The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-22
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
RuraIist
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN.
A RsW Sensible HInts to Salt the Busy
Agrieulturist.-Itsms That May
Benefit Our Readers.
rake Good Care Of Farm TOOLS.

have always considered money in
vested in tools as much OF a man =
actual capital as that in live stock or
real estate and care Of one as essential
as the care OF the other. Upon many
farms plOws, harrows, reapers, etc,
are left standing in the field where
used or in the yard uncovered, save
perhaps by the rather leaky roof OF a
tree. uncared for, only as nature COW
cred each with rust or mold. And still
the cry goes up from these same farm
ers of hard times, and so they will be
next year harder than ever, when these
tools are called into use and found
broken, or worse, rOtted and rusted
out, entailing delays for repairs when
work is pressing, or the expense Of
new ones.
The owner Of one farm | visited is
considered scientific farmer. And so
he Is as far as preparing tho soil, grow
ing his crops, and caring for live stock
is concerned, but there it ends.
never saw cows slicker or better fed
and housed; horses whose glossy coats
and tossing heads told palmer than
words of plenty OF oats and care. just
out in the yard, not stones throw
from the warm stables, | saw three
plows, two cultivators, spring tooth
harrow, hay rake, and as the auction.
GERS say, other articles too numerous
to mention," without cover save the
snow which was fast drifting over
them. No lack OF storage room here,
for there are unused sheds and barns
on the farm, enough to store five times
the amount. 1t seemed to me there
was no excuse for such negligence,
when an hours work would have
housed them all.
During the time OF use many tools
have to be left in the field exposed to
sun and rain for days at a time, but
when not in use they should be- shell.
tered. And late in the season or dur.
ing the winter each tool should be ex.
amined, and put In order for the
coming spring, Ny plan Is as soon as
the hurry Of work Is over in the fall
to inspect each tool and il a pillow OF
cultivator, to scour the points, ETC.,
tighten the nuts, put in new bolts ii
necessary, and then with warm linseed
oil brush over the entire implement.
castings and woodwork. When spring.
time comes there is no guessworb
about the tools. They are ready every
time. A farmer can do much repairing
himself il he tries, and with but few
tools. A small stock of bolts and
screws should be kept ON hand, and q
few sticks OF CHOICE timber for emer.
gencies. The butt OF that young hick.
DRY or oak cut last winter, had it been
placed in some. dry place, would have
been the thing for some of our repair.
and better timber than is often found
at the shops. You wanted short
whiffie tree last year when you cult
waited corn. Make one now and get il
ironed while work is not pressing
Take it to the blacksmith when yor
take the teeth from the spike-tootheC
harrow to be sharpened, and do no
put 1t off until springtime.
do not hold myself as paragon il
the farm line. | know that thii
theme has been talked and writer
upon ever since agricultural papers
were printed, so mine is no new idea
And yet one-half of our farmers "ans
those even who read the papersn 20 oil
in the same old way, storing thei
tools out Of doors and paying for re
pairing enough 10 hire q man to car,
for the tools. To say nothing OF tn,
vexatious delays caused by the break
age OF rotten woodwork and rustet
castings.-J. II. Howerman in Orang,
Judd Farmer.