Box Elder News Journal | 1913-12-25 | Page 7 | Intend Buildings to Last

INTEND BUILDINGS TO LASI lasa writer bocrie a habit of putting U up temporary structures to serve on an the farm As ono one looks back over his life ont on the farm he li is dismayed to seo see how bow much of it has baa byn spent in doing things that are temporary that must b ba dons done over and over again for ever he Is repairing fences or buildings always there haunts him the knowledge that foundations are giving way walls walla bulging and roofs leaking the tax on maintenance mainton ance on the farm Is too large and no Is the time to begin to correct this ovil the breeders bleeders Bre eders gazette says for the sake of our rema remaining laIng years on the farm for far the sake of the boys who will come after us let us ua build for i permanence erma nence so far as we are able concrete makes imperishable foundations and floors it makes cheap walls for the lower of farm buildings concrete ance posts should last a hundred ears roots roofs of tile slate or galvan galvani i iced iron are fairly imperishable in europe the farmer inherits much more than his land he inherits build ings so well ell constructed that while they are hundreds of years old they will yet yat endure indefinitely the farmer adds a shed or two he bequeaths beque athe then to his son an equipment that Is comprehensive coin useful and needs no especial wor to keep it in repair let us cult moving on in america but settle down on the land as though we meant V t stay there and signal that intention by beginning the era of permanent construction on the farm