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Show I TA1.2 CARE OF FARM TOOLS. H Without the aid of modern nia- H chincry on the farm it is doubtful if H sufficient hcip could be secured to H :grow a fraction of the enormous H amount of agricultural' products in I ' 'OW United- States. Without the tid H of macliinejs, some of which do the work of-eight or ten men, the development devel-opment of the vast wheat and corn field would have been impossible. On every form there .should not only bp the necessary tools, but a tool house and proper care should be given them. Machinery should not be left in the fields to be weather beaten, and to go to destruction. There is no economy in neglecting the farm implements. It is "estimated" that the life of the average farm tool is ten years, ,1 deterioration of 10 per cent a year. By careful management this should be doubled. Some of the labor-saving machines arc costly and they must be replaced when worn out. It is economy, therefore, to keep them in a tool house which should be kept dry in order to protect the implements from rust. |