The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-27
GIVE ATTENTION TO DETAILS

/ IL may safely be said that In nc
other industry are SO many wastes
, permitted as in the average farm
Though such wastes may escape no.
tice, they still exist, and are certain.
lily, If silently, making serious deter
ioratiOn in the ultimate value Of the
farm, as well as lessening the immed-
late returns. Two of the chief wastes
on farms are seen in the neglect OF
machinery and tools and from man
urial losses. In the case of machin-
cry, instead Of being carefully housed
when finished with, 1t is too often
left in some out-of-the-way corner,
exposed to the weather, rusting and
decaying until, when spring comes
again, the farmer finds himself hand
icapped with repairs and frequent
break downs, IL not burdened with
the expense of buying new machin-
cry With manures exposed in open
yards, without any provision to pre-
serve the elements of fertility such as
tight floors or drainage to receiving
tanks, large proportion of the most
valuable maure is wasted yearly that
a little extra care and expense would
prevent. In the supervision Of live
stock on the farm much loss may be
avoided. Little wastes, at the time al
most imperceptible, on the whole to-
tai up large. Animals properly housed
and fed ration suited to individual
needs will pay well for the extra
attention through increased returns
OF milk, eggs, meat or work.
To have chickens Matched too late
to mature as layers when eggs are
high In price would be serious leak
age in a poultry plant. So does neg
lect OF animals on the farm cause
serious loss, though not quite SO evil
dent at the time. Carefully inspect
the cows on the farm; prepare for
changes of season by supplying need
ed foods and shelter; get rid of the
COW that will not give milk up to a
paying standard, and give extra feed
and care to those that will. 1t costs
no more In food or care to keep the
producer of six thousand pounds of
milk than the COW of three thousand
pounds yield. This kind is constant
leak In the profits of farm. Like
wise In the case of the HORSES
any waste In the stable by looking
after their health and keeping up
working condition. Examine their
teeth to know If they are properly
masticating their food.
Allow no fermented matter to lie
around their feed boxes, causing
stomach or bowel troubles. Note II
the food they are using is assimilat-
ing and giving results In working ell
ergy. So with all the livestock. See
that their quarters and fool are both
adapted to individual needs. Do not
feed COW in calf from which you
exuect large yield of milk when
she freshens the same as the steer
you are getting ready for the hotch-
er,o the young stock that you are
over for the next summers
pastures. Keep the sheep flock dry,
above and below; that Is, protect
them fro mstorms and give dry,
we'll drained floor with access to
plenty of fresh air. Give even the
pig good quarters and don't expect to
high class pork by making
him scavenger of the manure heap.
Farming is a business Just as much
rs any merchants, and must be con-
1ucted on business principles to bring
good results
No mercantile concern could long
withstand such waste and leakages as
ire daily going on over many farms.
Nor will close attention and improved
of management show such
rood results in any other business as
hat of farming, where there are so
many chances for loss through mat
ention to details. SO that If these
eaks and wastes in the farm, how
yer. small are not stopped, instead
i getting to the front in the farm
ng world, where there is much light,
rofit and pleasure, there will be
ravelling with the dust and heat
I adverse circumstances in the ranks