Description

Stories in this issue:

• The Cost of Using Horses: Eric Nordell’s revised and updated an article he wrote in 2012 about the costs — in money and time — of using horsepower for market gardening.
• Forecarts Compared: Stephen Leslie looks at the types and uses of fore carts, with firsthand accounts by people using them in the field.
• 2014 National Hand Cornhusking Competition: A summary of the competition held Oct. 19, 2014, in Amana, Iowa.
• Whorls and Swirls: Bethany Caskey takes a look into whorls and swirls as a predictor of equine behavior.
• Fitting a Collar: Jenifer Morrissey discusses the science/art of choosing a collar for your equine. Color styles, measuring critical dimensions, measuring tools, measuring your horse, and more.
• NMDHA Field Day: Ronnie Hartman provides lots of pictures and news from the Northern Minnesota Draft Horse Association’s 35th Annual Fall Field Day.
• Where are the Monarchs?: A look into the declining Monarch butterfly population, the consequences of the decline and efforts to reverse the trend.
• Build Your Own Road Grader: A description of and diagrams for building your own grader or drag.
• Vintage Harvest: Dale Wagner supplies pictures and descriptions of 1940s-era equipment used in the Vintage Harvest in Davenport, Wash.
• Reflections – Listing Heavily: Ralph Rice talks about how planning ahead and using lots of lists helped the author balance a demanding off-farm work schedule and still keep things running at home.
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade: Dave Feltenberger gives the background of the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and an account of driving in the parade.