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Stories in this issue:

• April Fool’s Day at the Plow: Elaine Juska Keeley. Connecticut teamster Ron Gluck invites teams to help him work his market garden each spring
• He Loves Percherons: by Cecil Darnell. Michigan teamster Don Brown at age 80 is active in horse pulling, hay rides, and visiting nursing homes
• A Monument to Teamwork: by Troy Peterson. Horse loggers from several states harvest timber to build a cabin for disabled Illinois farmer Dan Allaman
• Moving Big Bales: by Karen Gruner. Belgium teamsters demonstrate two homemade devices for moving big square and big round bales
• Economics of Ecoforestry, Landowner’s Perspective: by Dianne Driever. Five ways landowners profit by practicing worst-first forestry management
• Island of Distrust: by Karin Bergener. An Ohio attorney explains why farmers and ranchers have good cause not to trust the United States Department of Agriculture
• Discipline and Working Cattle: by Ray Ludwig. A Connecticut drover explains how good discipline in training calves results in dependable working cattle
• A Warning and a Ray of Hope: by Judith McGeary. A Texas attorney describes how Kentucky’s proposed equine regulations offer a glimpse into what we can expect if the government enacts the National Animal Identification System
• Why Worry about Your Horse’s Teeth?: by Jerald Rice. An Oregon veterinarian explains how regular dental care can help your horses be more responsive and healthy
• Lessons on Ox Loading: Lauren Ledig Klingbiel. A drover in British Columbia finds that not all cattle are the same when it comes to trailer loading
• Harvesting a Dream: by Shuva Rahim.A young Maine teamster, Rachel Seemar, knows organic horse farming won’t make her rich, but it makes her happy
• The Evener 19th Annual Work Horse, Mule & Ox Directory
• Farm Fresh: Learning to Learn: by Alina Rice.  An Oregon teamster offers tips on how to find a qualified mentor
• Horse Logic – Green Horse—More Lessons: by Ron Meredith. A West Virginia horse trainer describes how to teach a green horse that you represent a safe zone
• Hoof & Hammer – Treating Wounds: by F. Thomas Breningstall. A Michigan farrier describes the four steps to take in the event of a hoof wound
• The Wheelwright – Chuck Box VII: by Wayne Clemm. A Texas wagon maker describes how to finish a chuck box with sheet metal
• Rusty Iron – Grain Drills: by Sam Moore. The history and use of machines for planting small grain in rows