TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leslie,Stephen
TI  - The new horse-powered farm: tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower 
SN  - 9781603584166 (pbk.)
AV  - SF311 .L45 2013
U1  - 636.1/5 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - White River Junction, VT
PB  - Chelsea Green Pub.
KW  - Draft horses
KW  - Utilization
KW  - Agricultural systems
KW  - Farm management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as a solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. This book presents the necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike to use horse power on the small farm or homestead

ER  -