Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-02
KEEP RECORDS.

We have often tried TO impress upon
our readers the necessity Of ssepins farm
account. and record. Of each transaction
a. il occurs. but q. this Is sahjee,
that wlll b-ar repetition. and the mo-,
valuable truths mus, be impressed upon
The mind ~iih line uPOn line and pre-.
eep, upon prroeP,, we venture to again
place TIE satjset before them.
While eonVsring With an experienced
and successful farmer. the other day, be
made The rmArk. ,ha, 10 business Wa
earrisd on in % slOvenly a manner. and
-iih 80 little fore,hOugh, and planning,
a. farming HIS remark struck us as being
In = great measure true.
Bat i. such = condition necessary
Do. not the business warrant the pain.
md care necessary 10 syssema,iIins and
placing In The iofm q accounts all the
hule details We claim it does. Many
. mistake may Be avoided by ha'ias In
convenient form iur reference The reeo'd'
.nd sceouni. Of the past year. SaPPo'e
,he sho-ins may no, be iasi ~h.i 80
might ~i.h BY having record ~e
may avoid the mistake. that. PefhaP-.
msrr,d our record Of the past year. and
90 improve upon Il.
We ~sli rsmsmber an old copy ia our
-iitng.bOos. which ran soms,hins lls'
this. let The mistakes Of yes,erd.y
make " wise 10 day" We Ssh i eoalt
b. heeded ofseusr by us all The record
Of svsni. upon any farm. may ee made
m such . manner that they ~ill b IN
tsr,.,ins reading fof every member Of the
family. And. Ne ssk. -hat better les''
ey can any mAn leave as An example io'
he yogngsr members. than a eareialll
prepared .nd well preserved r'eoFd Of III
everyday occurrence. around their tone
a, they ~srs gro-ine up
Ho- many farmer. can tell Ja'i when
their corn as planted the past season.
~ the variety and mAanef Of plan,ing Z
Whether last season compared fa'orael'
9TH other. In earliaes. and productive
nss,. s1cep, by guess-woik' Then, a'
we al practice a system o. ro;l,ioa.
more or les,. IL is necessary ihA, a record
Of the years each 10, has been In grass
should b. kept. also iis average yield
n -e vary li,ile from our usual course.
.e wish 70 know-noi gae-s-,he ~
suits And eer,sialy. we shall knos
nothing ,ha; ~in be any value TO u' u
~s DO no; carefully prepare records as
each wAnt occurs A map or dfAh OF
tie farm l. great help and should b.
made the fr,i thing by him ~ho ~ishe.
20 make = successful record Of bis farm
ing operations. Thi. need soi be ver,
elaborate. bat mus, be sath,ieaily plain
10 show accurately. each outline OF even
feld. With this Asa basis. valuable
record can De made. that will eon,Ain
enough Of the details 20 enable " 10
thoroughly sndsriand What has been
done. Ah.r all The work Of the farm
has been recorded. the stock should BE-
classified. Every animal should have a
name or number. l's history aud brced
should be % placed ia the book a. TO Be-
easily accessible. Ard when occasion
rQair,,. al the point, Of iaisresi Aooa'
that AninL can be a; once obtained.
whsns,rr calf OF col, OF other AainL
!. born. II the osnsr Intends u rAise It.
he should enter IL. name or Number upon
. page. ~hieh mus, be reserved tof i''
use then a. the year. pass there will oe
= history Of that animAl and 10 axe and
qualities eaa be a. once obtained by ret'
srrnee 10 IL. particular page. II any
particular system Of breeding Is adopted
a. there should BE- . system oa al farms.
ii. results can be a. once seen. and The
eour.e can be varied as -oald seem prop
sr. Then every farmer should carefully
observe diasrsni systems Of fsedins and
should have = iseord-bOok in which to
place bis observations.
The farm record book. when properly
Kept. can BE- made Of much interest and
value 10 iis osnef.