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ENGINEERING ON THE FARM 



4. Draw the three strands up tight and splice them into 

 the rope just as you do in making the short splice. The 

 remainder of the work is shown in Figures 50, 51, and 52. 



HITCHES AND TIES 



Half hitch. In 



Figure 53 the short 

 end of the rope is 

 half hitched around 

 the other part. 



Timber hitch. 

 The timber hitch is 

 used for dragging 

 and lifting logs and 

 timbers, and is 



Fig. 53 



Fig. 54 



Fig. 55 Fig. 56 



shown in Figure 54. To make it, take a half hitch and 

 then give the short end one turn around the rope. 



Well-pipe hitches. Well-pipe hitches are used to pull a 

 well pipe or lift a similar object. 



1. Give the rope four turns around the pipe as shown in 

 Figure 55. 



2. Give the short end of the rope two half hitches around 



