Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them - Softcover

Cobleigh, Rolfe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604595868 ISBN 13: 9781604595864

Publisher: Wilder Publications, 2009

Synopsis

A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you'll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You'll learn about the farmer's workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book.

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" [You' ll] find wisdom in this thrift-conscious and often environmentally wise celebration of self-sufficiency." -- "Country Living"

"[You'll] find wisdom in this thrift-conscious and often environmentally wise celebration of self-sufficiency." --"Country Living"

[You'll] find wisdom in this thrift-conscious and often environmentally wise celebration of self-sufficiency.

From the Back Cover

A classic from the golden age of American farming Handy Farm Devices, Second Edition, is as useful and pertinent for homesteaders and small-scale farmers today as it was when it was first published nearly 100 years ago. A wealth of labor- and money-saving projects fills this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance along with easy-to-follow instructions and practical illustrations. Within the pages of this book you will learn to make: Spill-proof chicken waterers Portable chicken coops A lightweight orchard ladder A small truss bridge An easy fence-post and stump-puller Gates that don t sag Gates that lift over snowdrifts A handy wood splitter A bicycle-powered washing machine And much more Handy Farm Devices, Second Edition is a rare and engaging combination of nostalgic Americana and helpful instruction, sure to appeal to everyone inclined toward self-sufficiency and the country life."

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilder Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604595868
• ISBN 13: 9781604595864
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204