Newark post., 1911-11-01

single line OF effort than it is in two or
more. and as soon one becomes an
expert or as soon as he can grow Il single
crop and put it on the market in IA little
better condition than any one else, his
success is assured
In mixed farming where several crops
are attempted, two or more will demand
attention at once, and one of them is
bound to be neglected, while with ii spe-
cialist nothing interferes with his one
particular crop. Elbert Hubbard says,
THE fool said, Don't put all your eggs
in one basket The wise man says,
Put all your eggs in one basket and
then watch that basket
Again. speciality farming as it is gen
orally carried on in Delaware, is more
profitable and will pay more on the in
vestnent than any other type of agr-
culture. Most of the farmers in this
State who are producing Il speciality are
growing fruit of one kind or another.
When this is the main crop it is usually
centralized, and Il fruit growing cOmmu-
nifty is the result. They secure in conse-
quence the best of markets, the crop is
sold i'll carload lots, thus reducing the
cost of moving it to the centers of con
sumption. Every one thinks fruit, talks
fruit and works only for the purpose of
Sio"illS II UT. TiDlll IL buSlIltSS DOlIll VI
view, it would be IL serious mistake for
farmer living in such community to
start Il dairy, or raise wheat and corn
as his market crops rather than to grow
the particular fruit or fruits that have
demonstrated their adaptabiity to the
soils of his npiyhborhOod
recent report from New York shows
that the net returns per tlIabe acre on
81 fruit farms taken at random in that
Stat" are S}24l, while the returns per
/ acre on go general farms was but SlO.59,
ur but 0ne-thlrd as much. In many
/ cases the farmer suffers an untold loss
. III not making himself thoroughly fa-
! iniiar with po>>iblitie, Il, we'll a. the
probabilities ut the types of farming in
lis particular locality.
. | knew Of no other business in which
there i So much lost motion Il. there
is in farming. There j. hardly Il single
operation on the farm from milking
COW to hauling apples worth - per bar
/ rel, that does not involve II large amount
Of UnlDruiuctiVt effort. Much cf it is. of
course, UnaVOidabIe. but on the other
hand a great deal Of it can be overcome
lake. I"r example. the arrangement of
the buildings on your farm with refer
ence to convenience. for doing work.
Were they planned t. accomplish the
greatest amount Of work with the least
amount Of effort! | know that the av-
"rage country home j. notorious. in this
respect This j. Il small item. but when
combined with duh tools. worn out ma
chinery. and inefficient teams. the los,
amounts to great deal in the course
of II year.
Another word might be said with ref
ereuce to teams and implements. 1t is
a business proposition for "A farmer to
have teams that are adapted to his
work. The tools of today are heavier.
have greater draft and do more work
than the implements OF ten years ago.
With the present nigh price of labor
man should accomplish much more with
Il pair OF horses than wa, formerly eX-
pected. Fast walkers are an important
item III the farm equipment. If a team
walk but two miles per hour turning Il
frTrow II inches wide. it will require
four hours and eight minutes. regard
less of stops and turns. to pillow an acre.
If the team walks three miles per hour,
but two hours and forty minutes is re-
quired to do the same work. Il saving of
52 Ia per cent. In order that horses
may walk fast and at the same time
handle II modern farm implement. 1t Is
essential that they have plenty of
weight. and that they be trained to
trave! at a rapid pace. The average
team on farm works but about six
hour, per day. and it is important that
when called upon during the rush season
it should be in condition to render its
services with the maNimum amount of
efficiency. Under present conditions. a.
tive 400 pound horse, are more ecOnom-
i.,l inp tb,-n ,Inipbipu llln npjIuIs
Three heavy horses properly hitched to
cur modern implements OF tiIlage will
accomplish more than four of the lighter
type driven by two men working with
, less efficient tools. The business man
studies constantly to reduce the cost per
unit of work. This spirit should he
emulated by the farmer WORKOUT
horses. broken harness. dull. inefficient
tools. and thought less, careless wor<men
have no place on the up-to-date bus-
ness farm.
Labor. on most farms. is the greatest
item of expense, and is an important fac
tor in determining the profits Of the far
mer. 1t is difficult to make all labor
profitable all the time. Many farmers
are so constituted that they cannot get
along well with hired labor. They either
fail co appreciate the proper relation
that should exist between employer and
employe and allow the laborers to run
over them ON the one hand, or incur the
i'll will of their hired hands to such an
extent that they will shirk whenever the
employer turns his back. Poor help, or
good help poorly managed, are great
handicaps to financial success. Labor
the farmer must have. as much of it a.
ne can use protitably. Efficient, steady
married men employed by the year, made
comfortable and contented. are NEST
satisfactory from business point of
view. H.
Owing to the high price of labor. one
j. apt to reduce the supply lower than
is consistent with best results. ! have
been much interested in studying the eX-
penses and incomes on us farms in New
York State. These farms were divided