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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... Read Full Overview

Those who want to reduce their carbon footprint might do well to consult this century-old guide to low-tech property maintenance. Step-by-step instructions include how to build a lightweight ladder, a small truss bridge, a stump puller, gates that don't sag and can lift over... Read Full Overview

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them is a practical early twentieth-century guide to farm ingenuity, homemade tools, barnyard improvements, and self-reliant rural workmanship. Written by Rolfe Cobleigh, associate editor of American Agriculturist,... Read Full Overview

Handy Farm Devices And How To Make Them is a guidebook written by Rolfe Cobleigh and originally published in 1909. The book provides detailed instructions on how to build and use various farm tools and devices that were commonly used during the early 20th century. The devices... Read Full Overview

Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them is a practical guide to old-fashioned farm tools, homemade equipment, rural repairs, and useful devices for the working farm and homestead. Rolfe Cobleigh gathers hundreds of ideas for gates, racks, troughs, sleds, carts,... Read Full Overview