The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-11-28

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Probably you do not believe that
"the sins of the fathers are visited
upon the sons even to the third and
fourth generations"
You wouldn't believe, perhaps, that
leaving your plows and harrows In
fence corners this winter without even
greasing them may be sign that
spells poverty instead of prosperity
for your grandson. 1t may not, but
well, listen to story.
Two young men. brothers-in-law,
took their wives, cows, horses and
plows into new land in 1910. AS
pioneer farmers, they began with
equal opportunities. Sixty-seven years
later the writer had occasion to go
over the two farms. The grandsons of
the pioneers were operating them. One
farm was a good one and the men who
operated ii, while not rich, were COM
Portable and contented. The other was
rundown, poor farm and It's owners
were constantly hard put to make ends
meet
The original owner of the rundown
farm had been dead great many years,
but the man who pioneered on the
prosperous farm was alive, 93 years
old physically active, mentally sharp
as briar. The writer unable to see
why there should be so much differ
ence between two farms that We're
equally fertile to begin with, asked
the old man how 1t came about
Jimmie Was Careless.
II don't know~-Well, | reckon do
toon he began. Jimmie was good
man, but he was mighty careless
When he finished laying by his corn,
he left his plow In the furrow and
hung his gear on the beam or leaned
them against stump. When he start
ed blowing the next spring, he had to
dig his collar and names out OF the
dirt, all muddy and rotten, and his
plow was rusty and wouldn't scour."
Now, of course, this old gentleman
was wrong in thinking that lack OF
shelter for his implements was The
cause of his brothers failure, but hi
had pointed out an effect that was
indicative of the cause, just as hi
own well-kept implement sheds wer'
indicative of the cause of his owl
success. The brothers rust-pitted mol'
board merely went to show that h
was a poor farmer all around.
The United States department o
agriculture corroborates the testimon
of the old gentleman in its genera
application. Good farmers, says tn
department, take care of their impl'
ments. They may not always find
convenient or profitable to build g,
pensve sheds for their tools, but the
will manage to protect them frol
moisture in one way or another.
Pillow is Neglected.
In this day of complicated machil
cry most farmers probably give HIT
thought to the care of so simple a
implement as a pillow. But, says Il
department, more effort has been e
pended In the slow process of develo
ing this seemingly simple tool tina
in that of any other implement on Il
farm. 1t is the basic tillage tool, Il
Fundamental, farm implement, it
richly entitled to be properly care
for when not in use.
When laid by. say the impleme
experts. the pillow should, If possiol
be stored in a dry place, away fro
contact with the ground. In any ca
the bright parts should always
coated with grease to prevent ru'
Once the mold board and share ha
became pitted with rust, an efficie
Job of blowing cannot be done I'M
the corroded parts again have
quired polish by use.
The department of agriculture,
course, does not stop with the pie
in its admonition in this regard. HI
rows. also relatively simple but t
mendously important implements a
next to plows, most generally negle
ed. Many farmers who would not NJ
lect an expensive harvesting machi
say the experts, are careless es
harrows and other implements of t
type. But these, also, represent CAPT
invested and a larger return is p
sible If they are properly cared
at the end of the season.
Support Harrow's Teeth.
II harrows are stored under a sh
the teeth should be supported
blocks and boards SO that they '