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The new horse-powered farm, tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower, Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller

Label
The new horse-powered farm, tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower, Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The new horse-powered farm
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
814389850
Responsibility statement
Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller
Sub title
tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower
Table Of Contents
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
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