2. When mechanics are brought to the farm, they must 

 be fed, and sometimes lodged often an added burden 

 to the farmer's busy wife. 



3. It is frequently impossible for farmers to secure the 

 service of good mechanics. The latter do not, as a 

 rule, like to go out-of-town for work lasting only a few 

 hours, and the majority likewise object to being away 

 from home at night. As good roads become more 

 frequent, this objection will have decreasing weight. 



4. The farmer can do much repair and construction work 

 at times when crops and animals do not need his at- 

 tention, or when the weather is unfavorable for other 

 work. 



The educational value of Figure 4 lies primarily in the fact 

 that it shows how 7 many farmers per hundred do the kinds of work 

 described, and how that compares proportionately with similar 

 work left to carpenters or other mechanics. 



Table 6 



Showing kinds of repair work in wood occurring 50 or more times per 1000 

 farms, as found on 400 Pennsylvania farms. 



Frequency per Frequency per 



Job 400 farms 1000 farms 



1. Door screen 94 235. 



2. Wheelbarrow 93 232.5 



3. Rail fence 74 185. 



4. Window screen 74 185. 



5. Horse manger 73 182.5 



6. Cattle manger 73 182.5 



7. Bins for grain 69 172 5 



8. Wire fence 68 170. 



9. Wagon box 65 167.5 



10. Horse barn 64 160. 



11. Combination barn 60 150. 



12. Hog house 59 147.5 



13. Dairy barn 54 135. 



14. Board fence 53 132.5 



15. Farm gate 52 130. 



16. Corn crib 51 127.5 



17. Pig pen 46 115. 



18. Poultry house 45 1125 



19. Horse drawn sled 45 112.5 



20. Fruit ladder 44 110. 



21. Wagon bed 44 110. 



22. Hay rack 43 107 5 



23. Wood picket fence 40 100. 



24. Yard gate 40 100. 



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