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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



Rope is measured by its circumference, and sold by weight. The following 

 table will give an idea of the approximate weights of convenient lengths of 

 Manila : — 



Table showing Approximate Weights for given Lengths of Manila Rope. 



To prevent rope, and more especially binder twine, from kinking, it is 

 necessary when commencing to use it from the centre of the coil, to make it 

 unwind in the opposite way to that in which the hands of a clock revolve. 

 The end is usually protruding from the correct side of a ball of binder 

 twine, but before threading it, or tying it to the upper ball in the twine box, 

 this point should be looked to, and if necessary the end pushed through to 

 the other side. 



Splicing. 



In studying splicing, it is essential to have a clear understanding of the 



analysis of a rope. The yarns 

 are formed by twisting the 

 fibres to the right, i.e., clock- 

 wise. Several yarns twisted 

 anti-clock-wise form a strand, 

 while three strands laid clock- 

 wise, like the yarns, go to form 

 the ordinary three-strand 

 rope. (Fig. 1.) 



Before continuing further, 

 the fact should be emphasised 

 that this article will prove 

 practically valueless unless 

 the reader takes a three- 

 strand rope into his hand, and 

 endeavours to follow 7 out the 

 instructions given with the 

 aid of the illustrations. It 

 should not take more than an 

 hour to learn the elementary 

 principles, and it will be 

 found surprising how often a 

 knowledge of splicing can be 

 applied in everyday work. 



There are two common 



splices, the short and the 



long. For average work 



on the farm, where the rope is not to be used in block and tackle, a short 



splice is all that is necessary. But where a uniform thickness is required 



Strands. 



Fig. 1.- 

 b. Yarns. 



-Analysis of a Rope. 



c. Yarns unravelled to show fibres. 



