128 LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



THE OLD WAY THE NEW WAY 



The hoe. The horse-drawn cultivator. 



The gram tickle. The horse mower and rake. 



The grain cradle. The steam-drawn harvester. 



The single plow. The steam gang plow. 



The corn knife. The corn reaper and husker. 



The "up and down churn " The "quick coming" churn. 



The open crock. The cream separator. 



Points in the care of farm machinery : 



1. The farmer must know how to manage his ma- 

 chine. 



2. Farm machines must not be left in the field to 

 rust and rot. 



3. As soon as any tool or machine has finished its 

 work for the season it should be carefully cleaned, oiled 

 and housed. 



4. Every machine, implement, and vehicle should 

 be properly oiled. 



5. All needed repairs should be promptly made. 



6. "Such care, which is neither costly nor burden- 

 some, will add many years to the life of a machine." 



Practical Exercises 



If the school is in a town, the teacher should go 

 with the class to an implement store and observe the 

 different farm machines, tools, and implements. 



Make a list of the different kinds of plows, harrows, 

 reapers, planters, and grain separators that you 

 know of. 



Each pupil should make a list of the different farm 

 implements at his home, and the make of each im- 

 plement. 



NOTE. Some farm machine or implement, such as 

 the plow, should be brought to school, to be taken apart 

 and set up again by the pupils. 



