A HOMESTEADER'S SAMPLER OF U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

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PART I: PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (PRICE INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402)

CONCRETE AND MASONRY.U.S. Department of the Army. Training Manual 5-742. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1970. On the modern farmstead, a working knowledge of concrete and masonry is practically indispensable. This manual discusses the physical characteristics and properties of concrete materials, the selection of proportions for concrete mixtures, the design and building of forms, and the detailed procedures for construction. Part II is devoted to masonry, or building with bricks.

ELEMENTS OF SURVEYING.U.S. Department of the Army. Training Manual 5-232. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1964. Training Manual 5-232 is a neophyte's introduction to the basics of surveying principles and equipment, and to the mathematics required for the necessary computations.

ENGINEER FIELD DATA. U.S. Departmentof the Army. Field Manual 5-34. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1969. This invaluable handbook contains a wealth of reference data intended for use by the Army combat engineer, but is equally applicable to many farm tasks. The formulas for bridge demolition, for instance, can also be used to calculate explosive charges for the removal of stumps. The manual's contents range from the everyday (metric-English conversion tables) to the exotic (expedient paint recipes).

INTERIOR WIRING.U.S. Departmentof the Army. Training Manual 5-760. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1968. Practical information on the design, layout, installation, and maintenance of interior electric wiring. With this manual's help, anyone familiar with tools should be able to wire a modern single-occupancy building and keep the system in good working order.

PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING.U.S. Department of the Army. Training Manual 5-551 K. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1971. The author of Plumbing and Pipefitting assumes that the reader is familiar with the tools used by the construction and utilities worker, and provides reference data and basic guidance for the technical phases of small plumbing operations. The contents include information on utilities drawings, bills of materials, plumbing supplies and procedures, sewerage, water supply, heating installations, in insulation materials, and pumps.

RIGGING.U.S. Department of the Army. Training Manual 5-725. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1968.Rigging is concerned with the application of fiber rope, wire rope, and chains used in various combinations to raise or move heavy loads. It offers basic instruction in knots, hitches, splices, lashing, and tackle systems and lists the safety pre cautions and requirements for the various operations (including rules of thumb for rapid calculations of safe loads).

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