Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-19

| Mr.. EDIrOR:-In the GREEN MOUNTAIN
FREEMAN of April 81 l noticed a piece
taken from Land and Home. in which the
idea is conveyed that a farmer ought not
to DO any jobs of carpentry. blacksmith
ing, harness mending, or anything of that
sort. Now for one, can not agree wholly
with the writer OF that article. l claim
that II farmer has few tools and the
skill to use them properly he may save
many dollars in the course OF year; at
least that is my experience find that
can do many jobs myself much cheaper
| tban can spend time to 90 to the village
and then pay for doing the work; but
when It comes TO the making ones own
boots, that is out of the line of bushes.
am considering, although | am in the
nabit OF halt-soling my everyday boots
when they need it and find it better than
to get some one else to do it for me, as |
can do It rainy days, and may other odd
Jobs. The other day | broke tug in the
forenoon, and as the afternoon was very
dlsagreeable to work out doors | thought |
| would mend it myself, which did with |
needles and thread which | constantly |
keep on hand for such work; and it will |
certainly last as long and is just as good
as if mad taken it TO the village, which
Is five miles from my farm, and it would
nave used up the best part of day, and,
besides. would have had to pay probably
seventy-tive cents for having the job done.
Now | will leave it to the FREEMAN if |
did not adopt the best plan.
Steuben Co. y. Y.
REMARKs.-It is with these odd Jobs a
good deal as Bro. Cheever said of conf
nercial fertilizers and stable manures
when asked which was cheapest. at
depends good deal on circumstances "
+ man has a taste for such work so be 7
an do a good Job, he may probably and
With pleasure do such jobs of repairing
ither n leather, wood or iron, or if he :,
as decided genius for mechanics like Il =
srmer friend Of ours who should have is
zen n mechanic instead of farmer, BE- n
lay well make his sleds ard cart bodies :,
nj harrows, etc. Again. a farmers dis :,
lnce from the shops where the work is t, Ia
- done will be an item. While Mr.. b. i
light do the job rather than 90 five miles, :.
e, living but half 4 mile from y harnes. :
rker (who would not charge more than pr
n or fifteen cents for joining broken nj
= and having neither tools, taste or tx &c
rience to make 4 gooi job we had bette a.
rry the 2b to the harness maker. G.,
One thing comes within the scope of ca th
city Of all, the boring of hole. and all pa
mers have a bitstock aud few bits and ob
gers We live within forty rods of Il eel
cksmth's shop. yet we find it profitable COT
keep on hand little assortment of bolts acl
/ screws, and it is wonderful how many i :
les we are saved going that forty rods, fer
ides keeping the team waiting, just by tina
ing bolt to take the place Of the one qu'
ken or to put in where the evener is b No
t, or the p.ow beam which is cracked the
we cant stop to have new one put in. mu
.fter, all the universal Yankee genius mo
ch has made US 4 nation Of inventors, 1.@,
ch has shaped our course in the paths not.
will manage these things. SEQ
man whose time is worth more at
ething else which he can do well will T
spend that time to do these Jobs poor toes
and the man who is SO shiftless that nitr
ling but death will cure him Qhough sucl
i Billings says he has known second SIM,
to hurry it up considerably won't do othe
e jobs or anything else if he can help turn
The more remote from the mechanic ucie
does the job the more costly in time cro ~
to get the job done and the greater the are
cement TO learn and to do it ones self. may
e believe the true principle is the SUBJ t tuei
ion Of labor. We believe it because VII NJ
) great industries which study for the unne
test economy in manufacture and the loss
Test profit from labor sub-divide to the VINO
st extent, and whereas one man used ,,,i,t.
AXE and finish pair of boots or shoes prod
should be afraid to say how many Iaent
; now contribute to make a shoe serve
h;ntiro ;r,o,,i,on. t,r-,.~-;,, .,.,, ly.
or himself, and for others nobody can