The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-08-11
farm TOPICS.
ppIToR INsTRUCTs FARMER


two sides-the producing and thesell.
ing side. Many a man succesds In pro-
ducing good crops who fails in mark
citing them. The Importance OF price
is Nloely to b. overlooked, comments
the Youths Companion. Granted thai
It costs 40 cents TO produce a bushel
OF onions, and that they can be. sold
for so cents, there is a profit of 20
per acre more profit One acre of
price can be raised to 60 cents the
consumer pays 20 per cent more for
his article, the farmer receives 100
per cent more profit. One acres of
onions sold at 60 csmts bushel un-
der these conditions is more profit
able than two acres sold at 90 cents
a bushel, although the farmer receives
much less money in the aggregate, be-
cause the capital invested and the
outlay have been much less on the
single acre than on the two. How
to get this increased price involves
a study of many problems, including
those of transportation, methods OF
selling, the character of market to be
sought, or adapting the produce to
the one which is available, determin-
ing whether to sell in a home market
or a distant one, whether by direct
sales or commission; the variety to
be grown, the methods of packing,
grading and so forth.
Closely connected with the problem
of marketing is the one of adverts-
ing. AS the farmer becomes a bust
ness man, he will find 1t necessary
to advertise his business, as other
men advertise theirs, although not
always by the same methods. To
conduct a successful business on
business principles demands a sys-
tenn of records and accounts, one that
includes, besides the business accounts
time cards, which show the milk pro-
duced by the cow, the eggs laid by
each pen or fowls, and SO forth. The
above enumeration will serve to show
that the business problems which COL
front the farmer are sufficient to
warrant his most careful study and
attention. Thus far the most impor-
tant movements which have been put
forth to bstter our agriculture have
been chiefly directed toward the in
grease of production. In the future
more attention must he paid to the
business problems involved.-Haver-
hill (Mass.) Gazette.
THE MEANEIST MAN ON EARTH.
Secretary Wilson of the United
States Department of Agriculture says
that about the meanest man he ever
heard OF was the one in a Southern
state whose boy asked him for the
use OF one acre of ground to plant
in corn othat he might complete TO
a prize, and the father told the boy
he'd i'd not believe in such ifoolishness.
The boy persisted, however, and the
father finally pointed TO rough hill
side overgrown with brush and spotte
with stumps and stones, and told
him If he would grub that acre and
move off the stones he could have
it. The boy went to work, and final
1y cleared it. Then the old man
saT:i We'll, if you will clear another
TO lose. think l will plant it myself
The boy cried, and the father finally
said: "Wel, if youu will clear another
acre beside that / won't take it from
You, and you may plant it and do
what you please Thereupon the
boy again went to work and cleared
the second acre. He planted it to
corn after our directions, and as a
result he made lightweight bushels
At the same time his father planted |
and cultivated the acre adjoining, us
ing thu old way. He made just eigh- |
teen. Since then the old man has |
been converted to our way Of farming |
He goes with his boy to the agricul- |
tural fairs and tells about the eighty
eight bushels of corn they raised on a
acre, saying, That is what me and |
my boy done"
In such circumstances can the boy |
be blamed foreain lyg the farm.
THREE KINDS OF FARMERS.
There are three CLASSES OF farmers-
first, the pioneer, who has very little
stock, who hunts a little, fishes lit
lie, farms a little and fights a good
deal He stays for little whileand
moves westward in search OF fresh
Then comes the specu-
latiye farumera sol nobaT who farms
about three times as much land as he
ought TO, Skins OF the cream, gets
the benefit OF the unearned increment
and moves on. Then comes the man
We will call the real TANNER" who
comes to stay, TO build schoolhOuses,
churches and a home for himself and