Making Hay: How to Cut, Dry, Rake, Gather, and Store a Nourishing Crop. A Storey BASICS® Title

by Ann Larkin Hansen

Overview

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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612123677
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/08/2014
Series:	Storey Basics
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	984,157
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

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. 

Table of Contents

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