South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-08
DOCTOR CRIPPLED
FARM EOUIPMEN
late Winter is Time TO Put
Machinery in Repair for
Summers Service.


new binder every three years. and
who AZ one time was in debt for
three binders which Do purchased
ir period of seven years This
farmer USED ready made apple
tree AS shelter for his grain har-
Hester When one tree rOts ne
plants another. And although NE
and his FAMILY work hard. H. IS all
ways paying last seasons debts with
next years income WHY isn't he
successful?
If the agricultural implements
which have Iustea and rotted TO
pieces in fence corners and barn
Yards could De placed end 20 end
they would probably stretch from
here 10 iunuirum Approximately
100000. geo constitutes the annual
loss due To- lack OF care iu handling
farm machinery tribute 20 catch
as-catch-can methods The average
farmer viii slt up au night 10 save
the life OF a dsy-old calf or a litter
~ pigs and think nothing OF &c. yet
the same man Will begrudge the
time and labor necessary To- haul
valuable tools from the fields To-
proper shelters.
cultivate Conservation OF Farm
Tools.
The present is an opportune time
for taking inventory OF farm ma
chiuery resources as well as ac-
count Of essential repairs and rec
ord OF implement condition. says the
rural engineering division OF the
nited States department of agri-
culture. Repairs should be ordered
and put in place as soon as re-
ceived Machines should he gone
over thoroughly and prepared for
The coming season. All adjust
meuts should De- made. q plentiful
supply OF various sized bolts. NUS
and screws should Doc secured and
everything got 800 shipshape order
for the rush season OF spring work.
4 few spare hours can be devoted
advantaeeousIy 10 the collection OF
old implement parts, repairs and
scrap iron which have accumulated
ia the fence corners and lanes as
the present values OF scrap and junk
Justify the farmer iu selling such
material. which is valuable for I'M
dustrial purposes
Now is the time also 20 sharpen
plOw points and disks and 10 touch
Up the dull harrow teeth. The cul-
tivator should be sharpened, as
blunt points and worn harrow
teeth are highly inefficient and VIII
not perform satisfactory work. All
worn parts should be replaced and
the machines placed IN Al condl-
lion for field service I'm spike
tooth harrows teeth should he re-
versed in the clamps II worn only
ON one side. while II both points
are dun they should be removed
and resharpened by forging and re-
tempering. Spring-tooth harrow
teeth should be handled similarly.
while the discs or discs harroWs
should De edged Mowers. reapers
and binders should be oVerhauled
and put in order Tor strenuous
campaign. me 'nlled states ne
partment Of agriculture offers Valu-
80. 9fS and ssl. care and Repalf
on Farm implements when every
American farmer should read
Provide Proper kepairS.
The department recommends that
% caretul and systematic 'nspeotlo"
81 each implement DE mace TOT 'he
purpose OF making or ordering re-
pairs. Flows. listers harroWs.
rollers. drags, seeders. drills plan
ters cultivators, mowers olnders'
headers. hay rakes. hay leaders,
S,ackerS- wagons. racks, engines. ana
horsepower or oell-orl'en nachihes,
such as separators eilo cutters. ana
iced grinders are the implements III
most common use 10 Is suggested
that each implement "e inspected
Tor badly worn or broken parts 10
determine what parts should De re-
paired ana those mat must oe re-
placed with new ones
As Ien''uo'' TOT oi"'r'l'- me-"
parts and IN overhaulns' the ma
chine make nSt Tor each lmpie-
meni OF }he parts I'D 'e repaired
or me new parts 10 oe oouShl, ais"
any special too'~ necessary IN ma &
ing THESE repairs ful uoNh the
name Of manufacture year bought.
and the number or the machine III
10 is known Do orders are sent 20
fhe factory 'c sure io specify tine
enf4loCfIp. unfferu o. casting mum