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Farm Mechanics: Machinery and Its Use to Save Hand Labor on the Farm.

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Farm Mechanics: Machinery and Its Use to Save Hand Labor on the Farm.

Herbert A. Shearer

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The right machine and a little know-how can spare a farmer endless hand labor. Herbert Shearer sets up the farm shop with woodworking and blacksmith tools, then shows how to use machinery to save your back. A practical guide to mechanics and repair on the homestead. Build, fix, and mechanize your way out of the hardest chores.

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103 chapters

  1. 1Farm Mechanics
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4FARM MECHANICS
  5. 5CHAPTER I
  6. 6THE FARM SHOP WITH TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD AND IRON
  7. 7FARM SHOP AND IMPLEMENT HOUSE
  8. 8SHOP TOOLS
  9. 9WOODWORKING BENCH
  10. 10WOODWORKING TOOLS
  11. 11FARM GRINDSTONE
  12. 12BLACKSMITH SHOP
  13. 13CHAPTER II
  14. 14FARM SHOP WORK
  15. 15PROFITABLE HOME REPAIR WORK
  16. 16CHAPTER III
  17. 17GENERATING MECHANICAL POWER TO DRIVE MODERN FARM MACHINERY
  18. 18DOG CHURN

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