Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-04-10
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR I'M
PLEMENTS.

In primitive times, when agricultural op-
erations were carried on with few rude i'm
plements, the words of advice contained in
the heading of this article were unnecessa-
ry. The sickel, frail, plow and harrow COM
prised nearly the whole of the early hus-
bandman's stock of implements, and these
were of such rude construction, that but lit.
tie care was needed to protect them from in
jury. With the farmer of the present day
the case is different. The number of imple-
ments required to conduct the ordinary op-
erations of a large farm, is not only great,
but many of them are of q character requir-
ing considerable care and attention, not
merely operating them, but in protecting
them from damage when not in actual use.
Although most of the business of the farm is
simple in character, requiring simple in
character, requiring simple and strong i'm
plements and machinery, still important and
complicated working parts have been intro
duced into manyof the agricultural machines
of modern invention, upon the keeping of
which in complete order depends the per.
feet working of the whole. These more DEL
icate parts are unfortunately the ones most
likely to be neglected. The machine works
badly in consequence, and the result is that
it is either thrown aside as unfit for use, or
returned to the manufacturer, the latter be-
ing the course most generally pursued
While We are prepared to admit that many
manufacturers of agricultural implements
deserve to have their articles thrown back
upon their hands, on account of their Aimsy
construction, we have equally goods reasons
for asserting that the diAicultyis not wholly
in that direction.
Farmers, as general thing, are too negli-
gent with their tools. How frequently are
plows and harrows permitted to rest and rust
in fence corners of the field in which they
were last used, from fall to spring and from
spring to fall again. Spades, shovels and
hoes are not deemed worthy a shelter from
weather, while other implements share the
same fate. Good Mr.. Farmer, this is all
wrong, and you are more frequently in error
than you suppose, when you charge the i'm
perfections of your own farming machinery
wholly to the manufacturer, and not in some
degree at least to yourselves. Take our ad-
vice, and have all your movable implements
carefully cleaned, examined and stored away
in their appriate places, just as soon as you
are done with them for the season. Wash
the dirt from your plows, and while the
mould-board and the Landslide are bright, ap-
ply light coat of oil. This will save the
trouble of rcpolishing when wanted for the
next seasons plowing. Examine your NOW
crs and reapers when harvesting is compile
ted, repair damages, oil the knife and those
parts which reyolve, and wear rapidly, and
the first time you are in town, purchase apot
of paint and brush, and the very first leis-
ure half day you have, give all the good work
of your machines coat Of paint, and then
store them away carefully in their proper
places. Pursue this plan with all your i'm
plements, and our word for it, your COM
plants against the manufacturers will be less
frequent. Drought and rain affect imple-
ments injurously, and good coat of paint
serves to protect them in great degree from
bad effects of both. A celebrated English
Agriculturist expresses our views so clearly
on this subject, that we commend his re-
marks to the careful attention Of our readers.
He says:
81 would advise farmers to contrive by
care and good management, to make their
implements durable as possible. The cost
of this will be triaing, compared with the