Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them - Softcover

Cobleigh, Rolfe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617202258 ISBN 13: 9781617202254

Publisher: Wilder Publications, 2011

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. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

About this title

Review:

Originally published in 1909, "Handy Farm Devices" is more than an engaging trip down memory lane. For any small farmer or homesteader, the techniques and devices described in detail are just as useful, durable, and fully functional today as they were 75 years ago. You will learn to build a portable chicken coop, a stone boat (for moving stone), a lightweight orchard ladder, gates that don't sag, and a handy wood splitter, as well as rudimentary farm structures, well houses, bee hives, a baby's cradle, a cheese press and much more. The charming, turn-of-the-century language and useful and inspirational quotes from Shakespeare, the Bible, Bacon, Longfellow and many others make this book a delight to read. --Mark A. Hetts

From the Publisher:

This book is part of a series published by the Lyons Press re-introducing classic books of Americana the turn of the century. Books in the series include:

* Fences, Gates, and Bridges * Farm Appliances * Farm Blacksmithing * Farm Machinery * Fences, Gates, and Bridges * Harris on the Pig * The Homestead Builder * Farm Motors * Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties * Farm Conveniences * Village and Country Residenses * With more to come!

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilder Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1617202258
• ISBN 13: 9781617202254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204