Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-24
ANliSE THE TOOLS.

One of the chief causes Of loss on the
farm, or In business, arises from neglect,
and oftentimes the thing neglected seems
trivial and not worth mentioning. The
farmer who carefully houses all imple-
ments, chains, plows, harrows, machines
and carts, "a soon as used, and keeps
everything In order for use, finds salts
faction In SO doing, but above this ne
finds the line OF profit, though probably
not attributing it to this Que fact, while
the farmer who drops everything when
done with II and leaves tools, carts, ma
chinery, etc., scattered all over the iarm,
would not admit that right here might
be found the one cause Tor failure. NO,
long since, In driving through good
farming section, II was surprising 10
note the number Of moving machines IN
the dooryards and fields, the horse rakes
left where used last, and the plows, har-
rows, chains, etc, scattered about the
ward with the carts, all being In confu-
sion and tending TO disgust every passer
by. as well as inmate, with farm life.
The loss to those individual farmers
through this carelessness would be con-
sidered a good profit by others who
properly house the implements.
Men complain about taxes, but rust
will eat the Income as rapidly. Oh all
the burdens on the farm this OF wasteful
neglect of personal property Is the great
eat. An inexpensive shed alongside
the barn, made dry and kept free from
moisture, will afford housing room for
every cart, machine, harrow, plow,
chain and tool used on the farm, and u
these be looked after, when housed they
will be ready for service another spring.
The saving In one year VIII more tnsn nan
Offset the entire cost. "a place for
everything and everything In Its place.
Is a good motto for everybody, put es-
peclally the farmer. The plow lett IN
the furrow from spring until spring, the
harrow alongside the landing. the now
ing machine and rake In the field where
last used, and the chains, shovels, hoes,
ETC., dropped about anywhere, may seem
TO SAVIOR OF convenience, but it is OF the
most expensive nature. Success on such
A farm L., In spite OF obstacles, placed in
the way by the farmer.
Hindrances are piled on every hand
where helps should be, and the expenses
of running the farm enormously increas-
ed. A painstakiug farmer said to the
writer, as ne called attention to MS SIX
foot NOV ing machine, securely housed !:
.Ihat machine has cut the grass on TINS
rocky farm-seyenty tons a year-ior
six wears, aud not one cent has been nee
essary for repairs. More than this, u Is
iust as GOOD as new, and since haying
The knives have been sharpened for next
YEAR" As we glanced down the shed,
every hoe and shovel Was bright, every
plow point and harrow tooth clean, and
the cart bodies and sleds looked as
though they had good coat OF paint
yearly. When the conversation turneu
on the question OF profit We were NOT
surprised TO find good margin on the
right side Of the ledger. IL came oy
reason of attention to details, that OF
care of implements being one OF the most
important. For this reason IL Is timely
10 urge the cleaning and housing OF
every tool, cart and implement as soon
as It's work is over. "A days exposure
means loss to the owner. !,
N life L. made up Of trivial things, and
the sum total Of these settle the question
with the individual, then surely by at
teutiou TO these the results may be con-
trolled. A penny saved il just as good,
and has as much purchasing and saving
power as one earned, and for this reason
the protection Of the personal property
about the farm becomes OF supreme I'M
portance to the farmer. House the
tools.-Maine Farmer.