Saturday, June 10, 2006

New Hampshire Oxen Making Comeback


New Hampshire farmers seeking to farm more naturally, with a slightly slower pace, are increasingly using oxen and draft horses instead of tractors.

Graphic on the right is: The Oxen of the Sun. Caeretan hydria, c. 550 BCE. Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Also see: Cow Hampshire

J

2 comments:

Sissy Willis said...

Tractors are people too. :)

Check out the tractor-tipping scene in the new Disney.Pixar "Cars."

Janice said...

Doh!

Sissy, very cute lol thanks for reminding me of that.

J