The New Horse-Powered Farm by Leslie, Stephen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise for The New Horse-Powered Farm Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction

The Renaissance of the Draft Horse About This Book

Getting Started

An Overview of the Horse-Powered Market Garden A Brief History of the Draft Horse Is Horse Farming for You? The Value of a Good Mentor Choosing the Right Horse How Many Horses? Finding Equipment Utility of the Forecart

The Draft Horse Breeds

The Five Principal Breeds of Heavy Horses Draft Ponies The Fjord Horse The Haflinger On the Biological Superiority of Mules The Miniature Horse

Care of the Workhorse

Housing Feeding the Workhorse Watering the Workhorse Grazing Good Fences Worming, Teeth, Fly Control, and Veterinary Needs Hoof Care: No Hoof, No Horse

Working with Your Horse

Natural Horsemanship Driving Basics The Commands Harnessing and Hitching The Tack Room Keeping Your Horse Clean Your Hitching Post The 20-Second Review and Other Safety Tips

Training the Teamster

Training the Novice Teamster Getting Comfortable with the Basics

Training Horses for the Farm

Starting the Youngster Developing a Good Work Ethic The Key to a Successful Training Session

Working with Horses on the Farm

The Rise of the Market Garden Making the Transition to Horses Cedar Mountain Farm: A Horse-Powered CSA Pacing Your Horses Spacing Your Crops Managing Headlands Managing Water on the Farm Whole Farm Management

Farm Fertility

Making Compost Fertility Sources Soil Testing Spreading Manure Spreading Minerals

Hands to the Plow

Primary Tillage at Cedar Mountain Farm The Moldboard Plow The Walking Plow The Sulky Plow Two-Way Riding Plow Single-Horse Plow Chisel Plow Attachments The Pros and Cons of Plowing

Fitting the Soil

Disc Harrows Drag Harrows: Secondary Tillage Cultipacker Combination Tools

Seeding

Seeding Produce Interplanting Transplanted Crops Seeding Cover Crops Crop Rotations

Additional Infrastructure for the Horse-Powered Farm

Using Plastic Mulch BioTelo: An Alternative to Plastic The Univecus: A Multi-Tool Carrier System for Draft Horses The New Pioneer Homesteader

Horse-Powered Vegetable Production

Field 1: Cucurbits Field 2: Potatoes Field 3: Onions Field 4: Lettuce, Herbs, Spinach, Green Beans Field 5: Cover Crop/Bare Fallow Field 6: Sweet Corn Field 7: Nightshades Field 8: Rutabagas, Turnips, Radishes, Carrots, and Beets Field 9: Garlic, Peas, Fall Greens Field 10: Lettuce, Spinach, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Bok Choy, Cabbage Field 11: Kale, Parsley, Brussels Sprouts, Swiss Chard, Celeriac, Leeks Field 12: Cover Crop Fallow/Rye, Buckwheat, Oats, and Field Peas Field 13: Fall Brassicas High Tunnels Small Grains

Cultivation Systems for Single Horses and Teams

Introduction to the Riding Cultivator Developing Your Cultivation Strategy Single-Horse Walk-Behind Cultivator

Harvesting with Horses

Infrastructure for Harvesting The Potato Digger The Wagon: Your Horse-Powered Pickup Truck

Hay Making and Pasture Management

A Question of Scale A Procession of Implements Mowing Tedding Raking Bringing in the Hay Mulch Bales The Scythe: For the Strong of Arm Pasture Management Clipping Pasture

Additional Uses of Horses on the Farm

The Horse-Powered Woodlot The Value of Horses on a Small Dairy Farm Treadmills Farm to School Agritourism

The Economics of the Small Horse-Powered Farm

We Know That We Have Earned It

Conclusion: A Call to Consciousness Appendix A: Resources

Events Periodicals Training Recommended Reading

Appendix B: Access to Tools

Equipment, Restoration, and Repairs

Appendix C: Glossary Notes About the Author About the Foreword Author