Handy Farm Equipment and How to Use It.
- New York, New York : New York, New York : Skyhorse Publishing Inc, Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 2014 ;
- 1 online resource (518 pages) $a
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; I. Some Principles of Mechanics; II. Transmission of Power; III. Materials of Construction; IV. Cement and Concrete; V. Laying Out the Farm; VI. Farm Fences; VII. Farm Building; VIII. The Farmhouse; IX. Sources of Farm Water Supply; X. The Pumping and Piping of Water; XI. Pumps and Their Operation; XII. Windmills; XIII. The Plow; XIV. Tillage Tools; XV. Seeding-Machinery; XVI. Manure-Spreaders; XVII. Haying Machinery; XVIII. G rain-Binders; XIX. Corn-Harvesters; XX. Rope and Its Uses.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; I. Some Principles of Mechanics; II. Transmission of Power; III. Materials of Construction; IV. Cement and Concrete; V. Laying Out the Farm; VI. Farm Fences; VII. Farm Building; VIII. The Farmhouse; IX. Sources of Farm Water Supply; X. The Pumping and Piping of Water; XI. Pumps and Their Operation; XII. Windmills; XIII. The Plow; XIV. Tillage Tools; XV. Seeding-Machinery; XVI. Manure-Spreaders; XVII. Haying Machinery; XVIII. G rain-Binders; XIX. Corn-Harvesters; XX. Rope and Its Uses This classic guide presents practical information on virtually every aspect of farm equipment, machinery, and organization. Originally published in 1917, Handy Farm Equipment and How to Use It surveys every topic of importance to the challenge of equipping a successful and fully functional farm, including lighting the farm home, establishing sources of water, and arranging for sewage disposal for the farmhouse. Additional sections provide detailed discussions of such indispensable examples of farm equipment as tillage tools, seeding machinery, manure spreaders, grain binders, and c.