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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... farm country . But I soon found that dozing in VocAg class doesn't properly equip one for running a homestead in Maine . Then I found The Book , dust - covered and ne- glected in a crossroads junk store , and my homestead creations ...
... farm country . But I soon found that dozing in VocAg class doesn't properly equip one for running a homestead in Maine . Then I found The Book , dust - covered and ne- glected in a crossroads junk store , and my homestead creations ...
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... Farm Devices and How to Make Them dates from The Golden Age of American Farming , when farmers were truly self - sufficient , making what they needed from what they had . It is recent enough to be technologically pertinent and old ...
... Farm Devices and How to Make Them dates from The Golden Age of American Farming , when farmers were truly self - sufficient , making what they needed from what they had . It is recent enough to be technologically pertinent and old ...
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... farming an industry and a science of possibilities undreamed of and unattain- able a hundred years ago . But it is not enough for the modern farm to be equipped with the best tools and machinery that shops and factories turn out , to ...
... farming an industry and a science of possibilities undreamed of and unattain- able a hundred years ago . But it is not enough for the modern farm to be equipped with the best tools and machinery that shops and factories turn out , to ...
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... farm devices good tools head the list . are going to So , in this book , we start with carpenter tools and the place to keep and use them . Every farmer ought to have a workshop in which he can do odd jobs and make things when the ...
... farm devices good tools head the list . are going to So , in this book , we start with carpenter tools and the place to keep and use them . Every farmer ought to have a workshop in which he can do odd jobs and make things when the ...
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... farm implements or anything about the barn or house are broken or out of order , they should be properly fixed . Often a few minutes spent at the right time will make a thing almost as good as new , while , if neglected , it may soon ...
... farm implements or anything about the barn or house are broken or out of order , they should be properly fixed . Often a few minutes spent at the right time will make a thing almost as good as new , while , if neglected , it may soon ...
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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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