The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-20
Agricultural.
How 10 Uayea Neat Farm.

To those who are desirious OF giving
more orderly appearance to their
premises but who don't quite know
what to take hold of first, Hearth and
Home offers some helpful hints: Take a
yoke of cattle or span Of horses, and
put them 10 wagon or cart. Fasten q
stone.boat behind. On the stone. boat
put a crowbar, a pick, a hoe, spade,
an ak, saw, a brush. hook or scythe, q
hammer, nails, spikes, few bolts Of
different sizes, a monkey.wrench, and
such other tools as you will be likely
to want, and drive along the side of
every fence on the farm, If you come
across piece Of board ora broken rail
throw 1t iuto the wagon. If you find
a plow.point, a cultivator. tooth, bro-
ken reaper guard, horseshoe, an oil
can, or an old hoe, put 1t on the stone.
boat and bring IL homo. Stones may be
thrown on and drawn to some convent
ent place. Ii you come across any
weeds, NOW them down; If any bram-
bles or brushes, cut them with a BUSH
hook or AK. If board is loose on the
fence, put nail Ia it. If gate says,
straighten 1t up. If there are any bolts
in the gate, see that the nuts are tight.
Take man or boy, or both, along
with yOn. You will find plenty of
work. If there Is a plank bridge
across stream see that the sleepers are
not rotten. The hot sun has probably
warped the planks, and they will need
another spike or two If there are any
sticks or weeds in a ditch remove them,
and throw out any dirt that may have
been trodden ia from the sides by the
cattle or hogs. In this way go over the
farm. Then attend to the barn. yards.
Pick up anything that may be lying
around, and put it in its proper place.
Boards that are of any use should be
placed in a pilo by themselves under
cover. Those that are useless should
be sawn, and split up into kindling, to
be piled by itself in the wood.shed. If|
there are any loose stones in the yards,
draw them off, Scrape up all the scat
tered manure or dirt, and place 1t in a
compact heap where it will ferment, or
draw it at once onto grass land and
spread it. Go into the garden and see
if there is any rubbish there that should
be removed, or any sticks or pieces of
board or tools to pick up. Possibly you
will find some old barrel-staves or hoops
about. Make kindliug of them. III
there Is any old iron about the premi.
ses, it is good time to dispose of it. |
as 1t is worth one and half cents per |
pound. Old implements, machines,
tools, ETC., that are worn out and of no |
further use, had better be knocked to
pieces and the iron sold. If there are
any parts that may be useful in repair. |
ing, they should be preserved by them
selves. This is true of the woodwork |
as well. as of the castings. Almost |
everything sooner or later, comes in |
useful on farm. Bat unless you have |
abundance of room, it does not pay to |
lumber up the premises with useless |
implements and machines. Have all |
your bags mended mark them and
hang them up. Mark all the forks,
rakes, hoes, spades, ,shovels, rn.cutters
etc. Rub them over with petroleum,
and put them in their proper places.
All harvest tools and machines should |
be painted with petroleum and slowed
away. If you are short of room, much
space NAV be saved by taking the
wheels off the steel. .toothed rake, and
the pools and cutter. bars off the mower
and reaper. Any one who has not tried
1t will be astonished how many imple-
ments and machines may be slowed
away in small space. This will do for
a beginning. Then, when any imple-
ment is done with foT the season, rub 1t
over with petroleum and stow it away.
When once things are in order, 1t is a
comparatively easy matter to keep
them In order; but still it is o daily
work. 1t is however, work that pays
over and over again.