The state herald., 1900-12-07
The Farmer. Too, shop.

In an address before Farmers In.
siituic meeting Mr.. a. +. Tyson OF
Arlington, Nebraska. said:
Perhaps ! may bc somewhat OF n
crank on the farm shop" But how
few farmers pay any attention to this
very valuable adjunct TO the farm ana
Its general usefulness: Let the shop
he wcll-llghied part OF some build
Ing. or n building SET apart or built
especially for this purpose. Many, Of
course, Will not care TO make the ncccs
sary expense for n shop. although an.
building that can be made comfortabl,
10y the use OF u stove In winter VIII
serve the purpose. We all know that
the winter season is when farmers
have the most time for shop or Indoor
work. This also II the proper time 10
make such repairs Ms are needed on
buildings, fences, machinery, etc,
ready for the busy season soon to fol.
low.
The shop should contain such tools
MS are needed for allnround repair
work. They should be OF good qual.
ity. Great care should he taken In
their selection, as poor tools are n
nuisance and can never be depended
ON when needed. One OF the first me-
ccssitics TO such n shop is n good. sub
siantial work bench. | would recon.
mend that II I've made OF twoinch ma.
tcrlnl. 50 that II may have the strength
for the work nt hand. In addition
iher. should bc ladders. carpenters
brackets, horses. etc. In fact, the
farmers shop should contain all such
things Ms are In almost daily service
on n fnrin. nnd most of these can be
made In the shop. Every tool should
be- kept In certain place, rcndy for
use at all times. This IN n progressive
age. where all II hustle and hurry,
our time il precious, aud anything
thnt helps us In our work should be-
lust where We can put our hands ON II
when needed.
For SO set Of tools can bc pur'
chased with which almost amy kind Of
work on n fnrm can bc done. or such
ns an amateur NJ least would care to
undertake may bc done. II should bc
needless for n farmer 10 make n trip IL
town for som. slight repairs on ma.
chincry. ctc. Had he the proper tools
he could do III. work himself In iificcn
To thirty minutes, thereby saving both
time nni money. ! venture to say that
M Investment OF so to $50 In toolr
nnd ynrlous shop supplies WIN pny fof
themselves Ia one year.
Ny time VIII not permit me 10 emu
mcrn,. the various tools npd supplies
Tint Judge necessary ON every farm
Iiut their cost II small aud within the
reach of all,
OF cuurAe there win appear work TIM,
may br too ,iiiiirnlt FOR the amateur
Hut In "a short time you VIII become ~
accustomed ~ the tools mud their user
YOU VIII do difficult things, nnd viii
wonder why you could not have done
the work before, mud. also. how YOU
pyrr got along without n shop nnd
tools, In the iir-i place.
NumbcflrsH useful articles cnn h,
made II onc hns q shop nnd tools
These not only make life onsicr. bui
mora pirnsnnt rlhiin ilni II VIII ba
come "a plrnaurr tp do mechanics
work. nnd utrr begun yDu VIII ncyei
regret the time ur money Invested IN
this way Our public schools ARE d
grind institution. In, they tonch u,
scarcely anything IN mechanics. Thr,
give u- various rules aud examples
hut how lonH are they retained IN IA,
memory II We have M chance 10 Civ,
them n practical irinlf
IN brlnlf uf III" farm boys. II for n,
other reason, lot there n" Instituted
n good workshop on every farm. ,iiV,
The hay rhnnrc iu siof" Ills mind viii
useful knowlrdnu iD benefit him IN IN,
yents ~ come, but do moi neglect I,
give him the irnlbe1 eye aud hand that
comes from the use OF tools