Out in the Barnyard
Out in the
Barnyard
These are some of the farm animals mentioned in the books.
This
information is from Breeds of Livestock, Rural Heritage and R & M Gaited Mules
HORSES
Percheron
Percheron Team
Belgian
Belgian Team
Clydesdale
Clydesdale
CATTLE
Guernsey
Guernsey
Hereford
Jersey
Shorthorn
Shorthorn
OXEN
An ox, to early American farmers who used the beast, was a mature castrated male belonging to the domestic cattle family, or genus Bos, most likely trained to work, and at the end of its life inevitably used for meat.
Ayrshire Oxen Team
MULES
cross between a female horse and a male donkey
Gaited Mule Stud
Gaited Mule Stud
SHEEP
Shropshire Ewe
Shropshire Ram
SWINE
Chester White
Duroc
Poland China
And the chickens & ducks & geese & turkeys!
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