The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-04-15

in as good, ii not in better condition
than he found it, should be The chief
business of every man.
One reason why many are not more
business-'ike in their methods is that
they have no fixed definite working
policy. A manufacturer decides upon
the goods he shall produce only after
a great deal OF deliberation. When
once the decision is made, he equps
himself or his particular line OF work.
and no other. His pans are fixed,
and he throws his whole energy into
the task OF carrying them OUT, The
result is that about 80 per cent OF
manufacturing enterprises are sue
cess, Financially. II farmer would
lay his plans as carefully as the manu-
fac turer, then stick to them as tcna-
cious Y, | am sure that more OF them
would succeed. 1t is SO easy lor 2
man to grow a little OF this and lit
tie OF that with the idea that ii some
should fail some Of he others will not,
and so he will be sure OF little crop
OF something any way.
This State is one that is particularly
adapted to special farming. II we viii
| are successful, we see that 90 per
cen o r more OF chem are centralizing
| their efforts upon one or two main
| crops. The reason this kind OF farm
ing succeeds best is obvious. In the
| first place the specia lists, like the
manufac .urer, can afford to have a
more perfect equipment than one who
is dabblng with several crops. Again,
he will spend as much thought and
study on the one or two crops in
which he is specializing as he cou. d
give 10 half dozen or more. 1t is
! much easier to become an expert in a
| single line OF effort than it is in two
or more. and as soon as one becomes
an expert or as soon as he an grow
a single crop and put it on the market
in li;tle better condition than anyone
else. his success is assured.
In mixed 5lrming where several
crops are attempted, two or more will
| demand attention at once, and one OF
them is bound to be neglected. while
with a specialist nothing inter.ereS
with his one particular crop. Ebert
| Hubbard says. the fool says, Don't
put all your eggs in one basket The
wise man says, Put al your eggs i'll
one basket ard then watch chat bas-
| ket"
| Again, speciality farming as it is
| generally carried on in Delaware, is
more profitable and will pay more on
the investment than any othcr type OF
agriculture. Most OF the farmers Ill
| this State who are producing a spec
ialty are growing fruit of one kind or
another When this is the main crop
it is usually centra lied, and a fruit
growing community is the result They
| secure III consequence the best OF
markets, the crop is sold in carload
lots. thus reducing the cost o. moving
it TO he .enters OF consumr ION.
Everyone thinks fruit, talks fruit, and
works only for the purpose OF grow
ing fruit From business point oi
view, it would be a serious mistake
for farmer living in such COM
munty to start a dairy, or raise wheat
and corn as his market crops rather
| than to grow the particular fruit or
| fruits that have demonstrated thell
adaptability to the soils OF his neigh
borhood.
A recent report from New York
shows that the net revenue per tillable
acre on 81 fruit farms taken at ran
dom in that state are $32.4I, while the
returns per acre on 90 general farms
was but $Io59, or hut one-third AZ
much, In many cases the farmer SUI
fers an untold loss in not making him,
self thoroughly familiar with posi-
bilties as well as the probabilities o
the types OF farming in his particular
locality.
know OF no other business ii
which there is SO much lost motion IL
there is in ,armiug. There is hardy ;
single operation on the farm iron
milking a COW to hauling apples, word
81 per barrel, that does not involve {
large amount OF unproductive effort
Much OF it is, OF course, unavoidable
but on the other hand great deal 0
it can be overcome. Take, for ex
ample, the arrangement OF the build
ngs on your farm with reference t.
convenience for doing work. Wer
they Planned TO accomplish the great
est amount OF work with the leas
amount Of effort? know that TIL