Oxen: A Teamster's Guide

by Drew Conroy

Stalwart and powerful, oxen are employed as working cattle all over the world. Stronger, steadier, less expensive, and easier to keep than draft horses, oxen can plow fields, haul stones, assist in logging, improve roads, and showcase traditional farming techniques. Oxen can help smallscale farmers keep costs down and productivity up without expensive machinery.

Oxen is the definitive resource for selecting, training, feeding, and caring for the mighty ox. It shows you how to choose an ideal team, properly feed and house your oxen, train calves and mature cattle, fit a yoke and bows, address common challenges, and maintain a team's overall health. You'll also learn how to use oxen safely for a variety of farming and logging tasks and how to train a team for demonstrations and competitions.

Genres: Nonfiction

364 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is going on the back of the shelf to save until retirement/winning the lottery. Or until we're all unemployed I guess, though I doubt the overlords will lets us have access to land or cattle. In my context I think I horse team would make more sense though, there's more people to learn from who work horses, and given the fact horses are better in the heat that could really limit oxen during my hot growing season.

[Lisa Rei · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute must for anyone wanting to train calves or young steer to oxen.

[Alois Rungano]

how do I read this book