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chance for them to get damp. It is a good plan to place them in 
a gunny sack and suspend them from the rafters of the shed or 
barn. 
A great deal of farm machinery can be placed in a small space 
if properly arranged. At the time of storing the machinery, it 
should be placed in the shed according to the time it will have to 
be removed. The machinery that will be used late during the fol¬ 
lowing season should be placed in the back part of the shed and 
that which is to be used early in the season should be placed in 
front. In this way, it will not be necessary to remove a great deal 
of machinery in order to get what is needed first. 
The following illustration gives an idea of the amount of 
machinery which may be stored in a small shed if the man who 
stores it studies the problem thoroughly. 
The following list of machinery was found in a two-storv 
shed 20x30 feet. The shed has a small side door and a large 
double door at one end. On the first floor: A set of blacksmith 
tools with bench (repair work is done in the shed), riding plow, 
2 cultivators, beet cultivator, binder, mower, grindstone, hay rake, 
grain drill, 2 smoothing harrows (2 sections each), slip scraper, 
and lister. On the second floor: A hay tedder (taken apart), sev¬ 
eral light tools, stoves (stored while not in use), some household 
goods, and other articles to numerous to mention. In case of large 
crops, grain is sometimes stored on the second floor of the shed. 
The owner of the above described shed unhesitatingly states 
that the shed is plenty large enough for the implements on 160 
acres, providing the wagon and buggy can be stored in some other 
building. 
The time required for storing this machinery and removing ii 
each year is estimated by the farmer to be one-half day for himself 
and hired man. 
As the machinery is being stored, all that which needs repairs 
or paint should be labeled so that it cannot be overlooked during 
the time when the farm work is not crowding. 
PAINTING EARM MACHINERY. 
There is no question but that it pays to keep the farm ma¬ 
chinery thoroughly painted. This is especially true with such ma¬ 
chinery as is largely constructed of wood. The paint fills all pores 
and cracks, prevents checking, prolongs the life of the machine 
and also adds very much to its appearance. Two or three dollars’ 
worth of a good, reliable, ready-mixed paint for outside use, or 
carriage paint, applied each year to the machinery found on the 
average sized farm will add many times the cost of the paint to 
the value of the machinery. 
