The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-07-03
RRERARH FOR HAVING AND HAIR.
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WEST.
The cool wet season has made the
grass heavy, and the crops Of grain.
whore start was obtained, unless Of.
fscted byirust Or blight, ought to be
proportionably heavy. In order to
properly take care of this grass and
grain, tue machinery and implements
therefor should be put in the best pos.
sible condition, 50 when the labor Of
the harvest is actually commenced,
there may BE- a. few stoppages d pos.
sibls. - '''' 80 i, '>''','s.. ~
One Of the most prolific sources Of do.
lay, i in the brsakags Of knifs.bars
and other portions that take the STRAIN
and jarin machines that have been
used until the bearings have become
worn. When this takes place, it ore
ates constant jar and occasions what
is termed lost motion, disorganizlng all
tho working parts Of the machine sub.
jected to this strain. In harvesters,
and especially in mowers, the cutter
bar is liable to become a trouble from
the wearing Of the hole connecting with
the pitman rod. If this occur to the
extent Of the sixteenth of an inch, it
soon alters the fiber of the iron and
renders it brittle like east iron !; and
Notwithstanding the fact that they are
originally made Of the very finest iron,
the consequences ie, frequently, break
age.
Much Of the loss resulting from the
wear and tear Of machinery arises from
the use of gammy and impure cheap
oils, aud the neglecting to keep the
wedges and gripes properly tiehtened.
1t is exceedingly poor policy to use the
low priced and inferior oils on any
farm machinery requiring quick mo.
ton. In fact al machines should have
two kinds, one cheap and moderately
thick 70, tho slower bearings, the 9th.
er finer and purer for the parts having
a quicker motion. As a rule more oil
is used than is necessary, especially
where the oil is good. For the swift
bearings there ia. no better material
than pure lard oil With the stearine
pressed out. For the heavy bearings
some Of the better qualities Of petrole-
um oils are good enough. -,
If you have not already done 80, see
that there is nothing wrong with the
machines for the haying field and. -har:
vest, the mowers, tho rakes, and stack.
ing machines, the harvester, and the
thrasher, for little time and money
spent now will perhaps. save many dol.
lars during the harvest, to say nothing
Of the yexation of detentions ( when
hours stand for dollars.
By the time this reaches our readers
the busy hum Of the reaper and mower
will be heard as far north as the lati.
tude of St. Louis, Mo-, and thenceforth
the sun will ripen golden swarth ad.
vauciug twelve miles day until it
shall be lost eventually as civilization
ceases in the far forests of Canada and
the Red River of the North.
Wherever practicable, wheat and
barley must constitute the grain crop
from which the farmer shall. get his
ready cash, for the reason that the
price which these grains bear, in the
various markets of the world, enable
them to be transported long distances.
For this reason the implements and
machinery that assist in. fitting these
cereals for the market should be put
in the best possible condition for doing
the work. Western Rural.