IMPLEMENTS 



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Implements. 



Compared with those necessary for use in farming, 

 the rancher's outfit of implements and tools need 

 be but small. The following list gives some of the 

 more important items of the best qualitj' - , with their 

 approximate prices in most ranching towns. Never 

 invest in second-hand machines, or implements of 

 any kind, if you wish to avoid trouble. It never 

 pays in the long run, unless you happen to be a 

 practical mechanic, and can correctly appraise the 

 probable future value of any used article for the 

 particular purpose for which you may require it. 



Hay- mower . . 



Plough 



Waggon 



Hay-rake 



Crow-bar (steel) 



Spade 



Hay-fork 



Axe 



Cross-cut saw 



Bucksaw 



Hammer 



Chisel 



Brace and bits 



Auger (2 inch) 



Wire nails, per 100 pounds 



Wrought nails, per 100 pounds 



$55-00 

 22-00 

 75-00 

 20-00 

 2-50 

 1-50 

 0-75 

 1-50 

 3-00 

 0-85 

 1-00 

 0-75 

 3-50 

 1-00 

 5-00 

 4-70 



