Farm Appliances And How to Make Them Author:George A. Martin This fully illustrated book from the turn of the century explains the construction of a wide variety of gadgets and other time-saving and easy-to-make inventions that are useful for the farm, the garden, and in the home. Some of the appliances described include: a cart for breaking colts, a homemade water-heating vat, a substantial sled, a land ... more »leveler, and a sheep-shearing bench. In addition, there are wells, irrigation equipment, and also advice on gardening, caring for animals, how to prepare and handle fertilizers, and even a simple but effective way to tie a bag. Farm Appliances is not only a book filled with instruction on how to create these labor-saving devices, but is also a record of the inventive talent that revolutionized the process of farming.« less