Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-12-26

with the requirements Of the times.
II. b. HUDSON. ! have observed
that most men purchase labor saw.
ing implements that they purchase
them not only to save physical labor,
but with a view to economy, yet l
think people purchase q great
amount of useless machinery. If q
man can use a machine to good ad.
vantage, common sense teaches us
that he should use one. From what
l have seen l believe first class ma.
chimes can be made to pay. Now.
ing machines, horse rakes, hay ted.
ders and many other implements are
laborsaving and money paying i'm.
plements. If a man is better salts.
fed with an old Ak or an 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 implements to work
with. If you intend to keep young
men on the farm you must provide
them with suitable implements TO
work with. You can't do it by
Obliging them to follow an 80 cent
plow nor a 81 horse rake.
DEA. MoNEIL.-My experience
with the improved machinery of 10.
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 purchase the high.
est priced p,ows, but should look
more to their shape and fitness for
the kind of work to be performed.
The horse rake is paying imple.
ment, though think hay to be fed
to horses should always he raked by
hand. The economy principle is q
good one, though I think some of
the speakers have carried things too
far. Think the revolving harrow
the best that l have ever seen, and
believe they could be used with prof.
it in Vermont.
CHAsE.-Young men seem to be
the most important machinery to
the successful working of the farm,
and to my mind they are as worthy
as in former times. They have been
lriven to the factories in pursuit of
paying labor. Pay them for service
let them do as they choose
md they will come to the right
'lace. We should purchase the best
ools, not the gilt edged, but the
most durable ones. Thousands of
lollars have been expended for ma.
'hinery that never paid a farthing.
We should purchase machines that
rave been tested.
b. E. SLEEPER.-Some men ad.
'Ocate and practice the strictest
economy !; others are extravagant
md sometimes unreasonable in their
One errs about as
much as the other. He who EN-.
'loys his neighbor to manufacture
that can be purchased
t an established manufacturers,
generally loses money. He who
makes 10 use of the improved i'm.
dement's Of farming, usually is be-
ind the times with his work. do
OF think it proves because old ma.
hines have been laid aside, no one
hould purchase the new and i'm.
roved. Friend Chase thinks his
0 cent plow is good one, but I
ather hold my Greenfield plow four
ays than his one. Think we should
Sc different plows for different soil.
~ the use OF the moving machine,
le horse rake and hay.tedder We
re- able to cut our hay in season
nd thus they are all made labor
wing, money-paying Implements.
oung men are coming back to the
rms, not because they have aban.
oncd the shops, but because with
approved farm implements they can
ork to advantage to employers.
hus, by prudent use of machin.
y, every farming community may
, benefited.
How TO FIX THEM. Very often
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