Sharp County record., 1917-08-31
MUST TAKE CARE Of
FARM IMPLEMENTS
There Can Be Too Much Farm Ma
cSlnery Just as Well as Too Little
either Must Be Avoided.
By Y. n. Kern, Specialist in Farm I'M
plements, Extension Division,
University of Arkansas.

Because Of the labor problem which
is making Itself felt in our state, and
because Of the necessity OF increased
food and feed production, the buying
caring for and using farm machinery
are subjects 10 which the average
farmer should pay more real atten.
ton He should realize that the pur
chase Of farm machinery is - much
Of a business proposition az The pur-
chasing Of a pure bred tull or pure
bred Duroc-Jersey hog. The farmer
does not buy the pig merely for the
sake OF having the pig. but he makes
an investment from which he Intends
to realize the greatest profit The
better the farmer cares for the pig, the
more net gain he realizes from his in
vestment. Farm machinery is also an
Indispensable means of profit, and the
more care taken in selecting, using
and caring for farm implements "a
more will be the net earnings, and the
most economic agriculture is not pos
sible until the right kind Of efficient
labor and time-saving implements as
the farm warrants Is used
Too Little Machinery to the Farm.
There can be too much farm ma
chinery Just as well as too little
Either ia te be avoided and the sys-
tenn Of crop rotation and the labor
problem VIII largely determine the
amount Of machinery necessary. AS
general rule we find too little machIn-
cry to the farm in Arkansas. n farm
ing conditions are such that two-hSrse
implements cannot be used, those con-
ditions should be changed.
Implements an Index to Advancement
Of Community
The kind Of farm implements Ia an
index to the advancement Of a com
munity From the pony pfow solid
sweep, middle buster community with
inadequate schools and churches we
pass TO more highly developed coun-
try with adequate schools efficient
teachers and churches Of which the
community Ia proud The proper
types, use and care Of farm lmple-
ments helped to accomplish this
Points TO Observe In Purchasing
Implements
To most farm implements the fol-
lowing purchasing points should be
applied bearing in mind that We are
making an investment from which we
expect a dividend
Efficiency Of the machine Ia IN he
considered first of all What IL the
quality Of the work that II will do7
How much can be accomplished? The
machine should be selected with this
in view, that the greatest possible
amount Of efficient work may he
squeezed from the implement.
Construction Of the machine should
be noted VIII the implement stand
up under the strain for al least eight
years, which should be the average lie
with reasonable care and housirg7
The implement manufacturer puts ont
new machine and nnds some parts
are Of weak construction When this
IA called 10 his attention no rclnforcee
these parts n his aim Ia 10 help the
farmer n N Ia not. he allows The
farmer 10 suffer The loss. and In The
long run both are the losers
The farmer IA justified In not grab.
hing the untried and newest machine
put on the market n II ls an expert.
mont he can afford In wait short
while until II Ia tried out n Il
proves = success as time and labor
saver he should not he the last 10 lay
aside old methods and adopt now
on two equally desirable Imple.
menta, select the ono FOR which re-
pairs can most readily be obtained
Time worth hundreds or dolalrs can
eaaily be lost because N inaccessible.
ity 10 repairs Purchase implements
mado by reliable manufacturers
Keeping a nachue In proper repair
will materially leaaen Its 1nal expense
and give the owner greater satlgfac.
tlon, 3allng wire may serve AZ re-.
pair part 10 nnieh the days work In
some instances, but 40 notify 10 make
- take the place ~ the part broken
You may run the cost n upteep or
the machine into dollars lnatead NJ
cents Keeping IN proper repair In.
cludes tightening loose nuts. olllng 10
lesson wear and produce less draft,
Proper Care Means Money Saved.
Even With our inadequate supply of
farm Implements there are some s2s..
900 500 invested In this state Annu.
ally the farmers lose $4,000 900 A
nearly al II can be estimated with The
present data We're the farmer com.
pelles 10 Dag IL 10 20 per cent Interest
on borrowed money he would feel I'M.
justly treated but farm Implements
from the cheapest Dlow 10 the threah
err are In most instances LETT In thf
weather the year around lnat-ad oi
lasting eisht years Or moro very offer