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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A reprint of a 1910 classic, this well-illustrated 288-page paperback is filled with clever ideas and useful information. Even those of us who'd rather pass on making a moveable brooder house for chickens of fashioning a baby cradle from an old barrel will find wisdom in this thrift-conscious and often environmentally wise celebration of self-suffiency. -- Country Living Magazine, April, 1997 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (October 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1602391033
  • ISBN-13: 978-1602391031
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #781,023 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book will save you both time and money., August 11, 1998
By Dave Lilligren (Sandstone, Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
This reprint of the 1909 classic should be on the shelf of every serious homesteader. Farming is hard work, and this book will teach you how to save both time and money to get the job done. In this little gem you'll learn how to make your own tools for your workshop, how to build things for around the house, for the barns, and for your livestock, in addition to other devices for your garden and orchard, including a section that discusses fence-making and gate-making. Several pages are devoted to building a farmhouse (including the floor plan for my wife's "dream house"), barns, and other outbuildings. This book also makes for very entertaining reading. Peppered throughout are worthwhile quotes from famous (and not-so-famous) farmers from the past. I'm glad I found this book. I hope you will be, too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book is worth its weight in GOLD!, March 2, 2000
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I bought this book on 29-Feb-00 because I am inheriting a farm in West Virginia. I read through it last night and am 110% convinced that the ideas in this book will cut my workload in half and make my life better when I move to the farm. I have placed 27 yellow stickies in this book; one for each idea that I will be able to use in the coming year. If you own a farm, buy this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pure practicality & lots of nostalgia, October 31, 2001
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Handy Farm Devices is a really great book if you'd like to read about early 20th century practical living. There's no fluff here; just practical tips for simple living, and lots of good ideas for fixing/making things around the house.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas for the homesteader on a budget
This book contains many good devices and contraptions. It's an oldie, but a goody.

Great ideas for the small farm, or the do-it-yourself self-reliant type of person... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bama Blue

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers small-scale farmers a fine wealth of money-saving projects covering low-tech property maintenance
The second updated edition of HANDY FARM DEVICES offers small-scale farmers a fine wealth of money-saving projects covering low-tech property maintenance. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for.
This book was exactly what I was looking for. If you like random information or to learn random things. I would suggest this book.
Published 6 months ago by bookjunkie

2.0 out of 5 stars Archaic, I would not recommend.
If by "how to make them" you were thinking of a blueprint or plan, forget it. You will have to intuit construction from a sketch. Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Murray

1.0 out of 5 stars Old Horseshoes
This would be a useful book to anyone who has lots of old horseshoes, barrel hoops, wooden crates, sewing machine parts, plaster laths and other nineteenth century trash and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. Ingram

3.0 out of 5 stars a simple life
Being a woman trying to do all of this alone would be rather overwhelming. However, If one can get some help and plan ahead, some of these things could be useful.
Published 9 months ago by Carolyn D. Cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful old farm devices
Wonderful old farm devices, I am very happy I purchased this book. It is very simple and reminds me of how simple yet hardworking farmers were before modern inventions that make... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jessica Tavares

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Basic, but good ideas
So far i have only read about a 1/4 of the way through it, but as a machinist/welder by trade, i was expecting a little more detail on the plans and directions. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Oneman

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them
This book is great with a ton of wonderful ideas. Can't wait to actually sit and read instead of browsing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Diana L. A. Wallace

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy Farm Devices........
The book has a lot of devices that stood the test of time. Is great for those that are woodworkers and also going back to nature. Read more
Published 12 months ago by John J. Phillips

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