Titel: Farming Practices
Skrivet av: Barry Ostrom skrivet 2000-03-29, 21:41
I would like to hear from someone who is familiar with the farming practices in the area of Sinnberg, Näs parish, Jämtland. I have an old post card, very faint, probably about year 1900, which is a view of a farm overlooking Månsta Näs. It has what appears to be stone fences. Was it common to build fences of stone? Also, how did the farmer dry his hay? Was the grass that was mowed hung over the fences, left in rows, shocked or made into piles? Did the farm animals live in their own quarters or were the animals housed in the same structure as the farmer's household?