CONTENTS 



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LV. Engine Operation 350 



LVI. Gasoline and Oil Engine Operation . . . 354 



LVII. Selecting a Gasoline or Oil Engine . . 361 



LVIII. The Gas Tractor . . • 370 



LIX. The Steam Boiler 376 



LX. The Steam Engine 385 



LXI. The Steam Tractor 389 



PART VII— FARM STRUCTURES 



LXII. Introduction and Location of Farm Buildings . 395 



LXIII. Mechanics of Materials 402 



LXIV. Mechanics of Materials and Materials of 



Construction 406 



LXV. Hog Houses 414 



LXVL Poultry Houses 425 



LXVII. Dairy Barns 436 



LXVIII. Horse Barns 442 



LXIX. Barn Framing 445 



LXX. The Farmhouse 451 



LXXI. Constructing the Farmhouse .... 455 



LXXII. The Silo ! 461 



LXXIII. The Implement House and Shop . . . 473 



PART VIII— FARM SANITATION 



LXXIV. The Farm Water Supply 480 



LXXV. The Pumping Plant 486 



LXXVI. Distributing and Storing Water .... 491 



LXXVII. Plumbing for the Country House . . . 497 



LXXVIII. The Septic Tank for Disposal of Farm Sewage . 501 



LXXIX. The Natural Lighting of Farm Buildings . 506 



LXXX. Lighting the Country Home 510 



LXXXI. The Acetylene Lighting Plant .... 515 



LXXXII. The Electric Lighting Plant 520 



LXXXIII. Heating the Country Home .... 525 



LXXXI V. Ventilation of Farm Buildings . . . .531 



PART IX— ROPE WORK 

 LXXXV. Ropes, Knots, and Splices 537 



