Making Hay
How to Cut, Dry, Rake, Gather, and Store a Nourishing Crop. A Storey BASICS (R) Title
Published on 8. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-61212-367-7 (ISBN)
Description
Ann Larkin Hansen offers expert advice on everything from scythes to disc mowers, and details the pros and cons of using horse power or tractors. You'll learn how to choose the right species for your soil, judge hay quality to buy or sell, and determine how many bales your animals need to stay happy, healthy, and energetic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 173 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
91 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61212-367-7 (9781612123677)
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Ann Larkin Hansen
Making Hay
How to Cut, Dry, Rake, Gather, and Store a Nourishing Crop. A Storey BASICS® Title
E-Book
04/2014
Storey Publishing, LLC
€7.99
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Person
Ann Larkin Hansen is the author of The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Organic Farming Manual, The Electric Fencing Handbook, Finding Good Farmland, and Making Hay; coauthor of A Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods with consulting forester Dennis Waterman and master logger Mike Severson; and coauthor with her husband, Steve, of Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment. She has been a journalist for more than 30 years, specializing in organic agriculture and sustainable forestry. A homesteader and a small-scale organic farmer, she lives with her family on a farm in northern Wisconsin.
Content
Introduction: Good Hay
Chapter One: Judging
Chapter Two: Cutting
Chapter Three: Drying
Chapter Four: Raking
Chapter Five: Gathering
Chapter Six: Storing
Chapter Seven: Problem Solving and Planning
Appendix
Glossary
Resources
Index