Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . arm: How to Provide. 220. Lightning Rods: How to Install on Farm Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 367. Lightning and Lightning Conductors. 387. Preservative Treatment of Farm Timber. 403. Construction of Concrete Fence Posts. 405. Cement Silos. 438. Hog Houses. 457. Reinforced Brick Silos. 461. The Use of Concrete on the Farm. 469. The Plaster Silo. 474. Use of Paint on the Farm. 475. Ice Houses. 574. Poultry House Construction. 589. Home-Made Silos. 623. Ic
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . arm: How to Provide. 220. Lightning Rods: How to Install on Farm Bulletins, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture: 367. Lightning and Lightning Conductors. 387. Preservative Treatment of Farm Timber. 403. Construction of Concrete Fence Posts. 405. Cement Silos. 438. Hog Houses. 457. Reinforced Brick Silos. 461. The Use of Concrete on the Farm. 469. The Plaster Silo. 474. Use of Paint on the Farm. 475. Ice Houses. 574. Poultry House Construction. 589. Home-Made Silos. 623. Ice Houses and Their Use on the Dairy Farm. CHAPTER 58 Farm Machinery and Implements During the past century the invention and introduction of farm ma-chinery and implements has almost revolutionized methods of farming. Thegreat change from the simplest of tools to the almost perfect farm machineshas had a marked effect upon the life of the farmer. It has shortened hishours of labor, increased his efficiency and brought to him better has reduced the necessity of brute strength and increased the demand. A Good Type of Walking for a better developed intellect. Mechanical ability is now an essentialin farming. Advantages of Farm Machinery.—Farm machinery has decreased thepercentage of people living upon farms in North America. In 1800, 97 percent of the people lived on farms. In 1850 this proportion had decreasedto 90 per cent. In 1900 it was 36 per cent and is now about 33 per the present time one-third of our population produces the bulk of foodsupplies and the raw materials for clothing. Consequently the remainingtwo-thirds are free to engage in constructive work for the advancement ofthe race. This decrease in the proportion of people on farms has been accom-panied by a great increase in production per capita. In 1800 in the United 1 Courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y, From Soils, by Fletcher, (715) 716 SUCCESSFUL FARMING States bu
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