Winter Farm Workshop Skills for Concrete and Wood
A 1910 guide on winter farm shop setup and hands on work. It covers outfitting a shop with a sturdy bench forge anvil and carpenter tools, building and repairing gates houses and gates, and concrete work including troughs and posts with 1 3 5 cement sand stone mix and reinforcing with steel rods. Prices and methods for making solid and hollow concrete posts are detailed along with curing and form construction.
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Portland
Farming Advice From a Century Ago on Cattle and Crops
The piece offers practical notes on farm management including feeding cattle, poultry care, pruning, and orchard fertilizer. It highlights the value of attentive stock handling, proper water and warmth for hogs and hens, and the importance of maintaining records, marketing, and efficient pruning for next year’s yield. It also covers lime use, beekeeping, grafting, and winter routines for barns and fields.
Building plans and home design advice guide
William A. Radford offers free expert answers on building subjects through this paper. He urges readers to start planning for next spring, noting that client planning complexity matters as much as drafting drawings. The piece stresses joint decisions by the builder and spouse to achieve a satisfactory home aligned with ideals.
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Hugh
Plan Now For Next Spring Home Building And Costs
A home built right meets family needs for generations. Start early by studying plans and building books, collecting interior photos, and drafting a scrap-book of desired features. The illustrated design shows a Spanish mission style with rough cast cement plaster, two bedrooms, large living room, dining room, and pantry. Estimated total cost is 2500 dollars for construction and finish.
Babies and rattles through the ages
The San Francisco Chronicle notes babies have long played with rattles from ancient Egypt to modern America. It highlights how Egyptian tombs reveal ancient toys, while today babies in snake infested regions enjoy live rattlers, a contrast with ancient serpent charmers.
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The
Nile
Blue Tent
San Francisco
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