The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-17

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In these days wl|lA harm help !.
scarce. and often 50 unreliable. /,
hooves every farmer 70 cas-, abou. A.
az those labor-sasing helps that Nm
"A % make him independent ii n.
work. With what satisfaction W Y.
our good wives work the ex~clI,,,
sewing machines. doing in hour. nh..
II would take days and even week. /.
do by hand! / know % one "a ,h...
good wives. that makes the serIs-
machine darn her carpets and "A,
children's clothes. This i not oni,
done very quickly. but Otter % nsa,,r
that II h not easy 10 find The place \.
the old rent This same wife has ls,.
" purchased = buiton-hoIe WORKER
with which she can do at least f.,,
| times A. much work as she could II
! the same time by hand 1t is no. onl.
good economy. but often wonArou,
1 comfort and satisfaction 10 q Mi
these helps In the equipment 81 ihe
home that 1.-THE girl may be dispensed
with.
But Il il not only indoors bat ont o.
the farm as well that machinery NAV
be proiitably added. A year ago
plowei up piece Of my DOGGY mar.h
land which had been very thor.
oughly drained had done the same
the two previous years and found to-:
the preparation Of the land IN the
spring for corn was tremendous ia.s.
Last spring read an account o. the
disc harrow. purchased one. ana
believe it almost paid for itself ths
one season. and Il is still as good u
ever. II cut or mellowed the soil gsry
quickly. and without disturbing tie
sod.
' Governor Luce told me a year 40
that he considered hay-loa'lcr u oaa
Of the very desirable additions t. ~.
farm machinery. One Of onr hcx
Lansing farmers who has had a loaie,
Tor ten years says he values il nearly
: As highly rs he does his mower. III
, considers his machine. after ten wears
really as good rs new. 50 purchased
loader. and find 1t an excellen. A.
: vcstment Its hitchcd 70 the wagon IN
! = moment With heavy grass j, taxes
. il Just as left BY the teddcr. otherwise
, il takes the hay from a small wnArow
> and puts Il on the load a. rapiilF =
two smart men can handle il am
glad purchased loader
. One OF the serious things on 4 farm
: Is the going 10 mill. For rs. n icri
9 probably. our grain must be grounA-
Q At least we feed our cattle AZ 2 greA'
: loss unless we do grind our grain. Il
{ we drive OF four or five miles ~
Q DELAYS. toll. etc. make the thoughfiu
9 farmer wonder il there j. not bette
+ wav. Ihave looked about and fonn'
!. n mill which grirds twelve 70 hiterl
bushels an hour. and grinds well \
ID more going 10 mill AZ our house IN
Ie work Is done by colts which are bette
le for il. and on stormy days. 20 there
e little expense
70 But how about power' Stem wa
costly. dangerous and rnhAnAs
81 Wind-power was unreliable The win
3 might not blow when wished ~ 4.
q. my silo. Investigated "ireHl
q powers" and found one. a two hos>.
power. that l think entirely safe
works well and easily. i just The thin
to steady colts and can be workei "a
- tirelv under shelter. Inse this powe
= 20 grind all my feed 70 cut ny e'F
=. for the silo. and 70 cut my stalks an
other coarse feed. II IS grand ~
n 90 work in rainy days. and Pleasss y
= very much We have done Al ~
I. work this fall. cutting corn e ~
large siIo. grinding feed and cu'''n'
coarse feed with q three and ion.-,r N
~ ~ old Hamblctonian colt each ws'eh.n'
- about eleven hundred ana '"'Is
q pounds. and they are all the De''e- Il
- the work. / can heartily rceo'n'n'.'
n" farmers to secure these four macn'ns
Disc harrow. loader. tread-Power 4
= 4 good grinder They will soon Y
m for themselves Rural Aeir ierNe''
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