Name/Title
Handy Farm Devices and How To Make ThemEntry/Object ID
92.7.8 96.4.3Description
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.