Handy Farm Devices And How To Make Them Rolfe Cobleigh by Rolfe Cobleigh 9781627932134, 1627932135 instant download after payment.

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

Review
“[You’ll] find wisdom in this thrift-conscious and often environmentally wise celebration of self-sufficiency.” —Country Living
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!

From the Back Cover
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them, a classic from the
Golden Age of American Farming, is as useful and pertinent for
homesteaders and small-scale farmers today as it was when it was first
published more than seventy-five ago. A wealth of labor- and
money-saving projects fills its pages: spill-proof chicken waterers; a
portable chicken coop; 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 - even a
bicycle-powered washing machine. Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
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. (4 1/2 X 7, 290 pages, b&w photos,
illustrations, diagrams)