A Design for Oxon Hill Farm: Summary Statement

Jorgensen SW and National Park Service. 1986. A Design for Oxon Hill Farm: Summary Statement

This report describes the crops, livestock and farmstead on a typical family farm, ca.1900, appropriate for the Oxon Hill, Maryland site operated by the National Park Service. The report specifies practices to follow in ( 1 ) cropping the land with period equipment and horsepower, (2) housing, breeding, pasturing, and feeding livestock, and (3) maintaining a yard, kitchen garden and orchard.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Jorgensen, Stan; National Park Service
Date of Issue
1986-09-10
Units
HIST , OXHI
Keywords
croplands, Cultural Resources, Design Theme, ehistory, farmstead, Guidelines, History, Livestock

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