THE CARE OF TOOLS ON THE FARM 



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Make the tool-house as near weatherproof as possible. Build- 

 ing paper and strips or laths are cheaper than machinery. Do 

 not have any leaks in the roof and do not leave any cracks 

 through which rain or snow can blow. The fact that a machine 

 can be left out of doors all winter and still run the next year is 

 no argument against making the tool-house water-proof. 



The satisfaction of having tools that will operate smoothly 

 and efficiently is pay enough for giving them care even if there 



Fig. 223. 



A corn harvester left out in the snow to rust and decay, 

 great loss to the farmer and should be avoided. 



This is a 



were no money or cost involved. The suggestive list of tools 

 necessary for operating a one hundred and fifty-acre farm in Cen- 

 tral New York and the estimated first cost will help to bring home 

 to us the importance of caring for this investment in farm equip- 

 ment. The man who invests such a sum of money in farming 

 equipments can well afford to borrow money to build a tool- 

 house to store them in. The only reason for the short life of 

 good machinery on the average farm is carelessness and neglect. 



