. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . ed to the soil,the particular crops, and the condition under which thefarming is done. It is poor economy to farm with unfittools, or implements in poor repair. On the other handit is possible to have too large an amount of money in-vested in farm implements and machinery. A number ofthe larger farm machines, such as corn harvesters, thrash-ing machines or shredders, can be owned cooperatively ina community and made to do the work of four to ten farm-ers instead of one. This will reduce both the first cost andthe up-keep. The care of machiner
. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . ed to the soil,the particular crops, and the condition under which thefarming is done. It is poor economy to farm with unfittools, or implements in poor repair. On the other handit is possible to have too large an amount of money in-vested in farm implements and machinery. A number ofthe larger farm machines, such as corn harvesters, thrash-ing machines or shredders, can be owned cooperatively ina community and made to do the work of four to ten farm-ers instead of one. This will reduce both the first cost andthe up-keep. The care of machinery.—It is generally consideredthat a machine kept in good repair, and well housed whennot in use, will last as long doing the work of five farmersas a machine owned by a single farmer and doing but one-fifth of the work, if neglected and allowed to stand out-of-doors in rain, snow and all kinds of weather when is no better test of the progressiveness and goodmanagement of a farm than the way the farm tools andmachinery are treated. 408. A yuung farmer mechanic with a well-eiiuipped shop. ~
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