The Delta independent., 1924-12-05
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES
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Building o Farm Shop.

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farm than a place where farm and
household appliances can be made,
and where a good job of repairing
can be done on farm implements and
engines. There are so many times
that the farmer has need OF these
things and If he doesn't have a shop
equipped where he can do his work
he must have it. done in town. During
the course Of a year, or a few years
at the most, he can save enough on
repair and construction Jobs to more
than pay for the cost of the building
and equipping a suitable shop
The shop building need not be any.
thing elaborate. However the nicer
It is the more satisfactory IL viii be.
Just any building not necessary for
something else will fill the bill or
If a building is not available then
the back end Of the garage or i'm.
plement shed or the side Of either OF
these may be made into a very com.
pact and useful workshop. Room
necessary is that for a bench two feet
wide or less and six or eight feet
long, and for forge and anvil. II
this is placed in the garage or i'm.
plement she'd any implement to be
repaired can be rolled in out OF the
severe weather and the work done In
comfort The tool rack can be hung
on the wall back OF the bench where
everything will be handy and yet will
be out OF the way.
Again in the case OF the tool rack
simple economy Is possible All that
Is necessary is a back board made OF
inch material and framed by a 1x2
inch strip This back board will be
plenty large in a majority Of cases
II It is made three by six feet. Since
1t Is difficult to always remember
lust where each tool should hang. II
is common and effective practice to
paint the outline picture or siIhoutte
OF the tool in the exact position in
which It should hang.
Only tools for simple jobs should be
provided A blow torch. with solder.
ing equipment. glass cutting and win
dow repairing tools. harness repair
tools and snaps. buckles. etc. for re
pairing harness. and then carpenter's|
tools In amounts to permit a simple
construction. II Is doubtful II
farmer often has time to do the more
elaborate pieces OF work which might
present themselves And so prepara
ton for simple jobs is more prefer.
able.
Such a shop as the above can be
provided at very reasonable cost
and VIII many times prove It's value
Equipment for Economic Feeding
During the Winter.
During the stormy winter montha
there Is apt to occur great loss Of
feed due TO its being forced out n n
feeder or trough. Unless this feed
falls on the ground and Is trnmpled
into the mud there ls no reason why
1t should be wasted. There ia only
one method OF preventing this feed
from falling on the ground and that
Is to build feeding floor. A feeding
floor as II is usually thought OF ia
an expensive thing. And perhap, we
""'"'" 'ihh VI IL hb being made
quite large and OF concrete. But
this is not necessary in every case
II such floor be too expensive for a
farmer to provide II would probably
be possible for him to build n wood.
en- or plank floor to place under his
feeders. In case he were using self.
feeders, which is probably the beat
practice, he could. in the case OF any
class OF animals. build a plank plot-
form under the feeder which would
raise 1t out Of the mud and preyent
the animals trampling the feed into
the ground. This is especially nos.
sible with hogs or sheep. when other.
wise they would force out and waste
great quantities OF feed A feodIng
platform for hogs can be made OF
any size TO suit the farmer but II ia
n good plan to make II only largo
enough that the animal can stand on
1t while 1t eats from the hopper. This
prevents the board from becoming On
mussy and still It viii catch the feed
ana allow the animals to clean nm
without rottlng all around the honpor
the hogs viii be healthier and bettor
contented with something OF this ma.