208 AyHculiural Gazette uf y.S.JF 



[Mar. 2, 1908. 



(Fig. Ij is the lii'st kuiit i^ty iiinst jnii[>uses ; wliere it is iieressaiy tu juiii two 

 I'opes, it will iK)t jiiinh exrcpt when the rope is very thin. 



The l>u\vliiic (Fig. ■_') is ii very useful knot indeed, and is (piite safe ; it 

 cannot jinssiijly slip, and for this reason is a suitable knot to use for tethei'iiig 



Fig. 5.— Clove hitch. 



stock. Jf a running loop is required, the running howline (Fig. 3) is a good 

 form, as the loop v\ill not pinch on the rope and give trouble when in use. 

 Tlie plain, herket, or sh^et l)end (Fig. 4), is anotlier useful knot for join- 

 ing two ropes — especially when one 

 end runs up to, and stops at, a puUey- 

 hlock, there is no loose end to feed into 

 the block and jainl) it. 



The clove hitch (Fig. -5) is also a 

 useful knot for use with poles and 

 guys. It will not slip in eitlxM- dii-ec- 

 tion, and is easily undone. 



It sometimes happens that there is 

 some building or well-sinking going on 

 on the farm, so it is just as well to 

 know how to make a timber hitch — 

 this is shown in Fig. ('k This knot can 

 be combined with a half-hitch by pass- 

 ing the fall of the rope round the spai', 

 say, 2 feet along its length and back 

 under itself. This makes a good hitch 

 for lowering timber down a shaft or 

 well. This is shown in Fig. 7. It can 

 be made additionally safe Ijy putting 

 in another half hitch another '1 feet 

 along the syiar. 



Sometimes it is desirable to reduce the length of a rope without undoing 

 the ends; when loading, for instance, the ropes may be reduced in length by 



Fig. 6.— Timber hitch. 



