FARM MACHINERY AS AN ECONOMIC FACTOR 271 



that discarded machines can be repaired at slight expense and 

 be made to give as good service as a new machine. There are 

 many farmers who discard a machine after it has seen three 

 or four years' service, when it really needs only a few slight 

 repairs. Such machines can often be found standing in fence 

 corners and are used to supply bolts, etc., about the farm. 



