Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-11-22

;rs GsDiisnsh, g given tn rG.es.
bsrstufore mentioned OCCASIONALLY
b. 'hese GO. .-Is, by following
wb. - Ar crs nasy &C ire nors
o. iess ves'tb, namely: y, SCOT
a..c-' yrur loefes =" ar ., ~, ,1ur
profits suE on" There = ~ XII
Of h3s.Bess where 80 adoption d
these rsies i more needed shan IN
farming: bat there are many co.
tiyatOrs who do not know when
they are losing and when they are
gaining. The great requisite for
snccess therefore l. 20 determine
this vital point. We know the
owner u a small tsrm-and doubt
les every reader may know q al
sddiiiOpal Oue-ghO thought lie
was gradually adding 10 Lis pro
perry. But be kept no account
will bis farm, and dill not look
over his list ~ creditors. Before
he vas prepared for il, bis creditors
came upon him with claims which
lie could not meet, an1 days were
consumed in examining bis where
abOuts. H discovered be had
gone 10 sea without compass or
loz-book. Some Of Lis operations
or crops had been profitable. and
others had been losses or failures.
leaving sli 20 guess work, be for
got the losses and remembered
the profits. Had be known pre-
cisely bow 10 discriminate one from
the other, be could Rave adopted
the comprehensive ruies just cited,
% cut shOFt hi loses, and let Is
profits run On.
The farmer, WHO determines 70
know which from which. must. 10
the frzt place measure ali biz fields
Until be- does this, be cannot know
the amount Of labor required to
till, the quantity II seed required,
nor TIA average p-ctcc. e: acre
after harvesting the crop.
The next thing is TO set apart
few minutes every day for record
ing the operations Of his farm in a
systematic manner. He must not
leave this 10 be the last thing to be
attended 10, and liable TO be forgot
ten or neglected, but 1t must be
made as essential as his daily meals.
II regarded as Of little consequence
it will be neglected; II looked upon
as Of vital importance, on which
all his success hinges, he will be
sure to give it daily attention.
The measurement Of his fields, the |
accurate record each day, under its
appropriate page, Of the expenses
or profit Of each field, and the
weighing and measuring Of every
thing which passes through bis
hands. will in q short time educate
him into regE'aritv, system, and .
order, which 10 itself win be ~
great value through life. In
short tire, and with few minutes
D; care each day, his land will be-
come an experimental farm on
which he will receive accurate, re-
liable, and practical information,
worth more than ten-fold all it has
cost bin.
To enable the farmer TO work
with accuracy. ne shoul1 he pro-
vided with = number ~ appliances
He should procure a tapc-line or
Surveyor chain % measure his
fields; the former il more easily
used ADD sufficient for all ordinary !
purposes. A knowledge Of com
mon arithmetic will unable him 10
calculate the contents. BY meas
nring Lis wagon boxes and grana-
ries, he may readily ascertain their |
contents; dividing the number Of
cubic inches they contain by 2,74s
will give the number Of heaped |
bushels. The granaiies should be
marked by several horizontal lines,
each number with the contents mp
10 that line. This will show ap
proximately at any time what grain
be has on han1, or any added
amount. He may also determine,
at least remotely, how much hay
he has ia bis barn, by measuring
tae space it occupies, and allowing
about 500 or $40 cubic feet for
ton OF solid, packed timothy, and
500 or 500 for clover. But the most
important assistant Of all will he
the platform scale for weighing
loads OF hay and grain, and domes-
tic animals. He may thus deter