| Description |
xiv, 262 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index. |
| Contents |
Pasture farming, the newest and oldest agriculture -- How I came to pasture farming -- Some commercial grass farms -- A pasture garden -- Good fences still make good neighbors -- Water in every paddock -- Pasturing horses, mules, and donkeys -- Sheep on pasture -- Milk and beef from pasture cows -- The rising farm interest in goats -- Root, hog, or die -- Chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys love to graze -- Bluegrass, ryegrass, and white clover -- Alfalfa, red clover, and ladino clover -- Legumes of regional importance -- Other noteworthy pasture grasses -- Grains for grazing -- Other plants with pasture potential -- Weeds : the good, the bad, and the beautiful -- Making hay and silage -- Trees in the pasture -- A walk on the wild side. |
| Subject |
Pastures.
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Forage plants.
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Grazing.
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| ISBN |
0804010684 cloth alkaline paper |
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0804010692 paperback alkaline paper |
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