{"product_id":"farm-conveniences-and-how-to-byron-d-halsted-9781616088354","title":"Farm Conveniences and How to Make Them: Classic American Labor-Saving Devices","description":"\u003ci\u003eFarm Conveniences and How to Make Them\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating volume abounding in valuable hints and suggestions for the construction of homemade farming and homesteading devices. First published in 1884, it contains the best ideas gathered from farmers, and teaches valuable lessons in rural economy. Filled with more than two hundred engravings, \u003ci\u003eFarm Conveniences and How to Make Them\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on how to build a milking shed, a dam, a sled for removing corn shocks, a variety of animal traps, gatepost braces, a log boat, cards, and a great number of other instruments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso an everyday farming handbook, it provides instructions on how to use wastelands, prevent the washing of hillsides, harvest manure, dress meats, build shelters, and much more. As the preface most accurately sums up, \"Skill in the construction and use of simple labor-saving devices is of vast importance to the farmer, and any aid to the development of this manual dexterity is always welcome.\" Learn how the creativity and precision that went into developing these handy devices equipped farmers of the past with the knowledge and tools to work efficiently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byron D. Halsted\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616088354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616088354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Byron D. Halsted","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939218358527,"sku":"9781616088354","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5e2d8da9-784b-42b2-a625-a61874d8b5ad.jpg?v=1681440196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/farm-conveniences-and-how-to-byron-d-halsted-9781616088354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}