The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-12-09
CORPORATION FARMING.
No. ~.

UTILIZING BUILDTNGs--EMPLoY
THE FAMILIEs-sECURING COM.
PORTABLE HoMEs--oHANG
ING AND IMPROVING
ROADS, ETC.
Where several farms had been con =
verified into one large tract the company
would find itself in possession of num-
erous barns and other farm buildings
many of which would become of little
use where located. The best barns,
occupying the most eligible sites, would
be used and the superfuous buildings
removed and utilized as far as possible
in constructing others on the sites
selected and of the proper dimensions
for the purposes designed. Buildings
for housing farm machinery and imple-
ments at the central point or business
location would be Necessary and such
condemned buildings would furnish
material for their construction in part.
The officers Of such corporation as
we'll as large portion of the working
force would be furnished by the farm
ers whose lands had gone to constitute
the capital of the corporation, and the
officers also would be chosen from
among the incorporotators so far as it
was possible 10 secure fairly competent
men to take charge of the various de-
partments. With but single branch
of business to look after among fifteen
or twenty families most of the officers
could be selected who would be com
potent, with the practical training they
had, to conduct fairly we'll the business
assigned to them, with the board of
directors keeping watchful eye over
the whole business. The manual labor
TO be performed would be the same as
they had been accustomed to, with
relief from much of the supervision
they had been compelled to give the
diversified industry demanded by a
single farm with its sole owner looking
after all details, or trying to. His mind
relieved from the care of many things
he could give the work Immediately
under his eye and the hands employed
with him better care and supervision,
and in the aggregate achieve better
results.
There are very many incompetent
farmers. untitled for proper manage
ment of farm to secure the most profit
from their labor, who In common par
lance are excellent workers. All such
would find their station vastly improved
by having directing brain in every
way competent overlooking and guiding
the work performed to the achievement
of more profitable results. Thus the
strong would be led to help the weak
while helping themselves, and cultivate
6rmer bond of union, more traterna
spirit, so much needed among farmers
A scale of wages would be fixed by
the society or association based on the
customary wages paid agricultural en-
pioyes, with or without boarding as
the parties might elect. One grea
difficulty among isolated farmers is tt
secure employees, both male and female
This would disappear, and such large
establishment where both sexes were
needed in considerable numbers to per-
form the work-would have more appl
cants than room for. This is always
the case where numbers are needed tt
work together. Company, society, hal
a charm for the human animal who is
gregarious creature loving to herd to-
gether, aud ENJOY each others company
The isolated farm and farm house il
lonesome and desolate for the loose.
footed laborer. who has service to sell
Every other occupation, it matters no
how laborious and disagreeable it may
be if many are required to labor togeth
er, is overrun with applicants in want o.
job and the pick of the labor marke
is at their command, while the solitary
farmer can scarcely secure the refuse o.
the great establishments where the busy
hive swarms.
Many of the female members Of the
farm house whose days are, under pres
ent conditions, days of severe toll ex-
tending far into the night. would. il
they desired, secure employment in
various lines of labor for the corporation
where wages would be earned and reg
ular hours devoted to labor. The
corporators and their families who
would be the owners and stock holders
in such an association would be able to
perform the greater part of the work as
thew do at present on their farms. while