CHAPTER II 



FARM SHOP WORK 

 PROFITABLE HOME REPAIR WORK 



Each farmer must be the judge in regard to the kind 

 of mechanical repair work that should be done at home 

 and the kind and amount of repair work that should 

 go to the shop in town. A great deal depends on the 



6.6.B. 



Figure 69. Logging Chain. One of the cleverest farm inventions 

 of any age is the logging chain. It is universally used in all lumber 

 camps and on every farm. It usually is from 16 to 20 feet in length, 

 with a round hook on one end for the slip hitch and a grab hook 

 on the other end that makes fast between any two links. 



mechanical ability of the farmer or his helpers. How- 

 ever, the poorest farm mechanic can do " first aid" 

 service to farm implements and machinery in the nick 

 of time, if he is so disposed. A great many farmers are 

 helpless in this respect because they want to be help- 

 less. It is so much easier to let it go than to go right at 

 it with a determination to fix it, and fix it right. 



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