Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1929-10-03
TIM Ell Y
FAR nj TOPICS
By the
County Agricultural Agent

Do you intend to keep your cat
tie and horses and sheep in the pas
ture Let all winter, Mo- OF course
they don't, and why? Simply be-
cause the cattle wouldn't give much
milk If they stood out Of doors after
fall and winter rains and cold wealth
er sets in. The other stock would be
equally as adversely affected
DO you intend to park your auto
mobile with on'y the sky as a roof
this winter? MOI Well, why not, Be-
cause il would start hard, ruin the
paint. freeze the battery and radia-
tor. "injure the top, and other
reasons too Vulnerable to mention.
Quite correct Properly house the
livestock Doing so means increased
returns from them for you. Proper
~ park the automobile in the garage
Il means added pleasure for you and
increased profits to you TO keep IL
away from the winter elements.
Why not do the same with your
farm machinery? That machinery
cost lot of money and will cost even
more TO replace. Just a little time
and care spent in putting il in a good
implement shed. properly protected
frcm the weather will yield you just
rs much value as the housed live
stock and automobile.
Silo filing season Is past and your
rush season for the year is over. Why
not start right in on the ensilage cut
ter and blower pipe ini your winter
implement care program? Straight
on the bent pieces Of blower pipe.
Rivet that sheet metal fast TO the col
lar from which 1t had been torn loose
Then clean up the cutter. Serape of
the ensilage that has dried fast in the
blower and around the knives Repair
that broken slat in the feed table and
tighten the chain a little IL necessary.
Be sure to put some old crank case
oil on each chain link. 1t keeps the
links frem rusting and greatly length
ems the life Of the chain. Sharpen the
knives. being sure to retain the prop
+ er bevel on them. Then replscs one
set OF knives and adjust them as
closely to the shear plate az possible
without their striking when running
+ The knives should have a coat Of oil.
This prevents rust. In fact every
bright surface and every wearing
surface should have its coat Of oil.
Other exposed surfaces should be
painted. Paint and crankcase oil
don't cost much. Apply them liber-
ally.
What has been said for the ensil-
age cutter goes for all the other
machines. Get them under cover.
! Then clean them. Every machine
you used last summer needs to be
cleaned. Plows, harrows, cuitivators.
corn planters, tobacco settlers, and
all haying tools need attention. As
you clean, keep a watchful eye open
for needed repair parts. When you
find badly worn part, which can no
longer be djusted--diseard IL and
order a new one now. Don't wait un-
I'll next spring. Order il and when it
comes--put it in place. Next year
you won't need 70 wait for repairs
which are often fifty and a hundred
times more expensive then than now
due 10 lost time and possibly lost
crops.
+ Your father many times said
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
You should do well TO say, "Spare the
grease and paint and spoil the farm
machine, Grease and paint reduce
the attacks of the farm machines
worst enemy--RUST. Rust exacts a
greater toll from machinery standing
idle than wear exacts from the ma
chine in operation. Therefore, apply
! those two allies--grease and paint
literally, and defeat the enemy.
Finally then do these things now,
: clean the machine; grease and paint
il; order repair parts at once; store
the machine in dry. sheltered build.
ing. But if you don't do anything
else--give it shelter. Do as much
for il as you do for your livestock
and automobile.
Information in this article basee
on material from F. w. Knipe. Agri
cultural Engineer.
RAYMOND r. WING,
County Agricultural Agent.