This illustrated guide from 1903 will intrigue
history buffs, small-scale farmers, and armchair gardeners alike.
Originally published in the early 1900s, this classic, comprehensive
handbook was referred to by young engineers as they prepared for their
licensing examinations. In addition to several hundred actual questions
and answers that were given as part of many exams, Farm Engines
and How to Run Them fully describes every part of a farm
engine and boiler, giving complete directions for the safe and
economical management of both. Included are chapters on farm engine
economy, with special attention to traction and gasoline farm engines,
and a chapter on the science of successful threshing.
The book abounds with precision artwork and cutaway illustrations
showing the different parts of a boiler and engine, and nearly every
make of traction engine – including those made by Case,
Nichols and Shepard, and Buffalo Pitts..
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Farm Engines and
How to Run Them
A Simple, Practical
Handbook for Experts and Amateurs
by James H. Stephenson
The Lyons Press, 2004
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