The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-12-15
SUCCESS IN FARMING.
The Only Way Of NJ ,king Agricultural
Pursuits prontRble.

The Only Way OF NJ skiing Agricultural
Pursuits ProAtNble.
Farming does not mean simply stir
ring the soil. sowing the seed and
harvesting the crops. but from the h.
ginning OF the year to its end there
should BE- a constant production in
every possible manner. While the
crops are growing the future foo Is
being prepared, but rs soon as it is
harvested it should be made still more
serviceable by being converted into
some highcr-p priced product. While
an acre Of land may produce fifty
bushels of corn on its part, yet that
corn may nearly all lind its way back
to the soil that produce it, only that
portion being sold that will repay the
cost and labor Of converting it into
beef, mutton, pork, wool, muscle or
whatever it may contribute. Tho
farmer who can so manage rs to Sc
cure the largest crops, and return to
his soil the larger portion by disposing
of that which is more readily >alable
in some other shape, will gradually
become wealthy, though the actual re
ceipts may be apparently small.
Farming is a continuous operation
1t is the changing of proGuc $ fron
one kind to another ccoriing to tht
demand for each. In estimating the
value of bushel of corn produced Oh
the farm, and fed TO stock, it must be-
regarded rs cheaper to the farm thai
to any other person, since he does no,
have TO trans, ort it to market; and
when charging it to his animals as
food he should deduct from the market
cost the expense which he would 9th r..
wis, incur for Dagging, handling. hau.
ing and freight The true value OF tin!
corn is that which it produces. Tho
ri of charging int rest for the cor !
rs crop. and also on the beef or mi K
derived from it, often causes the &C.
counts to appear un favorable. 1t is tic
irst disposition of the crop that regn.
lates its value. If it dis, PIP, ars from
the farm in the carcass of the steer, il
ands in the same position as if the
ter grew upon the land in tad OF
he corn, the corn being only the com
ponent part of steer in the shap'
I'm rketablc beef. Ii the crop b. fed
to the cow. and the milk sold off the
farm, the crop is sim ply sentaway IN tn,
mi k-cans in place of bags, and. instead
Of being compe led to sell the entir'
crop to realize certain sum, the
change of form by CONVEX ,ion in ,
some other pro iuct results in the St
curing of an equal sum from only :
portion of the crop. He,te the farm
should aim to o as Ii tle as possible
off tie farm. That is, he should eli
deav,r secure the large t sum pos
,iblc with the nallest amou 1t ~
product by converting all crops into
those that are less bulky and com
mand the higher prices. But the farm
ing business quircs system. Il call
for the use OF all kinds of suitan!
ma rery and stock. "a no manu-
facturer of cotton goods can afford u
weave his goods with hand looms
neither can IA farmer eXpe,l to MAXI
farming p 'oiitable unless he takes al
vantage of all opportunities open tt
him. If his crops are to be fed on Tit
farm and rendcre service be in pro
ducing something els, through th
agency of stock, such stock must II
perfectly adapted 10 the purposes dc
signed. The largest possible mere s
at the least cost and in the short :
period of time should be the rule. ans
upon this depends the turning poin
between profit and loss. - Rtladcthht'