St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-08
FARMER AND PLANTER.
REPAIRS At HOME.

a Aeans ~ Which the Farmer May Save
Macy Dollars.
When times are close, prices low and
purchasers difficult to find, 1t is well to
look after all needless expenses upon
the farm. and, II possible, to find not
only new sources of income. but. II
possible, new means Of cutting down
expenses There is one means within
the reach of all whereby at least some
saving in expense may be effected, and
In the case of many farmers THE saw
ing would. during the course of . year.
amount to = considerable sum. In this
] refer to the making of many neces-
sary repairs to the machinery of the
farm. In q former article made ref
erence to the desirabitity of some of the
most frequently-used tools. such as
hammers. saws, planes, chisels augurs.
bits. etc: but in this desire to recon-
mend TO every frugal farmer the desir-
ability Of other tools.
While every farmer should have the
necessary tools for making repairs in
wood. there are many who would find
it equally desirable to possess tools
and materials for repairing harness,
boots and shoes. Also for mending
tinware, hopping barrels and other
similar work. have always been &C
customed to this kind Of work in rainy
weather. and scarcely know how I
should spend the stormy days Of win
ter did not have some kind of work.
shop. we'll equipped with tools and
materials in which to work. l keep
adding to these tools occasionally as
needs require and means permit, until
now the large shop is pretty we'll sup
piled with all the tools that are likely
to be required about the farm.
Among the more recent additions to
this line is farmers set of blacksmith
tools, purchased In the summer of
1894 OF course, there WAS no idea OF
doing blacksmith work for others, but
the object was to provide against un-
expected breaks Of farm machinery
which might otherwise require . trip
to town and the loss of half DAVIS
time. Scarcely . week has since gone
~ without some Of these tools being
in use. Frequently they are in use
every working day. They not only
save much valuable time, but consider
able expense besides To-day these
tools are looked upon rs almost xs
essential as the carpenter and harness
tools.
To illustrate their usefulness, I
might mention that while cutting
nearly one hundred acres OF clover
seed that season there were fire.
quent small breaks about the reaper
that would have called for . trip to
town but for the fact that the repairs
were made 1t home During such =
busy season such things are easily APP
preciated. One morning during the
winter we had all things In readiness
to begin hauling fodder purchased
from . neighbor, when it was discov-
cred that . new spindle put on the
wagon by town workman was loose
on IN axle. and liable to cause troubl z
1t any time. Ordinarily 1t would have
called for . trip OF twelve miles to
town and return, the loss of half .
days time and the delay in haul
ing. As it was, the wheel was re-
moved, the spindle taken on, and in
1--WE minutes time holds were drilled
through each side OF the skein, the
spindle replaced. . bolt inserted, the
wheel on and we were on after load.
Recently we were having a new we'll
driven ut the house, and. rs frequent
ly happens, there were tools broken
that would have caused more or less
delay had It not been for the repair
shop within twenty PAGES. So fire.
quently were different tools called for
BY the well-men that finally one OF
them said he feared he would miss
| them when no went to his next job
+ Where there are hired men who have
any ingenuity at all. they may thus
.usefully employ pany days which
would otherwise be total loss to the
employer. Boys may soon be taught
to do great number Of odd jobs If
they but have the tools with which to
work, and the lessons thus learned will
be Of value TO them during the remain
der Of. their live&-yphn L. Shawyer,
in Eavn1 and EiroeidA