The Cecil Whig., 1911-04-15
PROF. HAYWARD
TO FARMERS
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average country home is notorious in
this respect. / his is a small item. but
when combined with dull tools, worn
out machinery, and inefficient teams.
the loss amounts 10 a great deal in
the course oil a year.
Another word might be said with
reference to teams and implements. 1t
is business proposition for farmer |
10 have teams that are adapted TO his
work. The tools OF today are heavz,I
ier, have greater dra.t, and do morto
work than the implements OF ten years.
ago. With the present high price Gle
labor, man should accomplish muclhe
more with pair OF horses than wart
formerly expected. Fast walkers areis
an important item in the iarm equipic
menr Ii team walk but two milesr
per hour turning iurrow II incheel
wide 1T will require / hours and eightp
minutes regardless OF stops and turnsY
to ploW an acre. Ii the team waks,i
three miles per hour, but two hours
and tor,y minutes is required TO do thqs
same work-a saving OF 80 I-5 PEN
cent. In order that horses may wallr-
fast and at the same time handle /;
modern farm implement. it is essen
tial that they have plenty OF weight
and that they be trained to travel at
rapid pace. The average team on a
farm works but abouv six hours 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 maximum amount oi
efficiency. Under present conditions,
active I4oo pound horsts are more
economical than those Weighing 100
pounds. Three heavy horses properly
hItched to our modern imp ements OF
t;llage, wrivcn by one man. viii ac-
complish more than iOur O, the lighter
type driven by TWO men working with
less efficient tools. The business man
studies constantly to RED ice The cosr
per unit oi work This spirit should
be emuated by the farmer Worn.oune
horses, broken harness. du.i. Inc incienuo
tools, and ,houghtless, carclts, worknr
men have no place on the mp to date it
business iarm e..
Labor, on most farms. is the .reatn-
est item OF expense. and is an Importke
ant factor in determining the pruht- ulw
the farmer Ii is difficult to make ali"
labor profitable all the time Malyc-
cannot get a'ong well with hired iaDuftd
They either iail TO apYrecIa c the
proper relation mat should exist be-pi
tween employer AMI employee md al al
low iEe iaburers to run over tG,n cnh-
the one hand, or incur the VII, oiat
their hired hands t. such an eN,eat.it
that tIol will shrk whenever tire r.n.re
Iloyer turns his back Poor hep, ulld
good hc,p poorly managed, arc .i,ati,
handlraps to financial success. Ldburh
the iar'uCr must ina e, as mucn o, asie
he c1n use protitaD.. ?. Efficient, stead r,it
married men employed by the y.;.~ ,lg
made Comfortable al d conten.ed, aye a
most Satisfactory lIum business po:ltie
OF .CW sc
Owing to the high price OF iabor,-y
one is apt to reduce the supply lowerat
than is consistent with best results Icy
have been much interested in studylngls
the expenses and Incomes on I7S .armS
in New York State. THESE iarlnge
were divided into dairy. general, iruit, Is
potato and truck ,ypcs. The totahe
average expense oi cacn farm for "a
year was SI2qI. The greatest singlchr
item OF expense. without eNccptlunth
was labor, amounting To- l. ar y one
hall OF ,he total. or as mucn as al oi
the other expenses mbinca.
In comparing the most vi )litable
and least profitable arms it was found
that on all types bu' DAIRY ,alnr,, the
most successful were those that spent
the most money ior labor. While it
mus be admitted that ii is difficult to
keep the lab balance satisfactory it
is OF such great Importance 10 imam
cial success or failure that managers
can afford to give the whole question
very serious and careful considcra-
tion.