THE CONTENTS 



The Preface 



PART I. INTRODUCTORY 



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CHAPTER 



I. Records and Reports 

 II. Measurements 



III. Rope .... 



IV. Mechanics of Materials 

 V. Climatology . 



VI. Land Surveys 



PART II. MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION 



VII. Wood 

 VIII. Concrete • . 

 IX. Building Materials 



PART III. LAND IMPROVEMENT 



X. Explosives 

 XI. Roads 

 XII. Fencing . 



XIII. Irrigation 



XIV. Drainage. 



PART IV. BUILDING EQUIPMENT 



XV. Building Construction 

 XVI. Farm Buildings 

 XVII. Water Supply 

 XVIII. Sanitation 

 XIX. House Heating 

 XX. Lighting . 

 XXI. Lightning Rods 

 XXII. Telephones . 



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