The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-03-27
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Take Good Care of Your Implements.

In primitive times, when agricultural OPP
erations were carried on with few rude
implements, the words of advice contained
i'll the heading of this article were unncccs-
sary. The sickle, fail, plow aud harrow
comprised nearly the whole of the early
husbandman's stock of implements, and
these were of such rude construction, that
but little care WAS needed To project them
from injury. With the farmer of the pres
ent day the case is different. The number
OF implements required to conduct the or
alnary operations Of Il large farm, is not
only great, bat many of them arc Of
character requiring considerable care and
attention, not merely operating tlem hit
III protecting them from damage when not
in actual use. Although most of the bust
ness of the farm is simr,c N cllaracter, re-
quring simple and strong implements and
machinery, still! important and complicated
working parts have been introduced into
many Of the agricultural machines nf mod
ern invention, upon the keeping of whicl,
Ill complete order depends the perfect work
ing Of the whole. These more dciinate
parts arc unfortunately the ones most likely
to bc neglected. The machine works badly
III consequence, and the result is that it is
either thrown aside us unfit for use, or re-
turned to the manufacturer, the latter hcng
the course most generally pursued. While
We are prepared To admit that many n.ann-
facturrrs of agricultural implements, deserve
to have their articles thrown lack upon
their hands, Oh account Of their ilinSy CON
strnct:on, We have equally good rcasonS for
asserting that the difficulty i, not wholly in
that direction.
Farmers, rs Il general thing, arc too neg
igrnt with their tools. How frc.incu,iv
are plows and burrows permitted to re-, a,.d
rust i'll fence corners of the field. in wiicl,
they were last usr';, from fall to spring and
from spring to fall again. Spades, S!,ovels
and hoes are not deemed worthy Il shelter
from the weather. while other implements
share the same fate. Goud Mr.. Farmer
this is all wrong, aud You are more fire.
qucntiy III error than you suppose, wien
YOU charge the impcrftctions of your own
farming machinery wholly to the manu,c-
turer, and not in some degree at least to
yourselves. Take our alvic., and have al!
your movable implements carefully c!cauc,!,
examined and stored away in t!:cir appro.
ate places, just us soon as you are done with
them for the season. Wash the dir: from
your p|nwS, and willie the mould board and
the Landslide arc bright, apply Il liyh, coat
of oil. This will save the trouble of re-
polishing when wanted for the next season. ;
blowing. Examine your mowers and reap
ers when harvesting is completed, repair
damages, oil the knife and those parts
which rcvolve, and wear rapidly, anI the
first time you arc i'll town: purchase Il pot
of paint aud Il brush, AMI the very tir>,
leisure half day you have, give a!l the wood
work Of Your machines Il coat of paint, ;u,!
then st"ro them away carefully in their
proper places. Pursue this plan with :.II
your implements, and our word for it, vcur
complaints against the manufactures i'll
be less frequent. Dr"nyht and rain aiv,
implements injuri"usly. and Il good coat OF
paint serves TO protect them in IL great lie.
gree from ba! effects Of both. A c"cl,ra
ted English Agriculturist expresses our
views SO clearly OH this subject, tha, we
commend his remarks to the careful attcu-
tion Of our readers. lie says:
g would advise farmers to contrive by
care and good management, to make their
implements durable us possible. Tie cost
Of tl'is will he triling, compared with tie
advantages. In oller to effect it, select the
most likely lalorcr on the farm; put the
implements under his care, and make it Il
strict rule with all the men, that cacl, i'm
p!cmcnt done will, for the season, Shall he
Drought to one particular place, say ncar
the pond or pump; the man having Charge
Of the implements must then wash and
c.can them well before putting them into
the shed, and at Il convenient time, wien
not otherwise engaged, or in weather when
outdoor work cannot be performed, get
them repaired and paint them. The man
should be encouraged to make his duty
a pleasure, and to feel a pride in show
ing his employers implements in fine Or
der"
Such advice doubtless sounds strange in
the ears of many farmers; but it is sound
and judicous, and if followed strictly, there
will be fewer complaints in regard to the
durability of farming implclnets.-Proo-'
gressive Farmer.
w The wife of an American acricu..
tnrist has been experimenting in soaps, and