training systems for the horse and teamster; haying with horses, seeding crops, and raising small grains; in-depth coverage of tools and systems; and managing a woodlot, farm economics, education, agritourism, and more. It's a must-have resource for any farmer, homesteader, or teamster seeking to work with draft power in a closed-loop farming system. 
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