Show winter Is the time to take farm inventory repairs ordering of supplies are winter jobs farmers may not be certain yet as to how much of one or another ot of their crops they will plant they may still be calculating the probable effect of a drop in the numbers of their cattle or hogs or chickens they know what they will be doing on those long iona winter days and nights before the ground can be prepared for seeding winter on a farm is the time for making repairs loose boards in the farm floor that ladder rung always uncertain extra hand rails where needed fence jobs chicken houses pig pens smoke house milking equipment and the many little things that always need to be done in the home machinery needs attention to too while it rests before the big spring p push ush oiling painting replacement of worn out parts and a general going over to be sure everything is is ready mean more to the farmers ultimate production job than he may realize points out doing this work in the slack season makes breakdowns far less likely at a time when they would seriously hinder R 1 A I 1 t J A arinter inter is the tune time to paint and ox fix up old budinas bul bU duies dings the business of getting land plowed and crops planted by getting these things done when he has the time along with many others that are a necessary part of keeping a farm in good working order the farmer will find his production job running more smoothly and steadily throughout the year even with another labor shortage promised for next year |