| Show TRENCHING MACHINERY some form fonn of trenching drenching tren ching machinery will prove a profitable investment according to engineers in the united states department of agriculture if the landowner has more than rods of tilo tile drain to lay in soil that will require picking but which is free from rock ditching plows that can be purchased for 18 to 20 will prove of material assistance in such work if as much as aa 1600 1500 rods of till drain are to be laid the landowner will be justified in purchasing a horse drawn plow at to provided the soil is free from froin roc rock and large roots the instillation installation of rods of drain tile will justify the purchase of a power driven trenching drenching tren ching machine for 1500 provided the machine can subsequently besold be sold forone for one halt half its original cost the various types of trenching drenching tren ching machines are divided in farmers bulletin a new publication of the united states department of agriculture into four classes 1 plows and scoops 2 wheel excavators excava tors 3 end less chain excavators excava tors 4 scraper excavators excava tors the plows and scoops range in in price from 18 for a simple ditching plow to loosen the dirt and make hand shoveling easier to plows costing and fitted with devices for lifting out the dirt and trim i ming the trenches the other three classes are usually elaborate machines costing 1200 to which may not be profit j aw able investments lor corthe forthe the nver aver i age farmer who has only a small amount of draining to do however where there is much drainage to be done it will be well for the landowner to investigate the advisability of purchasing some trencher which has a detachable tractor when not needed for trenching drenching tren ching the tractor may easl easi ly lybe be separated from the digging apparatus and used in all the ways in which a farm tractor is ordinarily employed another method of securing the services of a power machine is for several landowners to combine in purchasing it three things are required of a good trenching drenching tren ching machine namely 1 it must operate efficiently through various kinds of soil 2 it must be capable of cutting true to grade 3 it must work for long periods with out breaking or otherwise getting out of order probably none of the plows or scoops cuts accurately to grade and some hand work is necessary to make the trench smooth for laying the tile property properly however their low cost makes it profitable to employ them on work that would not justify the use of more expensive machinery the cost of trenching drenching tren ching by machinery must include besides the expense for operation and repairs interest on the investment and proper charges for depreciation of the machine the interest and depreciation charges are continuous whether the machine is working or idle the real dif ference in cost of trenching drenching tren ching k ly y machinery and by hand band is not so great as it is often supposed to be but many times there are advantages in having the work done quickly or in employing only a few men instead of a large number the more expensive macht machines will wall be profitable it if the owners cark cani keep them busy a large part odthe time |
