Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-12-14
Spend Some Time to Save Time.
The fall of 1909 sees q new department

Spen0 some lime 10 save lime.
The fall of 1909 sees new department
organized at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege, the department of Industrial en-
cheering. Inquiry brings US the infor-
nation that its courses deal with system.
The classes will study factory manage
ment with view to greater production
Of higher quality at lower cost, by means
of little economies. Some of the ques-
tions considered are: Can the machin-
cry on this floor be arranged little
differently, so that less power will be
wasted in transmission Can different
motion be devised in certain hand work
that will enable five employees to do the
work of sixP The solution of such prob
lems has been found 80 productive of
dividends that specialists are employed
to make study of q factory or mill and
discover just what changes should be
made. If such methods will transform
mill from poor investment to good
one, is 1t not reasonable to suppose that
the farm offers just as great opportuni-
ties, especially in view of the loose man
agement we 80 often find? Some OF our
questions: Will 1t pay me to install a
gasolene pumping outfit that will save
each day twenty minutes of the time OF
each team, worth 35 to 40 cents an hour,
and now spent In going to the trough?
Can put In system of simple chutes
that will save an hour week in hand
ling mill feed? Small itemsp Yes. But
all gross income up to q certain point
means nothing by way of profit; after
this point is past, all additional income
on the same outlay is clear gain. 1t Is
on the profit side of the ledger that these
small matters of economy and conven-
fence count. And there are dozens of
them, some to be put right with no out
lay, Others at slight expense.
This question must be viewed not
only from the financial standpoint, but
from others as we'll. Inconvenience
wears out men in body and temper. 1t
makes drudgerv of tasks that should be
insignificant. You have seen a farmer
tugging at least six times day at a
sticking stable door or broken down
barnyard gate. And then, many an i'm
portant duty Is neglected because 1t can
not be handily done. This is especially
true with hired help. The hens are un-
derfed on cold winter mornings because
it is no fun to shell full peck of corn In
a wind-racked crib.
Then, in emergencies there is often
serious loss because something has been
neglected. We had some splendid oat
and pea hay two summers ago. All was
in before dinner except one load. A
cloud came up and we hurried to the
field. We were at the barn door just as
1t began to rain. We had neglected to
put in plank bridge and were running
on to the barn floor on pile of rails.
The load was little heavy; the rails
slipped, the horses stuck. 1t was five
minutes before the load was In, and 1t
was soaked. The bridge could have
been made in an hour. The planks were
lying there waiting.
These are mere examples. Probably
not one fits your case, but there is hard
" farmer to whom the argument does
not apply. The busy season is nearly
over-while your pipe glows comfortably
by the stove this evening, think over
your farm and buildings and find the In
conveniences. Then. when you have a
chance, make that gate to replace the
old bars or put in few extra harness
pins so you won't have to handle over
two or three sets every time you hitch
up. By the way, when you build the
gate invest Is cents in a pair OF heavy
wrought iron hinges. The sliding kind
always make trouble. And so on.