FARM ECONOMY

Shannon News, 9 October 1928, Page 4

FARM ECONOMY

CARE OF MACHINERY. Economy on the farm should commence vfitb. farm machinery, said Mr W. Hutchens, at a meeting of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau. Nuts, bolts, etc., on machines should all be freed from dirt, and clogged oil from the previous year removed. Every machine should be well cleaned and oiled a day or so before going to work, to make certain that the soil is feeding properly. Every farmer should purchase a few sheets of galvanised iron and build a shed to house the harvester, binder, drill, combine, waggon, etc. Even if interest had to oe paid on the cost of th*e iron it would not amount to as much as the depreciation on the machines through being left out in all sorts of weather. The iron roof would soon pay for itself in the value of the stock water it caught. Economy should also- be exercised by carefully handling the super when transporting it from station to farm and seeing that it was stacked in'a weatherproof shed. Harness was another expensive item, but if it received proper care would last for very many years. All harness should receive no less than four dressings of neatsfoot oil every year, before and after harvc it, and before and after seeding.