Willmar tribune., 1905-01-18
TIE TIME TO FIGURE.
Eow the Farmer May Follow Closely
the Business End oefhe
Farm. -##

Now that the work of filing the silO
is again completed, it is an excellent
time to look over the method this sea-
son and compare it with former years.
and see If any new idea has been
brought into use that has had a ten
dency to reduce the expense and labor
OF accomplishing the work. There is
certain amount of work on the farm
mat might be termed seasonable. that
is, 1t Is done about the same time each
season from year to year. The farm
er Is his own manager; he outlines and
accomplishes to a large extent the
work carried on upol The establish
ment; consequently he aas uabound-
Cd opportunity of studying h;s own
condltsons and discovering new and
better methods.
Ahere are farmers who have at hand
RECORDS OF their operations, and caa re-
ler 70 and compare accurately. by fig
ures. the cost OF completing certain
klnos OF work, and who have the ad-
vantage of knowing the variation of
expense IRON year to year, and can
compare methods Of ACCOMPLISHING
1ne work. At Forest Grove Fam"
we 90 net feel at all satisfied With orr
'a1m operations unless we have a1
hano ngures to compare. and in this
way accurately reckon up ya@Iaticr of
production from one year to another
AS space will not admit OF giving a
oetalied account of our silo alling oD-
eratlons. | will only here outline the
"orh and compare it with the pre.ed-
Ing year:
Machinery for filing e-gine ., cn.-
ting box. 21@days at s6 Per dawn 81. On
seven men-four al s. and three at si5p
Farm team force, including iirec -
teams at 81 per day. 20
bltuer. including tw;ne. per acre Tor IL
Wagons We own. three at so cents Der
SO .
AS will be noted, boarding tie men is nc,
included because most of the u.e:. 51:.1,:..!
themselves.
Year 1903.
machinery for filling. GO
Eight men, four at 81 and four at $50
Farm team force Including tree - "
teams az ~ per Observation-Disclosures. -
Finder, l1.cl1ding Iwi1,e for 1O ac1es l.: 81
wagons we own. three at SOC per cay. g :.
Tota! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. se5 :5
Comparing the two accounts for
1904 and 1903, We notice a Ginerenc.:
in total cost Of $5.O5 in favor Of this
seasons work. In making ou. aE
1temlzed account Of this nature an.
comparing it with former years VIZ
must take into consideration The yari-
ations In prices OF both labor ana
prices of materials purchased. AS will
be observed, there is a slight difference
in binder. including twine; this is ac-
counted for in difference in Price OF
tWine and the amount used. Some years
twlne will be little lower than others
and the crop somewhat heavier. but as
rule 1t costs somewhere around 81;
to cut the crop with the corn harvest
er. Taking into consideration th..
variation in prices Of materials and Ia
Dor, the two years compare very ia
vorably in respect to cost.
AS our corn field this year was with
in 20 rods of the silo, We were able 10
move the work along very rapidly
with two teams and three wagons.
the same as last year, thus making the
cost in this respect practically the same.
says Ohio Farmer. We found by chang
ing around, in throwing the corn on il,
the field, one man could do the WORK
about as easily ss two had done. II
formerly, and in this way reduced the
extra hired force one man. IL making
a comparison of the two years ac-
count, it will be noted that We have fig
ured in our own labor and tools at
fair price, not that We care to add to
the cost of filing the silo. but it gives
q better idea as to the exact expense.
II the regular farm force, including
in particular our own labor and rental
on tools, were subtracted from the to-
tai expense it would be seen that the
cost would be materially reduced.