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Selling Tradition: Impression Management and Draft Animal Agriculture of a Mississippi Farmstead
<p>This thesis is a case study of a family of farmers in Mississippi’s Piney Woods who use horse-drawn equipment to grow crops. This practice is notable in the context of a larger agricultural system that prioritizes mechanization (particularly the use of tractors). The production style and their …
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The use of draft animals in America: Economic factors in the choice of an early motive power
Before the advent of mechanization draft animals were the primary motive power in the United States and throughout the world. Several different types of work animals were used, yet their pattern of use was not random. I argue that draft animal choice was based primarily on the labor hiring …