Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-13
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Some Seasonable Sugges tions.
From the Michigan Farme and State Journal
ofAgricuiture.
A farm that is not we'll supplied with
improved machinery cannot be consid
cred furn nished In modern farming there
is scarcely any labor performed without
the assistance of machinery, from what
is now considered the simple moving
machines to the more complicated ma
chimes used for cutting and binding grain
with twine It becomes. therefore
matter of vital Importance to the farmer
to select the best and to understand how
TO operate it. This is especially true Of
harvesting machinery that must be used
at season Of the year when delays are
very annoying and expens i've The
di ference III price between a frs t.class
machine, one that is well made of good
material and by well known and respon-
sible manufacturers, and one. made by
irresponsible parties, or by parties who
have little reputation at stake, is onlya
trifle. Manufac turers of the latter class
usually make their goods to suit the price.
Young men should be encouraged in &C.
quiring knowledge Of the science Of
Mechanics that they may be better able
to operate and select that which is best
adapted to the work to be performed,
There WAS time when this class of
machinery was constructed almost en-
tirely of green lumber held together by
nails} and of common cast iron, which is
very heavy and liable to break at any
moment; but Of late years many manufac-
turers haye discarded it and and now
using maileable iron in its stead, which
Is much better adapted for this purpose
on account of its lightness and great
strength, To distinguish between MALE
able and cast iron, take a sharp chisel
chip small piece off; the nalleable will
turn up before the chisel the same as
wrought iron, but the cast iron will
crumble. If farmers will thoroughly ex-
anime all tolls before buying they will
soon compel manufacturers to use MALE
able iron more extensively in the con-
struction of farm machinery.
A. harvester cannot be considered
complete without serrated sickle with
which to cut clean grain and a smooth
knife to cut where there is grass and
weeds, or when the grain is damp, and
also for cutting flax, timothy, &c. It is
important that the knife or sickle be
easily removed for repairs, grinding, or
for storage ina dry place when not in
use, to prevent rust. The strength of
wooden parts is greatly impaired by their
liability to split, but this can be rene
died by using riyets on the ends crosswise
tef the grain. The device for changing
the height of cut in harvesting machines
is Of the utmost importance; itshould be
strong and durable, easily handled. and
have capacity for chang the height of
cut when in tall grain, to, enable the
operator to pick up patches of lodged.
grain without stopping the team. All
bolts should have square heads, SO that
the nuts can be removed at any time. a
square shoulder On bolts is not sufficient
to prevent them from tnrning when the
wood gets dry and the nuts are rusted on !;
and this ia source of great annoyance
on all kinds Of mac hinery.
Tha foregoing are q feWsof the import.
ant points that suggest themselves to the
writer, who has had considerable expert
Eence with machinery on the farm, and
he hopes they will be of some assistance
to farmers in selecting that which is best:
and which will undoubtedly prove to
them the cheapest il the end, and also in
inducing maaufa cturers Of farm ma
.chinerY 10 use the material which is best
adapIad % that purpose % account Of it's
lIghtness, strengg ggtl and durabi bilisy
sLEABIE IRON D.