The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-08-16
fHron the De Witt Standard
A1ricultuy0l Indictments,

AGraCUtUtUl AWfIcIueusos
The amount o. money paid for thresh-
log machines, reapers, mowers, &c, de-
livsred At Do Wit during the present
season will probably exceed six thousand
dollars. Add to this amount one thou
sand more for smaller implements Of hus-
bandry aud We have sum of money
which our farmers can lily afford to lose
or have even Improperly cared for. And
yet, let Us stop q moment and enquire
how many implements of any kind kept
over from last year were ready for use
this year, without first having passed
beneath the scru,inizipg eye aud muscu.
lar arm Of the mechanic?
Echo answers, .'how many ?"
How many "half days." by men and
teams, we're expended in securing ''mould
boards going to town with harrow,
with spades, shovels, forks, axes, &c, to
be repaired iu Que way or another, when
most if not all of this might have been
averted? 1t is asked, "hoio can it be
aver.ed?" We answer: In the outset,
at the commencement of farming (bc it
on ever 80 small scale, erect some shed
or building on purpose to house your im.
pIemeuts. Dont use 1t for anything else.
Don't make hen house, hog house, corn
crib Ur COW house Of any portion of such
building.
Now, reader, do not say we know
nothing about it-that farmers are poor
and have other ways for their money and
am, ,H..J - N,u c,, oT,rd ~ apN
you cannot afford to do without it. You
can afford it if you have not a cent Of
money and no credit. OF course We
would recommend good buildings, made
FROM good material but where such can
not be had, go to the timber aud get a
few rough posts aud poles, which will
answer the purpose, aud after mixing
your skeleton frame Of Il shed yoarsey,
(without nail or hammer, if you please
cover it well with straw, giving it pitch
Of some 70 or 30 degrees, So that the
water will run off, and underneath this
place all your farming utensils. OF
course the sides aud one end arc to be
closed up 10 the same manner.
Take advantage Of some rainy day, and
oil or grease all polished surfaces upon
your machines aud tools. Clean OFT the
mud, it any is lett upon them, aud if
anything needs repairs do it nou or have
1t done just as soon as possible, SO that
next spring when wanted, it will be-
ready for use at moments notice.
Don't hereafter leave your implements
standing wherever you happen to leave
of work, or under any Of the teuce cor.
Ders, aud then the next season complain
that the manufacturer is a humbug, aud
the vender tnief tor selling such ni!se1-
able trash
It'll a poor excuse that you have work.
cd 50 late ut night, or are 50 tired that
you caouot take proper care OF your tools.
Don't work SO late then AAu if you
answer that you must, to take care Of 50
much grain, We reply, cultirate less, then.
1t Is no saving to plaut.a thousand acr. 5,
II you must allow 1t to waste afterwards,
or even suffer the loss of reaper or two.
The profits are gone! You have ssved
at tue sp'go. aud lost at the buus hole
One thing more: After you have cree.
teu shed - screen your IMPLEMENTS Use
II. We have Ia our minds eye those
who are called good farmers tut who,
nevertheless, are uot, who have allowed
their Implements ~ staud du.ins the
entire season I.s,ae lie sled aud the same
shed empty. WHAT klud OF economy is
that! II Is Que ol lwo thiugs-either
!azlness or ignorance
Farmers, heDceforth house your TIA.
chluery. The contraction and expansion |
of iron aud steel caused by exposure,
Will cause Il bolt or sickle to break when |
least expected, aud Cause no, only loss of |
money but loss of valuable time aud tue |
article Is old aud crippled before i, Is half
worn out.
Ill tools are worth buying they are
worth preserving" Make this your
motto and We have 10 fear of tho result.
In the old Eastern States, when a man
counts the cost OF building a house, he
counts the cost Of painting it, feeling
that to preserre 1t is his duty. You also
should not Imagine money lost when paid
out for paint. Get brush and daub it
On yourself; give i, a good coat, and
thereo' put money IN your pocket
Your implements need paint as much as
anything else.
We shall keep an eye on you this fall,
aud IT our advice (Which is given in kind.
ness is needed, We shall furnish YOU
with another chapter in due time.
Yours, A PRACTICAL MAN.