Manual of agriculture, for the school, the farm, and the fireside . necessary toaccomplish the object desired. Good implements savelabor, while those ill-suited to the purpose increase it. 876. But though the best are, on the whole, the cheap-est, even if the first cost be greater, yet it does not followthat they should be bought beyond the actual wants of thefarm. Expensive implements that are rarely used, increasethe permanent investment, and occasion great inconven-ience, by requiring much space and care. They should nottherefore be accumulated on the farm merely becausethey are new and goo
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Manual of agriculture, for the school, the farm, and the fireside . necessary toaccomplish the object desired. Good implements savelabor, while those ill-suited to the purpose increase it. 876. But though the best are, on the whole, the cheap-est, even if the first cost be greater, yet it does not followthat they should be bought beyond the actual wants of thefarm. Expensive implements that are rarely used, increasethe permanent investment, and occasion great inconven-ience, by requiring much space and care. They should nottherefore be accumulated on the farm merely becausethey are new and good in themselves. If they are notwanted, the money paid for them is often worse than lost. ^^_^^^. 877. Some may be needed but a fewhours in the courseof the year, and yet, for that time, may beof the highest im-portance. In suchcases, where thefarm is not largeenough to make itnecessary to own the Fig. 88.—Mowing Machine, in operation. , , , implements, two or more neighbors can hwj and own them in common. .The mowing machine, (Fig. 88, ) the reaper, the stump. WASTES OP THE FARM. 24^ puller, the stone lifter and the threshing machine, in asection of small farms, may be obtained in this way. 878. The storage and preservation of implementsrequire thought and attention. Exposure to the weatherwill often rust and otherwise injure farming tools, whilea little care will preserve them. Some system of manage-ment should be adopted for saving the more expensiveones from unnecessary injury. 879. The cost of a well-arranged tool room will notseem great, when we consider its convenience, and thesaving which may be effected by it. A place for everything and every thing in its place, is a maxim nowheremore important than on the farm. On many farms muchtime is wasted in searching for tools left out of place andill cared for, which should be saved. 880. A mistake not unfrequently made by farmers, isthat of undertaking more than their capital will warrant.Profit depends more on thoroughness an