Show CARE CARE FOR MACHINERY properly housed farm implements means big saving tools toola should be well selected kept in good repair and adjustment oiled thoroughly and cleaned before housing in traveling over the country the ordinary observer is unfavorably fin pressed with tho the methods now commonly found in uso use by many farmers for taking care of their machinery As asa a general rule eile tho the prosperity ot of a farmer may bo be estimated by the way lie cares for his machinery poor care indicates shiftlessness waste lack of energy and tho the necessity of buying more machinery in a short time good care on tho the other hand indicates prosperity development bank deposits and long lived machinery to properly care for the farm implements elements pl emonts ts means that they must bo be well selected kept lu in good repair and adjustment oiled ailed thoroughly cleaned before housing and have all wearing parts well greased when not in use and painted when necessary and must bo be properly housed to neglect any of the lines of care mentioned means serious damage and loss 1680 to the iho machinery there Is no ho question but that to properly house bouse to is a great saving as it not only adds a great deal to tho the life of the machine but it also adds to tho general appearance of tho farm it Is generally found profits of many farmers are arc found in such junk hempel an aa this chat hat where a farmer fanner is interested enough in his tools to properly house thorn alem he is interested enough in them to care for them otherwise to house machinery does not mean merely to put it in some turn tum ble down leaky tilled thod or combined machine shed and hen roost A great deal of machinery can be placed in a small space if properly arranged at the time of storing it the machinery should be placed in the shed recording according to the time it will have to bo be removed the machinery that will bo be used late in the season should bo be placed in the back of the shed and that which is to bo be used early I 1 in mhd season should be placed an athla way it will not be necessary to remove a great deal dea of machinery in order to get what is needed first do not forget that the implements and machines on the farm represent an investment and that when ex posed to the weather they deteriorate rapidly thus making mailing thi ohp upkeep and original cost a heavier charge against the equipment dew rain and sunshine may cause greater deterioration in expensive implements than ordinary use to leave the implements at the end of the rows or in the field without shelter means great loss no progressive farmer can afford it binders mowers hay bay presses tractors silage cutters and other machines represent considerable capital and it la is economy to shelter and caro care for them when not in use A tool shed costs coats little compared to tho the risk of of protecting tho the implements the shed is really insurance upon the implements clements ts from sun rain and ana rust even the small tools such as single stocks shovels sweeps hoes spades t double shovels and cultivators need shelter and there is another ad |