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  2. PRACTICAL HINTS for FARM & HOME

    FROM a few pieces of flat iron, such as old buggy tyre, and a wheel that can be taken from an old barrow, it is possible to make an efficient weeder ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 117 words
  3. Song of the Lazy. Farmer.

    MY neighbour says a man that's wise will know it pays to fertilise, a lot of plant food in the soil will reimburse you for your toil. You cannot ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 253 words
  4. To Make Dry Cells Last Longer.

    WHEN dry cells are used for doorbells and other intermittent service, they usually dry out before their full energy has been utilised; this is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 289 words
  5. HAYMAKING.

    EVEN with the side delivery rake, the hayloader, and the hay hoist for unloading it still takes men with pitchforks to load the hay and to ...

    Article : 632 words
  6. SPADE AND PLOUGH.

    THE Belgian is a born farmer. For generations his forebears have tilled the land, and successfully, while descendants never dream of being ...

    Article : 698 words
  7. Shallow Cultivation.

    IF a hailstorm came through the country and destroyed half the leaves of the corn plant, the farmer would immediately claim damages from ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. Ringing a Pig.

    RINGING a pig is not an easy job unless one has some means of holding the animals's snout firmly, but with the twitch illustrated here it is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 141 words
  9. Repairing Cracks in Concrete.

    CRACKS in concrete, if wide enough, can be permanently repaired by filling them with a pulp made of old newspapers soaked until soft in boiled ...

    Article : 89 words
  10. An Emergency Universal Joint.

    HAVING need of a universal coupling, I made one by connecting the ends of two shafts with short lengths of wire hoisting cable (writes ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 111 words
  11. Making a Step-ladder Sale.

    BAD falls are sometimes the result of a slipping step-ladder. The drawing shows how the ladder may be made safe by gluing a piece of old ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 148 words
  12. Tightening Water Barrels.

    WHEN a water barrel has been lying for some time empty the seams open so that it will not hold water. The joints may be tightened ...

    Article : 131 words
  13. Water-proofing Cement.

    A FORMULA that has been used quite generally and with satisfactory results for waterproofing cement is a solution of lye and alum. ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. Rubber Bandages.

    THE inner tube from a motor car makes, when cat in sections, an ideal rubber bandage for an animal's leg, either alone or to cover dressing. ...

    Article : 53 words
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