Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-07-13
A. 4 M. College Bulletin
+ SAVE THE FARM MACHINERY.

MlSSlSslppi n ~ Oolltke
More labor-saving farm machinery +,
must be used out not abused. But
according to conservative estimates
there are $25, 900, 900 invested in
farm machinery in the state of Mis- !
sissippl A very large part of this !
vast sum is invested in turning plows
middle breakers. and crl.ivatorS.
These machines as now used, last on
an average, perhaps sol six wears.
Is there anv reason why they should
not last twelve Is it not possible
to make SO, 900, 900, which probably
represents the va'ue Of these plows
and cultivators in Mississippi. to
last three wears longer than it does
now Or, in other words, is it not
posi- BILE to cut down the aYnnll da-
probation of these IN chimes at least
$3.50 O002
If every farmer in the state of
Mississippi would ten or fifteen miu-
utes each year and apply fraction
of cents worth of ordinary axle
grease to the moudboard, share, and
Landslide of mis- piows, and to the
shovels of his cultivators. such a
saving would result. One can
hardly suggest any easier method OF
placing $3.50, 900 in the pockets OF
the farmers of Mississippi every
year.
Whenever well secured pillow or
cultivator is left standing idle and
lexposed to the damp air for more
than two or three DAYS a few MN
utes' time in applying little axle or
cup grease to these polished surfaces
not only preserves the machine, but
makes certain that it is going to
work well right from the start, the
next time il is used Also this pre-
caution eliminates the necessity Of
cleaning the dirt off from the rusted
mouldboard or cultivator shovels
every few rods until they are
secured
Due to the unusual shortage of
| iron and steel, manufacturers of
farm machinery are having difficulty
supplying the demand for labor saw
ing implements The result is that
prices are advancing everyday and
the farmer is led to believe that he
cannot afford to use these tools.
The truth is that most of these una
chimes are still cheaper and far more
efficient and satisfactory than they
were several years back when they
were first invented aud placed on
the market Farmers are rapidly
recognizing some of the advantages
of machine labor over hand labor and
the part that good farm machinery
must play in producing better crops
at less expense.
| But heretofore. when prices were
normal and materials plentiful farm
ers paid little attention to the proper
adjustment, operation. and care of
their machinery and never really APP
preclated its worth. The time has
come at last when they can no long
er afford TO invest few hundred dol
lars in farm implements. put them
IN the hands of ignorant and careless
operators and leave them standing
in fence corners and under trees from
one season to the next, thus reducing
their usefulness one half Such prac.
| ton has meant loss to the farmer in
two ways; first, because of unneces-
sary and rapid deprecat on OF the
implement, and second, because the
owner, failing to get satisfactory re-
suits due to such waStefu practice,
| failed to appreciate what the ma
chine, IT properly operated aud cared
for, would do for him and consequent
ly reverted back to hand labor and
such inefficient methods.
Any farmer can make his farm ma
chinery investment profitable one
by following some such system as
this: First, learn every adjustment
and the purpose and advantage of
each before attempting to open up
the machine; second, oil all bearings,
wheels, shafts. and other moving
parts where friction will cause I'M
due wear and shorten the life of the
machine; third, keep all bolts and
ruts tight and replace broken parts