Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-15

How to Keep record OF Cost ana re
by Means Of q
know on what money is being saved
and made.
To keep farm machinery in repair Is
no small item, and frequently time lost
in being delayed during busy period
while waiting for repairs is the cause
for still greater loss. The time loss
in many cases might be done away
with if more care was eXerted in over.
hauling the machinery during the win.
ter season. when farm work is some
what slack. Many farmers make
practice of making some repairs dur
ing the winter, but there is greater
majority who never feel that it Is
worth while to spend time to do such
work, but believe they will have time
enough in the spring or before 1t is
time to use the machine again. AS
rule, the work is not done until the
machine or implement should be In
the field. which ought not to be the
case. The repairing, to be done at
the least expense and loss of time
should be done in the winter. or at
least most of it. There are some inn
plements that one might find difficult
to repair, especially in some OF the
machinery sheds which are found on
farms.
With a good machinery shed and a
work shop at one end where stove
could be set up to take the chill from
the air. this work might be handled
very nicely with little if any discom-
future, even in the coolest weather.
There will be a great many stormy
days when little if any work can be
done out of doors, when the work In
the shop can be very satisfactorily
carried on. Where the repairs cannot
be readily put in the respective Places
cards should be attached to the bro
ken part and everything put in read
mess for the time when the machine
is taken from the shed. / am now
thinking of the grain harvester, which
is frequently behind many of the
smaller machines, making 1t rather
difficult to get at for repairing. In
the case of the grain and corn har'
vester a good plan to follow is to
make note of such parts as show
severe wear and order these parts for
the coming season.
A want book" and box Of ship
ping tags should be part of the
equipment of the farm Office. In the
book should be, made a notation of the
worn or broken part. and with 1t the
letter and number. thus: For the
grain harvester, binder driver dog II.
$780,"
A shipping tag with letter and num-
Der should then be attached to the
part to assist in quickly locating when
repairs are to be put in place. The
same holds true with reference to
bolts. When housing the machinery
you may not have the proper bolts on
hand but the want book" and tags
will furnish the necessary information.
as. zone machine bolt 21s inches by
q inches" This, with others which
may be required, may be purchased In
one order. which will probably result
in saving OF one-half.
While this system may seem at first
thought somewhat cumbersome.
glance at the suggested sheet Will
show that it viii in the end save time
and money, and at the same time dis
pense with worry and aggravatlon at
a very busy season of the year.
When the repairs and special bolts
have arrived, take them with an extra
supply of bolts, nuts and split cot
tiers and kit of tools. Proceed with
the work as occasion permits, and IN