Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-30
FARMING PAYf
The Experience of Number of Aemnsrs
of an Ohio Farmers Cius-

fxperisnee OF a hummer bt
of am Ohio Farmers tius-
AT the first meeting of the year the
members OF orr Practical Farmers
Club gave their experience. showing
their failures and successes, expenses
asu receipts A. the proceedings Of
this meeting have not bean published.
| viii present some OF the reports
made at that time The year had
been fairly prosperous one TO most
OF the members Losses in live stock
had been small, and there was no hog
cholera az all Only two ladies, how
ever. had kept a separate account OF
their personal sales One sold chick
ems to the amount OF 81; eggs. SIS.
and butter. $40. making $3.50. The
other sold $40 worth of butter. As
she members 81 our club do rot wish
10 parade their private affairs before
The public. report ny Numbers and
pai by names.
No. / has Il farm ~ 100 acres. ala
leyel pillow land. underdrainea and in
good order lie reported sales Of pro
auc~ a. sollows. Hag-. 81 ,tass -,
Sheas. $500. cattle, si.ss; herse-. $3.50,
batter sna Eggs sss So miscellaneous
2se ~. total. g. Isl - His expenses
Here s~pestsd a. follows. Farm ex-
peassss, sAai ~. hs>ssehaia expenses
sssa ~. lahor. $40 a. clothing. sieD;
total. tlsI. -. In ihr harm ~ pcnssss
serr sneiGrsd sasck ard ieesi bought.
res imp~nsns& ssKes Aed repAir- "a
bussdimrs aat fs.nesAs. eut nst ls'soF
This expense gNs cstaslaers 9ly alsoss
the average or Sseouag o. The arougA,
pf is-s making Il n@cesSsrs 80 pGr-
chase irea Al h,gh p~ire- flss is<sn
alone ~as hefwe-en $40 and $40
There - as alss q special tkx % So ios
= turnpike This left ret psofft II
sSsS ~. asieh r~prssenss little owe,
kag PER rans. - the salge ~ the iarfn
No. ! ha- sarm Of len scres. sad
soaa anslmg The year @hesi Ia ihs
snaoaat a tz,as ~; hogs. ss4l a..
cattle $40. naises.li Sneeqs So an
hAnd ssrplas 81 cora. ss@, total.
Oil Gsss "a Expenses family sS42 ~
80. ~ rcpair-- Ell 81. taxes. $50;
miscellaneous. ~. ioiaA o. ass So
10 the sAles may be addad 2ae $3.50 rs.-
porae-d By the wife from oasgcr and
pcaitry,
Ma s. Nith fsrin 81 i2@ reported
bis crops Ia base becn. cora - acres,
rse4atag 200 hashss-. ana eheat q
arrss ding ssl bushels His sales
haa aggregated $3.50 and hr had
szS9 Weysh ~ stock more faan she
preysss4@ rear His expenses we're
500. ~ ~h3ch s2sl ~sre for help n
doors saa ouk His decreased az
penres ara rSrtiy aceoumsea for from
the fart thaa h.s family IS macAs smaller
ihan th@se previously reporitng
These three were ire only reports ihA,
~eas Into detail. hut 81 81 she mem
Der. made a fair show ing. although
there hsa bern partial failure of The
whesa crop on iae ebay land-. and enc
Hemhee ~ho depended largely ou
wheat and POTATOES reported short
sales. 50 she posato crop was very
shors s@ arcsuni - a superb hanasnes
o. bugs sad severe local drought Ia
June
slasse an Interesting discussion on
whsa The farm furnishes the family
enssaesi. and il was agrt-as that m0s.
iNsusevs underestimate this a. lesiii.
mate part % the profits Of the farm
Ons member. with farm ~ ~ acres
sslslea far taxNiion al ssts9 stated
tiNt Tor swoyears hs had bsen keeping
anoouags. ard estimating the amount Of
Prsssace ns@d IN Biz family. whleh
average esghf persons. aud hhd feQad
taat the Items OF breAastuiis meats,
nSsry products. eggs sa8 poultry.
fraife ana vegetables. aggregated .
sum that represented inily SIX per
eeai on She valuation ~ the farm. and
sR~n be adds "a th3s = lair rent for
the hsgilelng. and the cost 81 keeping
= fsgnAly hefss Il amounted 80 morr
taaa ,an fssr cent GA thr isKahle "a.
asssan ~ the iarm A phy Stefan xhc
iirsv IN lhe village and hays Al hls
ieea. had kept a reisi ars'onni ~ tAs
eos@ ~ keeping his driving har-u dur.
ing The year asd ieuad THAI inciudine
aity oeats = Heaih iof stable rout nnd
the esst ~ shcving. be bad kspt the
horse = yeAe Tor asi7& He had slso
xepi i@o high grade Jersey cows and
after ardgeilng the .,sst ~ keeping
them aaa made net p, or 81 siTs
iFoBa toe tse. hai sarlsdea na ihss ~a-
tSo 4aasis u milk per day charged a.
Re ia1al.y st tae -sme prizes al shIeh
ta@ rest a~ +ei0 A part e ~ St
eosne from tite COWS Nas ifuua sha sale
% pagi-r eu most 81 il was from
nils -9la. ihs reader will nuslesa
that ihs $50 eAs iAe surpi71s after
ae4aet4HK ihs eost Of keeping the
eoss Tbs doctor had rot aiih hin
he ngarw- 10 sheW the cost of keep
sue. bal bad the areoual A. home II.
hated. aoaever thai ii c5>t neatly
doable 20 keep s ess that j; aid hs.
hor-e Tees eows ara Kept in the
si@ele nlghi and day. from fAH ul.
spriag apa are. u ! mistake not. given
extra 'eod ali <amm~r ,hink there
II TO mofv profitable meeting held
daring ihe Kesy than this experience
mee;fss "aido : Brosu in phie
FARMER
Aneonllng ~ Dr Lucv VI Hall
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