reference handy-men predictions information

books:

Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them

15 reviews
Rolfe Cobleigh

The Lyons Press, 1996

passing around
I love the book and it has been passed to three other people already. Anyone that likes implements to do odd jobs and those that were used by our ancestors, will love this book. Perfect book for the person that is trying to be self sufficient on a small farm or acreage.

Farm Machinery: Practical Hints for Handy-men
J. Brownlee Davidson, Leon Wilson Chase

The Lyons Press, 1999

A turn-of-the-century classic.

Farm Motors: Practical Hints for Handy-men
J. Brownlee Davidson, Leon Wilson Chase

The Lyons Press, 2000

A classic book of American mechanical know-how.

Farm Blacksmithing: Practical Hints for Handy-Men

1 review
J. M. Drew

The Lyons Press, 2000

Not much to this
Not alot of information about how to do anything or how they lived. Lots of better books out there

Handy Farm and Home Devices and How to Make Them

1 review
J. V. Bartlett

The MIT Press, 1981

It's a documentary on how our forefathers got things done...and still usable.
I have owned and given away multiple copies of this book. It is a show-and-tell of how to make and accomplish things around the farm, home and shop. I've applied many ideas from this book to everyday operations in my life as a firefighter, excavator and homeowner. This is a prime example of 'someone's forgotten more than I'll ever know about...' I showed my current copy to a friend last night; ...

British Dairying: A Handy Volume On The Work Of The Dairy Farm (1908)
John Prince Sheldon

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008

Conkey's Stock Book; A Handy Reference Manual On Farm Animals
G.E. Conkey

Ford. Press, 2008

HORSES, cattle, sheep and swine If any of these interest you then this book will be of interest. But more than that, the aim has been to make it of positive, unmistakable value, not only for reading but as a hancly book of reference, covering the chief facts the live stock owner needs to know about the four farm animals. It S purpose is to be useful to you. If it is useful to you, then it is useful to us, reminding you that we are interested in ...

De Laval Handy Reference Year Book (1942): Almanac, Weather Predictions, Farm, Dairy, and Household ...

De Laval Separator Company, 1941

Promotional almanac published by the De Laval dairy equipment manufacturing company, makers of separators and milkers. Almanac of information relevant to dairy farmers and rural life, with ads for De Laval products throughout.