295 A FEW 
PRACTICAL “DON’TS” 
small hand-press, would stand a poor show be- 
side the new power presses. So with old- 
fashioned, hand-gardening tools. You can do 
more work with a wheel-hoe than with ten 
hand-hoes, and it isn’t so painful either. Get 
only the tools you need, but be sure to get 
them, and get the best of their kind. 
Don’t let your tools stand out in all weathers, 
and don’t forget to clean them and see that they 
are oiled. A dirty farm implement may mean 
the spread of disease; unoiled bearings may 
mean injury from rust or breakage. Save time 
and expense by a little care. 
Don’t expect eggs from dirty or ill-fed fowls. 
The natural returns from such conditions are 
vermin and sickness; and you'll get them. 
Don’t expect to take everything out of the 
soil and put nothing back. The soil is like a 
bank account, so long as you keep adding to it, 
you may draw from it. But if it is all “draw” 
and no “add,” then you will soon come to the 
end of your resources. Feed your soil and it 
will feed you. 
Don’t plant poor seed. You can’t afford it. 
The best is cheapest. If you have poor seed on 
hand, throw it away—or perhaps it might do 
for the chickens. No loss can be so great as 
the loss of planting it. 
