FARM LABOR 337 



213. Work for stormy days. The following list of 

 rainy day work includes a few of the things done on the 

 above farm. These are more or less regular things. 

 Many other things have been done but once in the five 

 years : 



Clean barn. 



Sweep down cobwebs in barn (4 times a year). 

 Set horses' shoes. 



Get machines ready to use (about 1 month before each opera- 

 tion starts, so as to have time to make repairs if necessary). 

 Replace broken window lights in buildings (every fall). 

 Clean oats, wheat, etc., with fanning mill (long before needed). 

 Clean shop. 



Oil wagons and carriages. 

 Repair machinery. 

 Sharpen all tools. 

 Clean cellar (twice a year). 

 Mix feed. 

 Mix fertilizer. 

 Oil harness. 



Sharpen mower sickles. 

 Wash and pack eggs. 

 Clean henhouse. 



214. Winter work. Live-stock demands more atten- 

 tion in winter, so that by combining live-stock with crops, 

 a part of the winter work problem is solved. 



The following are some of the kinds of work that are 

 done'in winter on well-organized farms. Some of these, as 

 repairing machinery, are universal ; others, as work in the 

 wood lot, apply to certain regions only : 



Repair each piece of farm machinery. 

 Make tools and do other carpenter and repair work. 

 Oil and repair harness. 

 Haul manure. 

 Sharpen all tools. 

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