Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

rious operations of the farm and even
the most careless and negligent admire
md approve the practice Of him who has
an appropriate place for every tool, and
who strenuously insists on keeping them
there. A place for everything and eve
ry,hing in its place." is maxim coeval
with the art Of printing, for aught l know,
and we fnd many times that those who
often insist onhaving this precept carried
into practice, come the shortest of keeping
it themselves. Many farmers fail greatly
in keeping this precopt, and in time lost,
patience tested, and the many hindranves
which result there(rom, they are often
obliged to suffer mOrtyiyiTg penalty
Ask Mr.. A. where be keeps his hand-saw,
or his augers, or pick, crowbar, &c.
"Wel, let me think where did use them
lasti Look in the wood house if they
are not there, look in tho carriage house,
and If they are not to be found there, LEI
us see if they are not somewhere about the
barn or in the STABLE" Mr.. b. says, 4" I
usually keep my tools either at the house
or barn, or in the path that leads from the
house to the barn, and it generally gets
carried to ore place or the other" There
being generally such destitution of order,
in reference to keeping tools in their ap-
propriate place, it is deemed matter of
no improperly to speak Of the order and
arrangement in the disposition of the va
rious tools of the workshop and farm,
which is practiccd by young farmer, not
hundred miles from The residence of the
writer. Ask him, for instance, where his
hand saw is, or his drawing. knife, or his
augers, or any other tool you may need,
and the unhesitating reply is, in such a
part of the shop, hanging on such pin or
nail. or standing or lying in such corner,
OR on such shelf. There hang the augers,
each in its appropriate place, and on all
the premises they are allowed no other
place. There hang half dozen saws, and
il one Of them is taken down, but for
moments work, its first and last resting
place is on itsow peg. There is drawer
with an apartment for screws, one for
rivets, one for washers, for bolts, one for
nails of different sizes, and so on. In one
corner is hollow box. shelf, where a lot of
carriage bolts, and other bolts, and where
everything in the bolt line is kept, in case
Of breakdown. There hang number of
extra plow handles; in case one should be
broken in seed time, half day need not
be spent in going several miles to have it
repaired. There hang a variety Of useful
little articles, instead of being tumbled into
a box, where they can never be found
when needed. There hang the chains
(not on the fences anywhere on the planta.
tion) in the corner. There the beetle and
wedges are kept. Are they any extra
plow-points about the shopi You will
find them up stairs, in such place, a nd
nowhere else. Every one who assists
about the barn and stables understands that
this shovel, when not in use, must be in
that corner. The manure-fork must be
kept here. That fork and that shovel in
tho feeding room must always stand in
this end of the box where feed is mixed
This FORK must be left on the NOW, and |
when not in use, the end of the handle must
be rested on the ladder, so that one always
knows, even in the dark, where 10 find the
fork to throw down fodder. When the
halters are taken off the horses, each halter
is hung on its appropriate hook. A score
of other little things, which are generally
thrown here and there by majority of
people, have their own place, and will
always BE- found there when not in use Il
Where there are large number Of work.
men and boys 10 use tools, it is just as
easy to keep them in one place, and far
more important. as where there are but
one or two individuals to use then. Let
il be understood by each one, that every
tool must be returned to its proper place
for when tools are lying here aud there,
thinking to return them when it is more
convenient, they are forgotten, and bOurs
are lost in search of them, even when one
is in the greatest hase. There is always
n great satisfaction when one needs GER
sain tool, in having the assurance that the
hand can be laid directly on it, even in the
dark. Those farmers who sucueed best in
their operations, are noted for their strict
adherence to system and order ; and those
who set at naught all order and system,
are always in hurry, never know where
to find anything, never have place for
anything, except somewhere on the farm,
and they accomplish but little in comparison
10 what they might, we're system and order