Description
Stories in this issue:
- Soil & Its Inhabitants: An exerpt from the book “Building Soil Naturally,” explains all the ingrediants necessary for healthy soil, and, therefore, crops.
- Fighting Flies: Bethany Caskey gives tips on repelling, reducing and treating fly infestations in your barn and on your property.
- Sweet Sorghum: Learn how this sweetener is making a comeback. Hazel Freeman’s story goes from choosing seeds to planting, harvesting and cooking syrup. A list of desirable varietys for your planting zone is included.
- Rocket Requiem: Dave Feltenberger takes a troubled horse, and with time and work, turns Rocket into a willing, enthusiastic partner.
- A War Wagon for Wes: The problem of moving hay to cattle in various locations on a Wyoming ranch leads to quite the project. Kari Moulton, with assistance from his sons, designs, scavenges, constructs and delivers the “War Wagon.”
- Farm Days: Delbert Jones hosts the La Junta Farm Days on his farm just outside La Junta, Colo. Dick Stahl reports how teamsters get together for a weekend to showcase and pass along their draft horse farming skills.
- Great Fermentation: Gail Damerow describes how to make sauerkraut, kim chee, yogurt and pickled jalapenos at home.
- Barley Benefits: Anna Knapp-Peck helps us learn the advantages of feeding barley fodder to your livestock. Three farmers with different methods of growing barley
- Harness Variety & Function: Jenifer Morrissey takes an in-depth look at harness styles. Drawings and photos to illustrate the harness on horses and their different functions. Styles include: Box Breeching or Western, Butt Chain or Short Trace, Yankee/Hip Breeching, Y-BAck, Sidebacker, New England or D-Ring, and Norwegian
- Reflections: Past, Present & Future: Ralph Rice’s memories of traditions passed along from generation to generation, and always, a horse is somewhere nearby.
- New Broodmare Program at Pennsylvania Sale: The annual draft horse sale will include 12 broodmares in 2013, and the sale will include a presentation by a breeding expert.
