Handy Farm Devices, 2nd: And How to Make ThemRowman & Littlefield, 17/07/2008 - 288 páginas Those who want to reduce their carbon footprint might do well to consult this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance. Step-by-step instructions include how to build a lightweight ladder, a small truss bridge, a stump puller, gates that don’t sag and can lift over snowdrifts, a wood splitter, and bicycle-powered machines. For anyone who lives a self-sufficient country life—or for those who wish to—this classic guide from the annals of American history remains current and very practical. |
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... clean and cool there may be no need to use a refrigerator or an ice box . RACK FOR PRESERVES A convenient rack for preserves may be made just at the turn of the cellar stairs in a house , so that the housewife need not step off the ...
... clean and cool there may be no need to use a refrigerator or an ice box . RACK FOR PRESERVES A convenient rack for preserves may be made just at the turn of the cellar stairs in a house , so that the housewife need not step off the ...
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... clean it thor- oughly and remove half of both heads . Place the barrel on its side , removing half the staves , and leaving the other half to form the bed of the cradle . BARREL READY TO TRIM Next remove the hoop that is second from the ...
... clean it thor- oughly and remove half of both heads . Place the barrel on its side , removing half the staves , and leaving the other half to form the bed of the cradle . BARREL READY TO TRIM Next remove the hoop that is second from the ...
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... place by hooks and screw eyes . This ar- rangement is better than hinges , as it makes the taking down of the affair , for sweeping or clean-. TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT STOVE SEPARATOR RUN BY RAM POWER. IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE 47.
... place by hooks and screw eyes . This ar- rangement is better than hinges , as it makes the taking down of the affair , for sweeping or clean-. TO PROTECT BABY FROM HOT STOVE SEPARATOR RUN BY RAM POWER. IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE 47.
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... clean- ing the stove , much easier . In the summer you may use the gate at the foot of the stairs , across the porch door , and in other places where baby is determined to go , and where he is in danger of falling and getting hurt ...
... clean- ing the stove , much easier . In the summer you may use the gate at the foot of the stairs , across the porch door , and in other places where baby is determined to go , and where he is in danger of falling and getting hurt ...
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... clean like jelly when raised on a knife blade . The cutting can be done with a wire toaster , a long knife or a heavy wire . Cut lengthwise of the vessel and then crosswise until the curd is in nearly uniform pieces of 1⁄2 - inch ...
... clean like jelly when raised on a knife blade . The cutting can be done with a wire toaster , a long knife or a heavy wire . Cut lengthwise of the vessel and then crosswise until the curd is in nearly uniform pieces of 1⁄2 - inch ...
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Barns and Stock | 83 |
Poultry and Bees | 116 |
Garden and Orchard | 131 |
Field and Wood | 154 |
Gates and Doors | 174 |
When We Build | 189 |
Worth Knowing | 233 |
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