Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-07-27
MAKING ENDS MEET.
What Constitutes the Profit ut
the End of the Year.

There is no business which requires
more thorough knowledge of every s.e-
tail from the arrangement Of FED.
preparation of the soil, planting of
crops, setting and caring for orchards
and small fruits. laying out lots Tor
convenience and putting up of the nee
essary buildings needed on a farm than
the business of farming. y man hir-
ing out to do ordinary labor on the
farm can get say $500 per year for his
labor with board and washing addi-
tional. equaling in all $500 per year.
Thus the hired mans wages and board
are equal TO $3.50 of the moneyed
mans money put at interest al eight
per cent per annum, off of which inter-
est the moneyed man expects TO live.
In order that the farmer may do better
than the ordinary laborer he must try
and arrange so as to have fruit trees
which will furnish plenty OF fruit for
family use, and some to sell. and must
have his herd of cattle in the pasture
increase in numbers as well as furnish
butter for family use, with some to sell.
He should have some mares among his
work horses and raise one or more
colts every wear. so as TO have them
ready to take the places of the older
horses as they are sold. He should also
manage so the brood sows will raise
lot of pigs as fast as the older hogs are
ready for market BY giving the poI!-
try half chance he should sell at
least 500 worth of poultry and eggs
each year besides supplying the fam
ilv's needs. The care of this stock and
poultry will not occupy much time in
summer OF crop season. provided the
farmer keeps his pastures, orchards
and lots well fenced and attends TO his
business as an intelligent farmer
should. BY arranging the business of
the farm somewhat after the plan
given above the farmer should be able
TO realize fully as much from his stock
as he would from the grain and hay
If it were sold at the nearest station,
and should still have nearly as much
grain 10 sell as he would have had had
he fed no stock at all. This can be &C
comPlished by the following method:
First. cut up as much corn as you can;
use the stalks for fodder to feed the
cattle. horses and other stock that Will
eat il. If you wish to fatten cattle cut
the fodder and corn together into one
half inch pieces by using feed cutter
which will split the fodder as well as
cut it. BY cutting the fodder fine the
cattle will eat it up much better and by
so doing one acre OF corn will feed as
far as two acres of + ssed corn would,
and the cattle viii but little hay.
Second, by going back 40 years and in
curing into the habits OF some old
farmers we find that for grain TO feed
the horse they used sheaf oats cut to
the band. bran or shorts mixed with
chopped oats and moistened. The
horse would eat all but the butts OF the
straw. and these were thrown into the
manger for ToughnesS. and were picked
over by the horses. Third. hogs will
make much OF their living on the farm
out of the stuff that would otherwise
go to waste. such as sour milk and Stops
from the kitchen, provided they have
plenty of pasture. The farmer should
try and keep posted on prices of the ar
ticles he has for sale so as TO know
when TO sell. BY so doing farming will
pay as well as any other business.-O
Z. Doubleday. in Prairie Farmer