Evening journal., 1915-10-06
FARMERS ARE READY
FOR WINTER JOBS
Exercise of Minutes of
Thought Will Save
Hours of Labor
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LAWS ON BOOKS
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BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. $50 long as
good weather continues i'm tho fan
most farmers are so busy with thresh-
ing. corn and potato harvest. fall
seeding, hauling, etc. that less import
ant work is usually postponed until
winter. However, the exercise of n
little thought and the expenditure of
a very few minutes at this season
viii often save not only hours but
days later on when the weather and
roads get bad and outdoors work is
impossible.
Then the odd jobs of overhauling
the farm equipment. repairing, paint
ing, etc, which have been put of un-
til a slack season, will require atten-
ton. But all too often the necessary
materials will not be on hand, and the
work will be delayed until it is pos
sible to make a trip to town. and not
unfrequently il remains undone until
the busy season the following year.
when necessity demands IL.
A list should be made of the things
that will be wanted for this work. It
will only take a few minutes to jot
them down as they are brought to
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town. they may be bought and set
aside. so they will be ready when
wanted. The conditions of the differ.
ent machines which will, or should be
overhauled should be noted and the
parts which will need to be replaced
purchased. Then there are the odd
jobs of repairing buildings. fences
gates, etc, which will require more lum
Der and nails; there is no need to
make an extra trip for them when
wanted-they may be brought home
/ the next time a ,oad is taken 20 town
/ Likewise the lumber and hardware
! for the small jobs of construction
which should be done before spring
Also the paints. oils. putty and
I brushes which will be required in
painting the various farm wagons, i'm
/ plements. inside woodwork furniture
etc And above all. the necessary ma
terials for the improvements you have
been planning for the house should
/ be obtained so that they can he com
pleted this winter and not have tC
wait another year.
Everyone knows how much more
satisfactory II Is to have the neces
sary equipment ready to perform
piece of work whom an opportunit,
presents, than to-. get started on
and then find that it will have tc bl
/ postponed until a trip can be mad
TO town. which. even if roads ar
good and the trip can be made a
once. means a loss of time and adde
expenses.
It is astonishing how much can b
accomplished on rainy days or du
ing slack times, when the tools an
materials are at hand and thei
should be no difficulty in overhaulir
. practically every implement on n
. farm during the winter season, al
, have them ready for next season
work. The value OF these "stitcht
in time" is frequently out of III pr
portion to the small amount of tin
they require. Aside from the sati
faction OF having each implement
first-class shape when IL is neede
there is the actual saving accomplis
ed by avoiding having horses an
hired help standing idle while repaii
are being made. which. in turn. fir
quently means a loss of part of
crop.
It is useless TO 60 into details cor
cerning the many jobs which can b
accomplished with profit the winte
months; there are plenty of thel
which will occur to the farmer VIII
will spend a few minutes in consit
ering the matter.