The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-16
Farm Buildings.

If 4 stitch in time ever saves nine. it
i when the principle is applied To farm
buildings. When dr.ay begins ii i
very rapid in it, progress unless imm'-
diairly arrested. It requires but little
time. and Frequently hut 4 single nail. /"
replace a board. and the beginning uf
decay i arrested. But one board i
often no, very material, and IL replace
mcnt. when ii falls ont of place. i
neglected. After a while another fol-
lows. and by and hy the building i in 4
most dilapidalrd condition. L. repair
which viii take considerable time and
money. Most generally. however. every
board i material. Ii was originally put
in place for that reason. and when il i
of something or somebody viii probably
suffer. Whoever or whatever may not
suffer. the owner viii sooner or later.
Ii the board i of the house. or the win
dow~ or doors are on, Of repair, the inn
perfect condition simply means a larger
consumption 81 fuel, and perhaps. ven
then. ~di~comfor; all through the winter.
Il the latter. il i very unwiSc negligence
that produces it; and when unnecessary
fuel l. consumed il signifies unnecessary
expense. and that i true whether We
have plenty of woodland ~ not. We
must conclude in IhS country that tim
Der j valuable. and We must stop ilS
waste in every conceivable way. While
We are advising tr~cc-plamtinE and for
est culture. Ne must advise lrCc->avlnG
and forest preservation. The wo2LpIle
has not been valued \ il should have
been hy any Of Us. and when we make
drafts upon II Ia supply the defects in
The house. which frequently ten minutes
time and two or three nails wuUld rem
cdy. We show no regard for lis value
whatever. II this were all. however.
perhaps ii would hc well enough Ia let
the matter pass without comment. Bat
such defects in = house or any othey
building H. lnr>" or missing boards. eN-
poses the structure L. the storms. and
the result must Ice damage. Not uufre-
q~ucu,iv the rains and SHOWS beat in.
and the damVnc>> being sccurr from the
sun RAYS. there i 4 continued moisture
and an ultimate rotting Of the timber>.
If the defect i in tie barns or cattle
sheds. the stock viii certainly not toe
benefited. some writer has said that
timber j cheaper than hay and grain,
and where i, exists in any quantity. that
i certainly true. II i very poor policy
for Is 10 attempt 10 ill a hole in the
SIDE of = barn with corn and hay. At
present prices ANYHOW: and If the AMI
nal heat i not kept up one way. it
mus Toe kept up in another; the fires
must bc kept burning. and If the draft
! o. great 4 great deal Of fuel will Ice
consumed. In addition 10 all these ben
Gifts. either named or suggested. j that
Of appearance. which i a very great
one. We have in mind now = naturally
pretty farm. on which there ! not =
pcricc; building, or a por!ect fence on
the premises. Some time in The pI>t-
thirty or forty wears a-o-thc most ~
them were in good condition. but they
have been permitted 10 fall 10 pieces,
until the farm i a disgrace TO the neigh
borhood. Now al this decay did not
occur al once nor in any one month or
in any one year. Il i the result Of
wears Of shameful neglect. First one
board fell of and then another: one rail
was di>lod-ed and then another; one
window pane WIS broken and then an
other. and no attempt IT repairs Were
made. II every board that fell had
been replaced Al once. - = matter III
course, there could have been no such
scene Of dC>olation Is there i now pre-
>ented. Let Us all act upon the prin-
ciple. that i stitch in time saves nine
Western Rural