Show WEIGHING OR I 1 GUESSING how flow do some farri farmers lers get along wili out scales well wove weve seen one of these old fashioned fellows heft a basket of corn and say now bill what do QU on say that weighs then bill hefts and hems and haws and pretends lie he is one of these state fair wizards who bets a chance against your rickel lie he can come within three pounds of your and after e eleven I 1 eve n dollars worth of 0 argument they split the difference and let it go at that the progressive farmer guess gues s what made him progress 1 lie he sell by bulk it if he con can help it for bulk measures are inaccurate and breed dissatisfaction taeup the u ta date farmer uses au up to date weighing machine in fact the simon pure progressive has three sizes one is a family scale for small things such as liens hens honey butter groceries milk meat and babies this indispensable adjunct to efficiency is scaled by ounces up to fifty pounds in addition there should be a platform scale on wheels for the granary it should be scaled by half pounds up to a quarter ton or more almost daily on en a busy farm someone wants to weigh a sack of feed seed potatoes a pig or one of a score of things farmers buy and sell besides weighing the baby it is not mere sentiment to keep track of childrens weight noting whether they are growing as they should that grownups are interested in watching their weight Is shown by the large use uee of penny scales in public places no argument is needed to prove that every farmer could use a hay scale yet every farm need not have one A good hay bay scale costs costa a round sum and you cant use it often but when you do want it you want it bad liko like the texas man and his gun any implement that Is not needed frequently or cr exclusively is a fit subject for cooperative use if a few neighbors buy a hay scale peale in partnership the individual expense is light nobody Is sponging and you dont have to guess or drive clear to town lown every time you want to weigh hay corn or livestock the scale box should have a cr proof door with a good lock and a hey tor for each partner or oue hidden in in a public place A lot of 0 small change is passed out by farmers in the course couise of a year tor for weighing wagon loads of farm i reduce if to this sum be added the advantage advant ag es cs of convenience and indred ii ia rl i 3 P enough ough could be sanca in a ume to 10 buy a share in r n fast ret clrk c rivin livin scale for or community use farm g |