Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-26
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL


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Are We Mssiag Farming proalabls '
Farming In i.s fulle.a seusa Is the
cultivation Of The soll with reference
10 The production of vegetables. ana
the eonversisa Of portion Of them In
animals and variety q lorma which
are best adapted 10 the wanss Of man
Every farmer does NOT larm IN the
fullest sens. 81 the word. Caitivatine
the most leading oropA selling or feed.
Ing them 10 the various kinds 81 farm
stock. are the branches most common
~ practiccd. Nov the question arises
arr we IN These making II profitable.
We may cultivate many acres and
raise large crops; we may raise. bed
and sell much stock and yet aot be maxi
Ing u profitable To raise larger cops.
the expense Of producing them may
he greater than the value % ths pr,id-
uct; the draught on the soil mar b. In
excess Of the supply u fertility, IL mag
b. improperly sold ~ cared Tor, Il nay
b. injudiciously fcd. thus making
farming unprohiable.
u J. exported that the professional
man l.. Or should BE-. well educated and
weil schooled IN bis business. ~ else
be can not succeed. that the merchant
deal In The best brand ~ goods. thai be
must keep an accurate accouat ~ ali
expense. loss and gala that he aay see
v b. y making his business preaiiable,
by this he can see oa what he makes
the most profit that he may Aal la
these more largely.
These qualifications seem iaSispon-
sable 20 tho merchant and all frofss
sional men. u i equally - mlsh 80
wtth the farmer. Ills l. not business
10 be carried 90 successfully BY the
unlearnei o. indolent any more than
any other occupation 81 life The
farmer must not only b. indu4 Fioas
hni must b. studious, his mlsM bis
thoughts must be In his business The
crops, the stock and household scen-
amy should b. his chief nccupatlon.
IT. should keep ~ accurate aonouat
Of all his business. the expense. loss
and gain. in what particular braseh u
his business he j. most successful
what crops are most profitable Tor
him - raise. the most profitable dis
position 10 make 81 ths M the best
and most profitable stock g. raise. and
how bost Ia dispose 81 them Farmers
are too careless 70 regard 70 keepng
m account ~ their business canss-
quently they often raise crops THAI are
not profitable. and raise aud feed siock
a. an expense There are few efopa
that are profitable b. raise aud sell "a
The farm From my experience In grDvp-
Ing vegetables. I sec many famzmxa
gruw and sell vegetables at less tAan
the cost 10 Rrow them. Il puts a lille
money ID their pockets at the time.
but they were No better % than n
they had not RAISED them, 20 fact. bot
a. we'll % Julo~- the farmer keeps
an account Of The expense n growlng
a crop b. viii overlook thi. and ssll
hlindly
Many farmers. IL they would re one
year keep an accurate acrouut 81 the
expense - each crop iheB we're grew
les, would be- surprised % Gud TIE
profit ~ Que crop consumed Ia de-
fraying the expense 81 another. al
though they may make q considerable
profit On their eBtlre farms Wheat
sown ou a clover sod believe caa b.
sold ~ % profit most esPeciallxao
grind the wheat aad sell the aouXA
feed M bran. vhich. hy the Way. :. "a
most profitable way 90 dispose 81
wheat even II bran y sold. 20. The
clover sod should b. turned under fs,r
OF Eve weeks before -ow ing. 'hr " heat
viii make hcavicr crop ~ 10 doisg.
bat "a = profitable to sell Glover
hay. or a. least u wouli Yield
greater profit - fsed IA p farm
stock. D. knoRing tho ireduy yalus
~ a crop and the value ~ IA. manure
pro,luced from ". farmer rsn often
make a calculation what Gro. can bo
cold ~ NJ a profit or 10 -slI one crop
and buy another
IN order 81 know whether VI. are
making farming profitable. ~ should
know what IL costs 81 ruls. every
bushel ~ wheat corn aud oa.s. every
pound ~ grass aud clover loo every
thing we raise. The farmer should
know hos many pounds II fed il takes
a. feed bis stock. and 10 faiteu . .toek
FOR market n b. knows wbaf Il cost.
him 10 raise every bushel ~ fred. and
then knows bow much he has 90 and
know ing how much his stock }. worth
before be commences feeding o. a. fat
ten. and knows the value - Che ma.
nurc produced by bis stock aud what
he has received b. can tell whether
farming J. profitable 70 him. Thoa