How to Teach Agriculture; A Book of Methods in This Subject

by Ashley Van Storm

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 ...be placed a press-drill provided with a set of bits. On the blacksmith bench there should be a good machinist's vise with pipe jaw and anvil back. Have sets of taps and dies. There should be supplies of bolts of several types and sizes. Square, round, and flat steel bars should be ready for use in repair of machinery. For soldering and tinning, have simple and inexpensive outfits. For pipe fitting, a die stock and set of several sizes of dies, Fig. So.--Students being taught to clean, oil, and repair farm harness. (H. N. Loomis, Mass.) pipe cutter, pipe wrenches, and supplies of fittings and pipe of such sizes as will be used in various exercises. For harness repair work, have leather punches, supplies of rivets, sewing clamps, needles, awls, wax, and thread. Provide supplies of snaps, buckles, and other harness hardware of the common sizes. Equipment for Teaching Farm Power Work--If possible, provide an old gasoline engine which can be used to take apart, put together, and adjust until all parts are well understood. A gasoline engine should be belted to a countershaft which is belted to various machines for different farm purposes. These may be for sawing wood, pumping water, grinding tools, grinding grain, lighting, etc. If convenient, have a windmill for the study of its principles and methods of management. This may be omitted in regions where windmills are not used. Besides the common gasoline engine, a gas tractor should be provided if possible. This may be borrowed when it is not possible to own one. A steam-boiler and steam-engine may be of service in teaching the principles of their operation. Such equipment would be most valuable in regions where such machines are to be used, as in dairying. Have in the shed outside the shop, farm machinery which ...

440 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2010