Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-19

ENGINE.
allowance for repairs, storage and
each years share of the interest, and
you will have the yearly cost Of the
machine. A little further figuring will
show whether the benefit received
from 1t in. year will warrant this
cost. d
machinery may be roughly divided
into Ave olasses -tillage, planting, hay
ing, harvesting and miscellaneous. or
The many tillage implements there are
some that are absolutely necessary on
any farm. Among these are the plows.
For the farmer on a quarter section a
sixteen inch riding plow will be all
that is needed for the field work. In
addition 1t may be well to have a cheap
walking plow for plowing the garden,
turning out potatoes and for use In
case Of an emergency. A gang plow
requires too many horses to be prac-
ticable on the average 100 acre farm.
On larger farms, where plenty Of
horses are available, a gang plow will
save the time Of an extra man. 1t Is
a good plan to have the plow supplied
with two or three moldboards Of diff
ferent slants. A steep moldboard pull
verizes the soil more and for this rea-
son Is a good thing to use on stubble
land. On clover sod, however, longer
moldboard should be used in order to
lessen the draft.
One Of the most important tillage
implements Is the disk. No other ma
chine will pulverize the soil so quick
ly or thoroughly. The use Of tongue
truck-a small two wheeled arrange
ment-under the rear end of the
tongue is of considerable advantage in
taking the weight off the horses necks.
Solid wheel disks pulverize the ground
more Thoroughly than spaders or cuta-
ways.
A good harrow Is a necessity on any
farm. The flexible type is best for all
conditions, as 1t gets down into the
hollows and rides over trash better
than will sJlid frame harrow. Spring
tooth harrows, rollers and weeders all
have their special uses, but can hardly
quarter section.
Sext in order come the cultiyators,
and there are so many styles Of these
that choosing is a difficult matter. The
most important part Of the cultivator
is the shovels. A happy medium is
struck in the six shovel type. The
shovels on this can be run deep enough
to loosen the soil we'll the first two
times over the field and can later be
set shallow enough to avoid serious in
jury to the spreading roots. If you are
in the corn business extensively enough
to afford two sets Of cultivators 1t Is
we'll to have special surface machines
for the last two civilizations. Some
companies make surface blades which
can be attached in place Of the shovels
when so desired. In the hands Of
careful man the two row cultivator
does good and rapid work.
First in the line Of planting ma
chimes come the seeders. While cost
ing a little more at first, there is no
better implement for sowing small
grain than the disk drill. The disks
cut through cornstalks and other trash,
and the seed is deposited evenly and
at uniform depth. The resulting
evenness of stand will cause an in
creased crop sufficient to pay the en-
tire cost of the drill in year or two.
In selecting a corn planter the run
ner type Of furrow opener is prefer
able to the disk since the latter is hard
to guide. The essential point in plant
ers, however, is the drop. If you are
in the habit of grading your seed corn
carefully so that the kernels are all
about the same size, the edge drop
plates will give a more even stand
than will the round hole drop. Plant
ers in which the plates are turned by
chain from the axle and the wire
used only to open the shoe are surer
to drop every time than those in which
all the work is done by the wire.
There are two haying implements
that are absolutely essential, the now
er and the rake. Be sure to pick a
wide cut mower. Six feet is a good
width. The extra draft amounts to
little, and considerable time will be
saved in going over the field.