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these farms are so steep that cows' front legs are shorter than their rear legs to make
it easier for them to climb uphill—and dogs have to hang on to the grass with their
teeth and bark through their rear ends.
You'll see more traditional houses here than just about anywhere else in the coun-
try. Many have wooden roofs and siding. These shingles are generally made of hard,
durable larch wood, and the boards are not cut, but split. In the fall, you'll see end-
less stacks of neatly arranged firewood, ready to warm the family through the winter.
Each house has a tiled stove for heat, and a patch of grass to feed livestock.
It's a rough lifestyle. A farming family's primary source of income is their anim-
als—mostly cows used for milk and meat, but also pigs and goats. Some of the farms
in the Savinja River Valley raise yaks imported from Scotland, which are bred for
their meat. A second source of income is forestry: The trees on a farm's property can
beharvestedandsold.Finally,farmersmakealivingfromyouandme,intheformof
overnights or meals eaten at their farms.
