The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-26
AUTO ON THE FARM
Many Reasons Why Owner Must
Make Himself Familiar With
. Machine.
BUY GASOLINE IN QUANTITY
In Addition to Importance Of Always
Having Supply on Hand, This viii
Be Found a Matter Of Economy
Description Of Model Garage
and Its Equipment.

AS the farmer must shelter and care
for his own machine, and has not the
opportunity to run into q garage for
gasoline. lubricating oil or other sup
plies every time he gets ready for a
drive, 1t Is necessary for him to make
special provisions in this regard. Such
provisions, it must be said, prove to be
items Of genuine economy rather than
undue expense. Also, it necessarily
leads to a closer contact with the mo-
tor and all working parts OF the ma
chine, and thus, in turn brings great
or degree Of pleasure In its operation.
The farmer is obliged to get his gas
oline by the barrel; 30 he has stor-
age tank near his garage, and In such
a place as to be conveniently reached
Thus he never leaves home without
a plentiful supply Of fuel, and 1t is
very seldom that farmers car Is
stalled by the wayside for lack OF
gasoline. He likewise keeps plen-
tiful supply of lubricating oil and
grease on hand. So his motor never
lacks for lubricant and all working
parts are supplied.
Buying gasoline in quantities works
q considerable saving within year.
Oil, even best can also be purchased
at a much lower price when Sc
cured in barrel or half barrel lots. So
the method that is adopted as neces-
sity becomes the very best that could
be devised And al the farmers mo-
tor never lacks oil, 1t gives a long
season Of service with no repairs.
The same precaution must be fol-
lowed in providing supply OF inner
tubes, patches, cement, cases and tire
equipment Likewise Is found min
iature machine shop, or at least a
bench with all needed tools for doing
lighter repairs on the machine. To
accommodate all these features, the
farm garage is usually built large
enough both to shelter the car and
allow ample space for the work bench,
oil reservoir, and tool kit. The gaso-
line tank Is buried underground near
by with a pipe and pump connection
inside the building. convenient to the
supply tank Of the car. A separate
building is erected for the garage,
rather than to use a part OF the barn
vehicle shed, both for the sake OF con-
venience, and as protection against
fire. Moreover the farmer soon learns
that the auto and the vehicle are en-
tirely two different rigs, and must be
cared for and sheltered separately.
A garage was built at one place at
a cost Of less than 500. 1t was II by 20
feet ground size, with double rolling
doors for the main entrance, each
door being five feet wide, thus giving
a ten-foot entrance for the car. The
building was built bungalow style to
harmonize with the farm residence,
and had six windows, three on each
side, so as to give plenty Of light. The
windows were hinged at the bottom,
so they could be easily opened to ad-
nit air The foundation Of the garage
was cement blocks, with two-inch
flooring. This was provided with drain
holes to take off surplus water when
the car was washed and cleaned In the
house This garage was built as neat
ly as the farm residence itself, using
novelty rustic for siding, which with
the long caves and bracket gables
gave a very pretty effect
1t has been noticed that the closer
the farmer can keep to his machine
in the matter Of its operation and
care, the more positive Is the enjoy
ment he derives from its use. Even
though he were obliged to move to
town, we would continue to do work
on the car; not because Of any griev-
ance against the garage man. but be-
cause he would have learned by expe-
rience that this Is the most satisfac-
tory Dlan