The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-20
A Eaw Farm Necessaries.

The American Rural Home notes list
of necessaries and help that no farmer
sbould be without, as follows: Every
farmer should have good supply of nails;
Int do not think as some people do, that
YOU have a good supply when you have a
Mound each of Sd or 10d, or keg OF either
or both. What mean by good supply is
a variety. Everything that requires to be
fastened with a nail should be done with one
If suitable size and length, and by having u
variety this can be done with neatness and
dispatch Wire nails are coming into gen
eral use, and are great Improvement over
cut nails, as anybody can drive one without
splitting the article into which it is Icing
driven, as is the case with cut nails, unless
GREAT care is observed on the part of the
user. They can be clinched with case, and
never break in doing so, and when once
used always used for most work. They can
he had in great variety, with casing or brad
heads and fiat heads; nor will the heads
come OFF when driving. They cost trifie
more per pound than cut nails, but there
ere more in number in a pound. In buying
YOUR supply do not forget the wire nails,
and be prepared to do a good smooth piece
Of work.
A necessary accompaniment to a supply
of nails is a good nai-b0x, made with sew
eral apartments for the different nails, with
n handle to carry it by, and place for ham,
ner and saw, or if you have not the above,
have several small boxes, one for each kind
of nails Always have good supply of
screws of all the sizes commonly used as
there are places where they are better than
a nail, and are sometimes absolutely neces-
sary. 1t is always best to buy the common
size by the gross or box.
Rivets should be kept of different sizes
and lengths. The round head for wood or
metal will be found the best for common
use, and can be had from three-fourths of
an inch in length, increasing by quarter
inches, to three or four inches in length, and
of different diameters. They are generally
sold by the pound, and when not wanting
many OF a kind, a good way is to buy u
pound or two of mixed sizes. Always have
esupply of washers to fit the rivets, as they
are necessary in riveting wood or leather.
Copper rivets are superior to iron for rivet-
ing leather, but tue proper way to mend
leather articles is the same as they are
made, Dy sewing with waxed thread, and
the material for making waxed thread
should always be found in every farmers
work-box, together with avis and needles,
suitable for sewing all kinds of harness
work
And last, but not least, have a box we'll
filled with bolts of different kinds, sizes
and lengths. 1t is not necessary to have
new bolts always; old ones will generally do
as well, if of the required size. Care should
be taken to save and collect all old bolts and
nuts taken from old machinery, and by SO
doing you will soon have a good supply that
will be of value some time. Farmers gen
orally are too careless about having the
above commodities in any quantity at hand
for immediate use, but are too apt to wait
until they need them apd then buy just
what they need for that one time, when it is
just as cheap to buy ahead OF their wants,
and great deal more convenient. The
merchant makes his calculations and buys
ahead for his supposed wants; why may not
the farmer do the sames
They cannot plead expense as an excuse
for not having a supply. Neither can they
say they do not need them, because every
farmer does need them, as my several years
experience has taught me. 1t has also
taught me that it is cheaper to have them
in good quantity and variety. If any
farmer thinks he does not want or need them,
let him buy supply and see if they do not
get used up in the course of the year; and
you will not find his harness mended with
carpet tacks, broken tools tied up with a
string, wire, OF straps, and furniture mend
ed with, and pictures hanging on, fence nails
either.