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part of the subject. Thus, one section contains the different methods 

 for finishing the end of a rope to make a knob or to prevent the strands 

 from untwisting; another takes up the ways of making loops in a rope; 

 still another deals with the various kinds of splices. Great care has been 

 taken to describe only such things as are of distinct practical use. It is 

 realized, however, that busy farmers will not have sufficient time to study 

 the entire subject. They will want to know, first, what parts of this 

 lesson are most important for them to read, and second, what kinds of 

 knots should be used for any particular piece of work. The answers to 

 these questions are given in the following paragraphs: 



Knots every farmer should know: 

 Coiling and uncoiling. Fig. 45, p. 51 

 Whipping, Figs. 5 1-5 5. P- 53 

 Wall knot. Figs. 56-60, p. 54 

 Timber hitch, Fig. 72, p. 57 

 Two half hitches, Figs. 73-74, p. 57 

 Clove hitch: 



Sailor's method. Figs. 79-81, p. 58 



Circus method, Figs. 84-86, p. 59 

 Miller's knot. Figs. 90-92, p. 60 

 Blackwall hitch. Figs. 99-100, p. 62 

 Square knot. Figs. 11 2-1 13, p. 65 

 Weaver's knot. Figs. 11 7-1 21, p. 65 

 Slip knot. Figs. 122-125, p. 66 

 Hitching tie, Figs. 126-130, p. 67 

 Bowline knot : 



Overhand method. Figs. 135-138, p. 69 



Underhand method. Figs. 13 9- 141, p. 70 

 Long splice, Figs. 167-177, p. 76 



Applications of knots and hitches: 

 Tying a horse or a cow: 



Hitching tie. Figs. 126-130, p. 67 

 Halter tie. Figs. 131-134, p. 68 

 Bowline knot : 



Underhand method. Figs. 139-141,. p. 70 

 Texas method, Figs. 142-146, p. 70 

 Emergency rope halter, Figs. 194-195, p. 84 

 At haying time : 



Whipping, Figs. 51-55. P- 53 

 Figure-eight knot. Figs. 67-68, p. 56 



