Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-12-18

GEO. NJ. CHAsE.-I am not and nevoi
was adapted to farm implements, yet
believe every farmer should have suit
able supply. Don't think II advisable
for him TO patroDize foreign manufac
lures, to pay extravagant prices for Jan
cy implements better encourage home
manufactures. / have an 80 cent pillow
that works land as satisfactorily as many
of the high priced plows, Large farms
should never be worked without NOW
ing machine, though the smaller ones
seldom make them pay By the intro,
duction of so much machinery many la
borers are thrown out of employment
and are obliged to leave farming dis
tricts for the shops, in consequence Of
which farm labor is advanced in prices
and farmers complain that their profits
are small. They pay $50 or $40 for a
barrow when good durable and suits'
BILE one could be purchased for fraction
of that money. As farmers we must
practice economy.
N. G. PIERCE.-Mr Chase's economy
will not satisfy the young men, | fear
His plan is about right, yet we must con-
form somewhat to the wishes of the
young men. Whenever we have used
moving machines we have been obliged
to pay higher prices for laborers, II
you have no machine, most men want an
extra price, and thus it would seem thai
the expense of managing the farm was
increased instead of diminished. Farm
er's wives use sewing machines, yet those
owning them find it harder than before
to keep up with requirements of the times
The gentleman referred to by Mr.. Floyd
was an economizing farmer in every re-
spect. Hemade good use of his time and
his money. Not as much can be said Of
one in ten oS the working young men OF
the present age.
I'll. B. HUDsoN.-I have observed that
most men purchase labor saving nipple.
ments; that they purchase them not
only to save physical labor, but with a
view to economy, yet | think people pur-
chase a great amount of useless machin-
cry. If man can use machine TO
good advantage common sense teaches
us that he should use one. From what
/ have seen | believe frst-class machines
can be made to pay. Moving machines,
horse rskes, hay-tedders and many 9th
err implements are labor-saving and mon
ey paying implements. If man is bet
ter satisfied with an old ak or and old
OK cart than good one, let him use
them.
Why so many young men leave the
farm is the fact that many of them are
called upon to perform as much or more
labor than those with vastly superior i'm
plements to work with. If you intend
to keep young men on the farm you
must provide them with suitable imple-
ments to work with. You can't do it by
obliging them to follow an so cent pillow
nor 50 horse rake.
DEA, MoNEIL.-My experience with
the improved machinery of to-day is
very limited. The change has been such
that much time and labor is saved by
their USE l don't think we need to pur.
chase the highest priced plows, but
should look more to their shape and fit.
ness for the kind of work to be perform.
ed. The horse rake is paying nipple
ment, though l think hay to be fed to
horses should always be raked by hand.
The economy principle is a good one,
though | think some of the speakers
have carried the thing too far. Think
the revolving harrow the best that
have ever seen, and believe they could
be used with profit in Vermont.
CHASE. Young men seem to be the
most important machinery to the sue
cessful working of the farm, and to my
mind they are as worthy as in former
times. They have been driven to the
factories in pursuit of paying labor.
Pay them for service rendered, let them
do as they choose and they will come to
the right place. We should purchase
the best tools, not the gilt edged, but the
most durable ones. Thousands of dol
lars have been expended for machinery
that never paid tarthing. We should
purchase machines that have been tested
B. F. SLEEPER.-Some men advocat,
and practice the strictest economy 9th
ers are extravagant and sometimes un
reasonable in their expenditures. On
errs about as much as the other. H
who employs his neighbors to manufac
ture implements that can be purchases
at an established manufacturers, gener
ally loses money. He who makes N
use of the improved implements of farm