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a machine, and where this is not possible I keep the exposed 

 parts well cleaned. 



" Now all of this may seem rather unimportant to some farm- 

 ers, or they may think it a great deal of trouble for nothing, 

 but I never notice the trouble and, in the long run, I find that 

 it is a good form of economy. I farmed for many years, at a 

 time when prices were much lower than they are now, and I 

 made my farm pay. I do not claim that it was all due to my 

 caring for my equipment, but the fact that I have made every 

 cent of capital invested in mslJfihines return 100 cents on the 

 dollar, and then some, has had a great deal to do with my 

 prosperity." 



