The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-01-05
AGRICULTU URAL .
A PLACE FOR EVERY TOOL.

The following excellent article. We find
in the Country Gentleman, and heartily
commend 1t to every agricultural reader Of
this paper. We have written and publish.
cd much upon this subject bu, it is one Of
those ineIhaustible topics that too much
can never be said upon There are new
parties constantly coming upon the field Of
action. and they require instruction-prac.
teal hints and encouragement-to start
well, and to make them to be an ornament,
instead Of disgrace, to their Profession
The article under consideration, however,
will not be deemed out of place, in COM
mending il 10 both old and young. Good
advice must always occupy the same honor
able position, and have in view the same
beneficial purposes, whether it has been
given before or not. In case, it cannot be
too often repeated.-Er.
A PLACE TOR EVERY Tool. Everybody, +,
who is anybody, likes to see system and order
displayed in the various operations Of the
farm and even the most careless and negli.
gent, admire, and apProre the practice Of
him who has an appropriate place Tor every
tool, and strenously insists on keeping them
there. "a place for everything, and every.
thing in its place." Is maxim, coeval with
the art OF printing, for aught know and
We find many times, that those who often
insist on having this prccept carried into
practice, come the iarthest short OF keep.
ing it themselves. Many farmers fail, great.
ly, ia keeping this precept; and in time
Lost, patience tested, and the many hind.
RANGES which result from it, they are often
obliged to suffer mortiiying penalty.
Ask Mr.. A. where he keeps his hand'saw,
or his augers, or pick, or crow.bar, &c.
"Well, let me think-where did l use
them last. Look in the wood house. II
they are not there, look in the carriage
house and if they arenot to be found there,
let'us SEQ II they are not somewhere about
the baru. or in the stable" Mr.. B. says,
81 usually keep my tools, either ut the
house, or barn, or in the path that leads
from one to the other. When / have done
with. n tool. Il is thrown in path that leads
from the house TO the barn; and il gener.
ally cots carried to one place or the other.
There being generally, such destitulion oi
order, In reference to keeping tools in their
appropriate place, IL il deemed matter Of
no inpropriety to speak Of the order and
arrangement. In the disposition Of the vari.
Gus tools Of the workshop, and farm, which
10 praetised by q young farmer, not hun
dred miles distant from the residence Of the
writer.
Ask him, for instance, where his hand
saw Is; or his drawing knife; or his au.
gers or any other tool you may need
Aud the unhesitating reply is, in such q
part Of the shop, hanging on such a pin, OF
nail, or lying in such corner, or on such a
shelf There hang the augers, each ono in
its appropriate place and on all the prem
isss, they are allowed no other place. There
hang q half dozen saws; and IL one OF them
u taken down, Tor q moments work, It's first
and last resting place 10 oa its oun Peg
There is drawer with an apartment for
screws, one for rivets Of half dozen differ.
ent siies, one for washers, for bolts oi all
siles, ono Zoe nails Of difisren, sizes and so
on. In one corner Is q shallow box shelf,
whero lot Of carriage bolts, aud other
bolts, and where everything in the bol line
10 kept, in case OF breakdown. There
hang . number Of extra plow.handles in
case ono should Be broken in seed-time, a
half day need not be spent in going several
miles TO have IL repaired. Extra pieces Of
hang on nails, on ono side OF the shop,
where, at a glance of. the eye, anything
that Is wanted to repair n breakdown. can
be had, without tumbling over whole box
fun 10 6nd something, which, perhaps, may
not be there. There hang variety Of use
iul little articles, instead Of being tumbled
inso Q boz where they can never be found
whom they are needed. There hang the
chains, (nct on the fence anywhere on the
plantatiool in that corner. There tho
beetle and wedges are kept. Are there
any extra plow points about the shop =
you will end theur up stairs in such place,
and norkers else. Every one who assists
about the barn and stables understands that
this shovel, when not In use. must stand 10
that corner. The manure fork must be
kept Acre. That fork and that shovel. in
the feeding-room, must always stand in this
end of the box. when feed IS mixed. This
fork must be left in the NOW, and when not
in use, the end OF the handle must be rested
on. the ladder, 90 that ono always knows,