The Homeplace is located in the Tennessee portion of LBL, in Pryor Hollow...Stewart County, Tennessee. It is a working history farm. Most of the crops and livestock are historic varieties from the mid-19th century, grown and harvested using period tools and techniques.
The livestock and farm animals are "minor breeds" -- historic breeds of domestic animals that are considered endangered species, as they are no longer used in modern agriculture.
More information can be found here.....
http://www.lbl.org/HPGate.html
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The cows are Milking Shorthorn, a breed that was developed in the 1780s, and became the most influential breed of cattle in the world. |
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I can not remember the breeds of the duck, if you know, let me know. |
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The chickens areDominique, a breed developed in Massachusetts during 1700s; there are fewer than 500 hens today. |
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The pig is a Tamworth, rare today; breed was well established in England by 1860. |
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The sheep are Cotswald, and their origins go back to 1st century AD during the Roman occupation of England. Numbers fewer than 2,000 animals throughout the world today. |
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