Introduction to Draft Animals
August 28, 2010
9:00am-4:00pm
The Farmers' Museum
A great introduction to nineteenth-century farming techniques! This workshop will introduce participants to a variety of skills needed in working with draft animals. Topics covered will include harnessing and hitching a single horse, yoking a team of oxen, plowing, cultivating, and use of a stone boat. Participants will have the opportunity to drive both the horse and the team of oxen.
Fee: $40
Contact:
The Farmers' Museum
5775 State Highway 80
Lake Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326 US
(607) 547-1410




