Evening journal., 1905-01-20
SUCCESS AWAITS FARMER
SAYS CHARLES H. COOK
He Need Only Apply Business Methods and Up
tO-date Principles to His Enterprises in
Order to Make His Efforts Alto
gether Successful

Trenton. n. J., Jan. 2O.-Charles How
ell Cook, of this city, and the owner Of
model farms at Belle Meade. recently
addressed the annual meeting Of the
Somerset County IN. j. Agricultural
Society. His subject was How TO
Make Dairy Tanning Pay in Winter"
Mr.. Cook said he was not running
farm to make money. but because Of
his love of agriculture, but at the same
time he hoped to demonstrate to his
hearers that by applying the same in
telligence and good business methods
on the farm that were necessary to
successfully conduct any other enter
prise at the present day, farming could
be made as profitable as manufacturing
or most any other legitimate industry.
He was aware that the farmers of
Somerset county were not awake to
their opportunities. The county had
superior advantages in the way of loca-
tiOn, a healthful climate, good soil and
railroad transportation. There was as
great an opportunity to make money on
the farm lands of Somerset county as
there was anywhere else lin America.
He expected to be called an enthusi-
asst. but he was born in Somerset coun-
ty and when he died he wanted to be
buried in Somerset county, and he
would be pleased to have an epitaph on
his tombstone that would tell that in
life he had done something to stir up
the farmers Of Somerset county.
He regretted that the farmers Of the
county seldom took a day off or spent
ten cents for a trolley ride TO the State
Agricultural Farm at New Bruns-
wick, to see what agriculturalists
drom other States travelled hundreds OF
miles to view This farm was fires
school of learning to the Somerset
county farmer which few took advan'
tage of.
To Make Farm Pay.
ITO make farm pay" said Mr.. Cook
''the farmer must make his home one o.
the foundations of this great republic
/ do not believe in drudgery on th'
farm The farmer must pay more at
tention to education and take a create
interest in his district schools. Tit
mother should be relieved of some o
the drudgery Of farm life and left will
more time to care for and educate he
family. All this can be done and farm
ing be made to pay by using the sam
amount Of brain work and good man
agement on the farm that is necessaT.
TO attain success In other walks of life
n1'he greatest drawback to winte
dairy farming is the drudgery connect
ed with Il. Women should not be al
lowed to do the work of the dairy.
"A man can no more make winte
dairy farming pay without prope
knowledge and improved methods tnai
he can steer a ship at sea without
compass. He must know the produc
of each cow. He must keep n record O
each COW and the amount that she
fed. Then he viii find that he ha
cows that he is keeping at a loss am
others that are making money. Th
only thing that remains to do in sue
a case Is to weed out and get bette
cows.
A great deal depends on the man VIII
cares for the cows. Economical pre-
duction is the problem that confront
the farmer of today, and one of IN
great secrets Of success is to raise an
ship products at the least possible COS
by using silos to store fodder tn
dairy is more profitable in winter tina
sn summer. It is not necessary to hav
a fancy silo with a roof. I know