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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... things without which a small farm or homestead simply cannot exist , as well as valuable insights into building things in general , including the best treatise I've seen on the most useful but least appreciated tool in the box : the ...
... things without which a small farm or homestead simply cannot exist , as well as valuable insights into building things in general , including the best treatise I've seen on the most useful but least appreciated tool in the box : the ...
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... things - to- do - with and economy that count . Labor - saving machinery has revolutionized many a trade and industry . It has made farming an industry and a science of possibilities undreamed of and unattain- able a hundred years ago ...
... things - to- do - with and economy that count . Labor - saving machinery has revolutionized many a trade and industry . It has made farming an industry and a science of possibilities undreamed of and unattain- able a hundred years ago ...
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... things when the weather prevents out - of - door work , or at times when there is little to do on the form . Economy and thrift demand that a farmer should have and keep in good condition a few essential carpenter tools . First of all ...
... things when the weather prevents out - of - door work , or at times when there is little to do on the form . Economy and thrift demand that a farmer should have and keep in good condition a few essential carpenter tools . First of all ...
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... things at once , but they can be gradually accumu- lated as one is able to purchase them , and then the outfit should be kept complete . Whenever any- thing in the shop is broken , worn out , or disappears it should be replaced ...
... things at once , but they can be gradually accumu- lated as one is able to purchase them , and then the outfit should be kept complete . Whenever any- thing in the shop is broken , worn out , or disappears it should be replaced ...
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... things to do as there are on a farm , it pays to do H things in the easiest and quickest BIT - STOCK WRENCH way . This is one of the real time - savers . Learn to live , and live to learn , Ignorance like a fire doth burn , Little tasks ...
... things to do as there are on a farm , it pays to do H things in the easiest and quickest BIT - STOCK WRENCH way . This is one of the real time - savers . Learn to live , and live to learn , Ignorance like a fire doth burn , Little tasks ...
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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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