The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-10-29
FARM ECONOMY.


80 w nv conquered IN Ep1E
"hsne ia" FRONTS OF the Farm.
Inc profits aud receipts from a farm
can not easily be computed for a single
year. Labor given this season NAV
hrIhE results for years to come, Wall.
ana fences that are built, drains TINT
are dug, aud trees that are planted.
are but labor exchanged for profit that
VIII extend over n long series of wears.
Manure on sonr soils is lasting, md
Tie beneficial effects Of some fertilizers
ar" more apparent this second season
lhhh The first, bubor expended in
bringing ne" ground into cultivation
Is i'oI supposed to yield adequate re.
lurhS for several years. A crop of
clover THAT gives a yield as hay NAV
i'aHe IN the roots and sod much yalu.
aole nitrogen as II supply for some sue
cceding crop all of which lessons ex.
pehSes in the future by reducing the
proportion of labor or manure which
would otherwise be required. Profits
on 'Ae Farm are, consequently. much
greater when the averages for sew.
w. ''Ii par WI, as thtl
year must Dear its proportion of
expenses, and Il failure To
secure IL profit this year may not he n
loss, because there may be a CORE.
'P'""'lR reduction OF expense ,aGXt
year Nor must we overlook TIE nd,
vantage of the opportunity offered til.
la'lhcr selling his own labor in the
FORM OF ON product. Where a farm
or makes only a small profit, but I'm,
"ef1Ved u TAR sum for the labor he Der.
SohalIy bestowed, his gain is greater
thhh 'le actual profit. The farm has
increased in value as the lobor or mr..
hore Or other accretion has failed To
yield u reasonable cash profit. On th.
iarIn the item OF labor must be consid,
cred according to its actual cost as an
expenditure. Though the labor of the |
farmer himself is an item of cost. and
must be pad, yet he pays it TO himself
ana II really is profit because of the
employment secured by him ON the
farm, For that reason a small farm
or II small flock or herd will always nav
more in proportion to expense in.
cured, than larger areas or nm in.
crease OF stock. The personal super
VISION OF the farmer, or the interest
taken IN the work performed by him
VIII also add to the gains, because OF
the closer application given and the
economy practiccd In every depart.
ment, The labor on the farm
therefore is the heaviest OF
all expenses, and it is princi.
pal standpoint from which all profits
must be estimated. But labor alone
can not make a crop. The soil must be
ttted to derive the largest possible
product by the proper use of p~lan,
TODD, which permits Of the application
TABOR to the best advantage. Small
arms can be made to largely increase
,heir yields more easily and rapidly
u large areas, because the manure
'r fertilizer can be concentrated in. {
lead OF spread over u wide surface at {
n increased cost of labor fo, |
men and teams; hence. proper {
.lona,ely, as the yields increase !
he expense decreases. Expenses.
re reduced when the yields are in Q
reased because in many instances il #
but little more labor TO secure |
large yield than a small one, and ey. v
enSes are also lesscned when f%ortiliz. S
IL are used to increase the yield be. c
ause the cost of the fertilizers will be c
'ore than regained. as well as n,sis, h
securing greater results from the 4
Dor. The best mode of reducing .x. Il
enses is to cultivate no more land II
can be kept up To- its highest limit o
fertility so rs to secure the largest,
elds possible, IL. Sweet, in Asri.
iltural Epitomist.