Drew Conroy
256 pages
8 1/2 x 10 7/8
Illustratated
Paperback
Stalwart and powerful, oxen can plow fields, haul stones, assist in logging, improve roads, and demonstrate traditional farming techniques. And they are stronger, steadier, less expensive, and easier to keep than draft horses. Here is the definitive guide to selecting, training, feeding, and caring for working oxen. With proper care and training, oxen can be a dependable, economical alternative to heavy machinery on small working farms.
Item #: BK54
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Elser & Brown
Jammed with good pictures, illustrations, and advice on just about anything you'd want to know about packing in and camping. For those who yearn to pack in the wilderness country of the West, either on their own mules and horses or those of a professional packer, here is a book that takes the mystery out of backcountry pack string travel. By teaching you the tricks of the trade, professional outfitter Smoke Elser show how your trip will be easier and more enjoyable by knowing more about the animals used and why, and how they carry their loads as they do.
168 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Paperback)
Item #: BK140
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