The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20
CARE or FARM DOL
A Habit Easily Formed aud which Pay,
Big Interest.


See here. farmer friend, | want to tell
YOU something. A little way down the
road saw pillow standing in the fence
corner u the corn-fcld. The iron was
red with rust. The wood was wet with
yesterdays rain. ! am sure the nipple.
mcnt has been standing there for some
weeks from the appearance Of It. |
would not BE- afraid to assert that the
exposure Of the pillow has damaged Il
more than all the Use il was put to
during the spring. The water which
s0aks in about the lemons aud mortices
and bolt-holes will soon induce decay in
the wood. and some day Il will give
out. Another worthless Implement
you will say, perhaps. Here is n
broken tool while yet new. II ought 10
have lasted twice as long. They don't
make machinery A. strong and substan-
tail as they used to-" Now the fault
will not be in the pillow II Il gives out
before Il ought to. II will be the result,
Of your neglect II you house u pillow
or any other tool when not In use. civ.
ing the woodwork a good coat Of pc.
trolcum and oiling the iron In II to keep
Of rust, 1t will last three times rs long
a, machinery left to take EAR Of itself
win. know this 90 b. true.
Machinery properly cared for will
wear out. but seldom win give out be.
for. Il Is worn out. Think Of ~ II
you can make your pillow. or your
mower. or your reaper last three time.
a. long by putting them under shelter
when not in use, and giving them tn,
attention all machinery should receive,
to prevent decay aud rust. how muel
money YOU squandcr In a few year r. b,
no, doing SOL This may seem an ex'
travagant statement. perhaps. al frs
thought; but when YOU come 70 thinl
the matter over soberly you will con
clnde | am not far from right.
Have n house to keep them In. !
need not b. an expensive building. hu
It should BE- one that will keep out rail-
and snow. Make Il largr enough t.
bold the mower and reaper. the pillow
the harrow and the horse rake. Whcl
you have got through with the ma
chines in the field. bring them to shell
ter. and sce that oil and grease are ar
piled At once.
Our lsiics wrap up their furs in cam
phor and cedar 10 keep out moths dur
ing the ssason when hirs arc not in u.s.
We should ~ a. careful TO apply IN
Sneaas q preventing the ravagrs Of tn
destructive moths u rust and decay |
cur farm tools But We ARE not
Another argument in favor q havin
= house. or a placs. for machinery {
all kinds In use on the farm IL this.
you Do not take the pillow or harru'
fnom the field whom done tNing Il Their
You may forget where you len L. and
vii have 10 h hunted up. causing vs'
stious delay. Even n you rememb'
where Il 1. there will b. labor and tin
expended In roirg after II. which migl
hare heen avoided u ron had brought
from the field and stored Il in the to'
house o. shed.
n Il always pleasant 10 know wkel
% loot for and find . thing Ahshit
sasting things in their proper place
.rpod one Tor . fsrmsr 10 form a.
t..rh hi< hasa The first step tsws'
~ formsfion q this habit e to have
49, 80 tk~ shirrs The srcc.d one
10 rut TIE things sheres After ,hst >
that tk<y arp krrt Tiers when not
60 u<s<erp Es~rss.