Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-27

Every season brings as some new con.
trivance designed especially 70 render the
labor Of the agriculturist lighter, or to
expedite the same. Look az the farm in
plements and aids TO the cultivation of
the soil, Of the present day, and compare
them with those Of twenty five years
since, or even ten years, and see the great
multiplicity and Improvement.
Who thought OF the moving machine
|or combined mower AMI reaper, propelled
by horse power, twenty i've years ago,
whom al the grass FOR hay was cut with Q
hand scythe, turned by hand, raked and
pitched by hand, the most exhausting
wayf When all the grain raised was cut
with the grain cradle or sickle, by hand :
all Of which may now be done by aid of
suitable machines with horse power. AL
this and much more is distinctly remem-
bered by those who have attained middle
age.
The writer distinctly remembers con-
versing with An enterprising farmer OF
the practicability Of moving machines,
and Of hb reply that machine had been
tried by friend Of his and proved fall
ure, ana he did not believe they could be
made Of practical value this was before
our American machines were made-yet
that man, though several years dead and
gone, lived TO see and own q moving ma.
chine that operated as successfully as
those Of the present day, though perhaps
lacking some of the improvements at
present taken advantage Of
So we find 1t in all branches improved
implements of every kind and def criptlor.
Compare the plows, harrows. cultivators,
shovels, hoes, forks, &c, of to-day, with
those Of our boyhood, when wood mold.
hoard plows, heavy iron shovels, Eoes,
&C.. were used instesd of the iron ard
steel plows, and the more light and durA.
BILE slesl snovels, hoes, forks, H., OF the
present day.
With this multiplicity of aids and i'm
proyements in implements, have we made
any improvement in the care of our farm
ing tcolss Have we not rather grown
careless, knowing that when one Is gone,
another OF perhaps improved construction
can be chesply obtainedS Not long since
l recolleot OF reading an account OF con-
versatioa between an Eastern and West
ern man In relation to storing toOis. The
reply of the Western was, eft would not
pay to build tool houses TO house their
moving AID yeapins machines, DC, Tor,
said he, "our machines last about i've
years, and by that time such improve
ments are made that we want new one.
Allow him all the advantage claimed IN
his argument, Is there nothing else lost
except the deterioration of the machine
! think there is, and considerable, too.
Suppose this man housed and took good
care OF his implements, think you he
would spend more time than he loses in
putting his machines, &C., In working or
der after q years exposure to rains, SHOWS
sun and windi And then, instead OF ex'
pending strength tor nsught, he reserves
1t 70 be applied TO purpose.
Let Us try little figuring, and
sec II we can not prove that he
loses instead of coming out even
% claimed. Suppose he builds q
shed and houses his tools when not In
use we will Offset the time, &c, Of car
ing for them, against the time, DC, in
getting them in working order sfur ex,
posure, although the latter will be found
much the greater-his tools housed Will
last much long .r, doing good se vice, than
II unhoussd. Now, takiog the combined
mower and reaper, the first cost of which
Ii 81 "a, ii tuIS ID uBtu up III uN0 ySoao
the irss cost 10 $50 per year, saying moth
ing Of interest; If housing II only adds
one year to Its wear, PROBABLY this one
years service will be a. good % any
other year. We save 347z5, countin 9
int res. at per cent, on cost Of new ma
chine; aye, we may add $35 wear out
of the new one, making eo225. Now,
who will say it will not pay To
house and care for farming tools, when
single years service added TO their use
will more than pay tor buildings in which
to house them.
A building sufficient 10 house moving
machine can be built for oue.hslf the
above loss, and II will out las. the ma
chine; ard when we add to its size sui-
ficient for all tn implements OF the farm,
II can be built con, mically, end the saw
ing is proporionately greater. We say
then, it pays 10 clean, house, keep in re-
pair, paint all woodwork Of farm imple.
ments, have place for everything, and
everything in its place, when not in use
- GerDanf0,ou T1Is0r0DL