The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-02-21
THE FARM WAGON.
Suggestions Relative to an Indispensable
Article of Farm Economy.

Suggestions Relative to an Indispensable
Article of Farm Economy.
You have q new wagon, have youp
am glad Of it. for farmers, like most
other persons, Ike to have new things
around them. and especially so il the
new is better than the old. Let us look
the wagon over. The box is a stout
one; but there should be an addition
made 10 il not only rs 4 strengthening,
but a, a means Of preservation, there
fore what suggest is directly in the
line Of economy, for whatever makes a
machine last longer saves money for
YOU. Get a strip Of heavy band-iron ~
wide as the boN-bOards are thick, aud
have holes drilled in II about six inches
apart. Then crew IL to the upper
edges Of the box all around. II YOU do
no do this your box will soon he marred
aud broken into on the edges BY heavy
articles like boards, pieces Of timber, or
machinery which may be loaded into
the wagon. With this strip on n box.
the edges a not be injured easily. IL
will cost a fow shillings. but Il will
make your box more durable, and YOU
will find II a paying investment
What Kind OF q seat has the wagonp
oh, the old-fashioned spring-scat in
which the springs are long strips of
hard wood which fa.ten under the box
toward the rear IT 1t. by a rod running
across, and are held up by hooks which
hang IN tho box. LIDO not like this.
Why Well, because such a seat,
though springy, and easy-riding. is at
tached To the box in such u way that
the weight Of two - three persons In
Il gives II a swayingh ion which racks
the box and soon PCS Il. The best
seat Is one with sprif like those on
buggics under theme le seat-springs
which have an up-ao. -down motion,
but no side sway amigo pressure on
the box beyond that L. weight they
sustain. A seat wit. oun' rings can
be removed in \ m6lH,ip 81 alone.
The other seat can net bays ily re-
moved, and two pcrsbns help " neccs-
sary TO make the work q. all easy. The
seat with springs UNDER Ii Is not In the
way as the one with sprhg-bars Is, and
is not Us likely TO brcak fbwn.
Have you sidc-boardpsi use on the
box In harvest timee' You ought 10
have. You win fndiA n extremely
handy many times .J,ps.g the year
when You have a bulk ad to draw.
You u make themoy oarself. The
hluaEs natth ,au nVt - ,r,u ~. al.
box into which to slip She strips at the
end and middle Of 1.-THE side-board.
With them Il will be 'rnsy 20 pile on
and draw a much bulkicf load than YOU
could without them. for without them
your load would b. In danger Of losing
a share Of it.elf. on rough roads, or
when driving fast.
vi course YOU want yous wagon 10
look wellp Then YOU must have a shed
for II, and keep il housed from storms
and the hot sun. II II gets wet. As
soon a. dry give all the wheels a good
wash Of thin oil about the hubs and
spokcs. to prevent the next rain from
soaking In. OIL the aNlcs frequently,
and always use n good lubricant. Poor
axle-grease should always be avoided
IL damages the wagon, for Il Is never
81 any benefit. and the use OF Il leads
the farmer to think that he Is caring
properly for the wagons welfare. aud
the first he knows the axles arr worn
and cut with friction. Get something
you know to be good. or use tallow or
lard. applying Il Is often As you think
necessary. Never let the axles get
gummed over with sticky suhssances.--
Il. h. Rerford, in Western fformaa.