River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-14

The time has arrived when the annual
advice &c farmers to look TO the care of
implements which have been in use dur
ing the season should be given. 1t is not
because the farmer is more careless than
other men that such advice is necessary,
but it is oecaase carelessness is common
trait in the man character. A very excel
lent farmer, aud an average methodlcal
man, TO whom we mentioned the fact, q
!. few days ago, that it was the proper sea-
son for ain article Of this kind, said:
Yes, that rcmlnds me that must look
after my own implements" Some Of our
most important duties we forget to per-
form until reninded Of them.
The aggregate annual lose to our farm
ers through neglect to properly house
and otherwise care for tools, for which
there will be no more use from now until
another season. would he astonishing, If
it could be computed. Fifty cents, or
dollar, or five dollars, for repairs, are not
ycry much in themselves, although it will
not be questioned that it ould be better
20 ave even that little; but when that
comes ont Of the pocket every year, the
individual farmer viii see, after awhile, If
he takes the trouble to think of il, that
his carelessness has cost him the price of
i good COW Of horse, ana perhaps a
pair Of good hGrees. And when whole
community Of farmers are thus negligent,
lie Aggregate will very soon reach the
price OF whole drove Of horses.
We have always found it best, on the
farm ana % Of il, to have
pl"ce for everything, and tohave
everything in its place; and we have
llways found that it was easier to return
ii thing to It's pIace Immediately after it
bad served the purpose of its removal,
than at later period. In our own ex-
p2rience, If We have neglected to do this,
the matter has often gone without atten-
ton for long periods of time--long
enough, sometimes, TO work injury. We
are creatures Of habit, and. if our habits
are regular, we go along with very much
zoe evenness of q nplete price OF me-
chanism, bat, if we suffer ourselves to
aeviate in the leQst, utter Generalization
aud irreguarity is likely to ensue. If
we adopt the rule that as soon as we are
done with the reaper, plnw or cultivator,
We will not rest antil they are housed, we
shal. end that il will be a great deal
easier to 90 it than if we Put it off to
some future time.
1t Is not only distressing to see the
waste which results from exposing farm
Implements 20 the weather, but IT is
equally distressing to see the time that is
wasted in getting them ready for use
when the season for their use arrives. 1t
d scour and repair, until the temper is
lost. and promises made for the future,
Which are often broken as soon as the
future a rives VIXEN it is possible TO break
: en-. All tho It will be admitted, is
Simply make it part of
the duty OF the day on which the use of
the implement ceases for the season, to
PIT il under cover, and to take whatever
other means n ay be necessary to preserve
It grom daraage. If there happened to
be DO place. which IS hardly possible on
i farm to put any implement used, then
sec to it that ont is provided, so that
shall be under cover and pro-
ected.