BELFAST, Maine — Participants said they had fun, but Saturday’s plowing demonstration at a farm on Edgecomb Road was not about horsing around. The idea, said organizers, was to give area residents a ...

I started plowing with a team when I was around ten years old. I believe it was about 1938. We had horses first and later Pop (Dad) purchased a team of mules. Molly was the name of the mare that we ...

‘Pete,’ the mule, and ‘Belle,’ the draft horse, are driven by Jessica Bass and Adam McGrath. ENTERPRISE — The rich, black sod peeled away like chocolate curls as the mule teams pulled the sharp plows ...

Mules have a reputation for stubbornness, but the golden-colored team that was pressed into emergency service as the stars of Plow Days at Dudley Farm Historic State Park on Saturday hit the field ...

Farmers in the 18th century may not have had to worry about tractor repairs, but there is one factor they had to consider that modern farmers don’t have to worry about: mule temperament. Terri Penick, ...

In a field golden with last year's grain stubble, the scene seems to be one from a former era as teams of horses and mules plow and disk the land. It is here that veteran teamsters gladly share their ...