The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-13
agricultural.
A FEW FARM NECEssARIEs.

list of necessaries and help that
no farmer should be without, as fol-
lows: Every farmer should have a
good supply of nails, but do not
think as some people do, that you
have good supply when you have
pound each of Sd or 10d, or key
of either or both. What | mean by
good supply is variety. Every
thing that requires to be fastened
with nail should be done with one
OF suitable size and by having a va
riety this can be done with neatness
and dispatch. Wire nails are com
ing into general use, and great
Improvement over cut nails, as any
body can drive one without splitting
the article into which it is being
driven, as is the case with cut nails,
unless great care is observed on the
part of the user. They can be
clinched with ease, and never break
in doing so, and when once used al
ways used for most work. They can
be had in great variety, with casing
or brad heads and fiat heads; nor
will the heads come off when driv-
ing. They cost trlfle more per
pound than cut nails, but there are
more in number in pound. In
buying your supply do not forget
the wire nails, and be prepared to
do good smooth piece of work.
A necessary accompaniment to a
supply of nails is good nail box,
made with handle to carry it by,
and place for hammer and saw, or
if you have not the above, have sew
eral small boxes, one for each kind
of nails. Always have good sup
ply of screws of all the sizes com
monty used, as there are places
where they are better than a nail,
and are sometimes absolutely neces-
sary. tits always best to buy the
common size by the gross.
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 inch
es, 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 pound or two
of mixed sizes. Always have sup
ply OF washers to fit the rivets, as
they are necessary in riveting wood
or leather. Copper rivets are supe-
rior to iron for riveting, but the
proper way to mend leather articles
is they are made, by sewing with a
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 har-
ness work.
And last, but not least, have a
box we'll filled with bolts of different
kinds, sizes and length. It 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 old
bolts and nuts taken from old ma
chinery, and by so doing you will
soon have a good supply that will
be of value some time. Farmers
generally are too careless about hav-
the above commodities in any guam
tity at hand for immediate use, but
are too apt to wait until they need
them and then buy just what they
need for that one time, when it is
just as cheap to buy ahead of their
wants, and a great deal more con-
venient. The merchants makes his
calculations and buys ahead for his
supposed wants why may not the
farmer do the same ?
They cannot plead expense as an
excuse for not having a supply.
Neither can they say they do need
them, because every farmer does
need them, as my several years ex-
perience has taught me. 1t has al
so taught me that it is cheaper to
have them in good quantity and va