The Young Farmer's Manual; Detailing the Manipulations of the Farm in a Plain and Intelligible Manner. with Practical Directions for Laying Out a Farm, and Erecting Buildings, Fences, and Farm Gates. Embracing Also the Young Farmer's Workshop (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...by the curved lines o n and o m, the apex of the hedge. The dotted line c represents the point where the hedge should be clipped the first season, if it is large enough. The dotted line d shows the place for the second clipping; e is the third clipping, h the fourth clipping, and o the hedge complete." 307. Since penning the preceding thoughts on hedges, I have read "Warder's Hedges and Evergreens," a most useful treatise for every one who ever contemplates raising ten rods of hedge. When I penned this article on hedges, I did not know that such a book was in existence, and am much gratified to learn that our views on the subjects connected with hedging should coincide so well, especially in regard to the distance apart at which the quicks should be set. I have to acknowledge, with gratitude, my indebtedness to the Country Gentleman and Albany Cultivator, published by Luther Tucker & Son, for some of the ideas in composing this Section. When anything has been copied, due credit has been given.' Dr. Warder's Hedges and Evergreens, price one dollar. CHAPTER IH THE PRINCIPAL TOOLS FOR FENCING. The fencer comes, in order well arrayed, His little kit, and saw, with glittering blade, With piercing crowbar, spade and spud and rammer, With plumb-rule, line, and auger, axe and hammer, Not strewn in wild confusion in the track, But neat and clean, supported on tho rack. 308. It is a trite but usually true maxim, that "a workman is known by the chips he makes and by the tools he uses. A good workman, as a general rule, will not work with poor and awkward tools, because it is bad policy. He knows that with poor tools, he is required to exert much more physical strength in doing a given job; and that he makes little progress, and many times canno...