The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
IDST TAKE CARE OF lE||1|M IMPLEMENTS
Be Too Much Farm Ma lust as We'll as Too Little sltber Must Be Avoided.

Kern, Specialist in Farm I'm
 ...s.nents. Extension Division,
 University of Arkansas. {. Q of the labor problem, which
 Q itself felt in our state, and sz of the necessity of increased
 d feed production, the buying, ',. For and using farm machinery
 .Shiects 10 which the average ,...N, should pay more real atten-
 He should realize that the pur- .s2 ef farm machinery is as much
 hpslness proposition as fhe pur- s,1r of A pure bred bull or pure .s rnroc-Jersey hog. The farmer .z not buy the pig merely for the rx nf having the pig, but he makes 4<estment from which he intends
 <<alize the greatest profit. The |tSr the farmer cares for the pig, the E. net gain he realizes from his in- |I<tent Farm machinery Is also an < ||z4snsable means of profit. and the xe care taken in selecting, using i 8aring for farm implements, the F. will be the net eafnings, and the st economic agriculture is not pos r nntil the right kind of efficient Y and time-saving implements as Ibrm warrants is used.
 .=t Little Machinery to the Farm. a|kre can be too much farm ma *zsy just as well as too little. zf is to be avoided, and the sys-
 of crop rotation and the labor 5|em will largely determine the 54nt of machinery necessary. As a Eral rule we find too little machin-
 10 the farm in Arkansas. If farm
 tonditions are such that two-horse alements cannot be used, those con |cns should be changed.
 ukments an Index to Advancement
 of Community.
 1hp kind of farm implements is an t1 to the advancement of com Hjty From the pony blow. solid Eep, middle buster community with Eequate schools and churches we # to a more highly developed coun- sNith adequate schools. efficient ~=hAers and churches of which the anunity is proud The proper f, use and care of farm imple- afs helped 10 accomplish this. 'pints to Observe in Purchasing
 Implements.
 'p most farm implements the fol- ang purchasing points should he Fled bearing in mind that we are ling an investment from which we Rct a dividend.
 Efficiency of the machine is to be Eidered first of all. What is tho |ity of the work that it will do, Ii much can be accomplished? The Ehine should be selected with this Fiew, that the greatest possible punt of efficient work may he Rezed from the implement.
 Obstruction of the machine should noted. Will the implement stand pnder the strain for at least eight fs which should be the average life 2 reasonable care and housing, Implement manufactures puts out ew machine and finds some parts of weak construction. When this alled to his attention he reinforces se parts if his aim is to help the ner. If 1t is not. he allows the her 10 suffer the loss. and in the run both are the losers.
 he farmer Is justified in not grab. the untried and newest machine on the market. If it is an expert It he can afford to wait a short le until it is tried out. If 1t res success as a time and labor er he should not be the last to lay .e old methods and adopt new. two equally desirable imple. its, select the one for which re- s can most readily be obtained. e worth hundreds of doiaIrs can " be lost because of inaccessibiI. to repairs. Purchase implements le by reliable manufacturers. eeplng a machine in proper repair materially lessen its nnal expense
 give the owner greater satisfac. 7 Ealing wire may serve as a re-
 part 10 finish the days work in e instances, but do not try to make Ike the place of the part broken
 may run the cost of upkeep of machine into dollars instead of s Keeping in proper repair in- es tightening loose nuts, oiling to en wear and produce less draft. roper Care Means Money Saved. zen With our inadequate supply of implements there are some sz5,- 'Ve invested in this state. Annu-
 the farmers lose s2.OOo,00O, as " as 1t can be estimated with the ent data. Were the farmer com 'u to pay 15 to 20 per cent interest 'orrowed money he would feel un- y treated, but farm implements. the cheapest blow to the thresh. Ire In most instances left in the -ner the year around. Instead of "s eignt years or more, very often VI tnree years is the life of those If shed room can not be 'ueu' the implements should be ltu and nffA1