CHAPTER XIV 



CARE OP FARM MACHINERY 



WE are living in the most advanced age of 

 machinery. Never before in the history 

 of the world has machinery been applied to the 

 doing of man's work as now. Man has made per- 

 fected machines that do his work with greater 

 skill than ever he possessed. This perfected 

 machinery has permeated every industry, and 

 now becomes necessary to the perfection of effi- 

 ciency so that products may be produced at lowest 

 possible cost. 



Perfected machinery for all branches of the 

 business of farming has been developed to that 

 stage that it has solved much of the labor problems 

 of the business, and makes farm labor a lighter 

 burden than it has ever been in the history of the 

 business. The day of brawn upon the farm has 

 been succeeded by the day of lessened labor and 

 shorter hours of labor. Perfected farm machin- 

 ery has been the magic wand that has touched the 

 old farm labor conditions, and brought forth the 

 period of greater efficiency accomplished by light- 

 ened labor under more pleasant and agreeable 

 conditions, yet we must still take into considera- 

 tion depreciation of farm machinery in figuring 

 the cost of producing our farm products. 



The manufacturing plant that does not figure 



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