ANIMALS
Our 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. Our crops and vegetables are rare "heirloom varieties." The Homeplace is one of an
association of living history museums around the country that is preserving
these rare plants and animals.
Would you like to meet some of
our farm animals? Click a photo to experience an audio introduction. (Audio files are in .AU format, which your browser should automatically play upon clicking.)
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"Clay & Calhoun" (l to r)
Milking Shorthorn.
Breed was developed in the 1780s, and became the
most influential breed of cattle in the world. |
"Sylvia & Trudy"(l to r)
Cotswold.
Origins go back to 1st century AD during the Roman occupation of England.
Numbers fewer than 2,000 animals throughout the world today. |
Dominique.
Breed developed in Massachusetts during 1700s; there are fewer than 500 hens today. |
Tamworth.
Rare today; breed was well established in England by 1860.
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