The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-22
THE BUSINESS Or FARMING

a great deal has been said I'm joc
ular way about the razor-bsck hog anC
MS sun-splitting abilities. but 10 is .
very encouraging fact that he is rap
idiy becoming extinct. His happ,
hunting grounds consist now OF onl,
small part Of the totai hog produc
ing area. lie has been succeeded b,
the more domesticatei and more
highly developed type OF hog, which
someone has properly dubbed "ths
mortgage raiser" Many farmers car
easily attribute the possession OF
homes, wealth and all that goes there
WIN, 10 the domesticatedh hog. His plac,
IN the scheme OF industrial progress
mas been won not 10y any unusual trait.
out Is largely due TO the fact that his
prohtableneSs is result OF instructive
economical habits. BY nature he
seems TO M into the whole scheme OF
FARMING as utiliZer, 10 the best pos
slDie advantage, OF many OF the farm
products that would otherwise be a
total loss.
we can draw very valuable lesson
rom this all but artistic animal
whose only language Is his squeal of
disapproyal and his sturdy prunt Of
satisfaction. lie saves where others
waste, and makes his living by roofing
around sometimes i'm places where
wanted, sometimes not. III there l.
anything within reach that he likes
lac usually finds IL and proceeds 10
make good use of the opportunity
without any manifest concern or ex.
citement. lie seems 20 make II his
business to look after small things.
even the holes in the fence if the out
SIDE looksmore lHyiting.
Profitable farming is becoming more
and more a business proposition I'M
which il is necessary To look after
the small things and Go use to the best
advantage every opportunity TO pro-
duce more economically. The best
and most profitable farmers have
adopted systems Of farm accounting. |
on, IN other words, they have become
hnokkeepers, have kept such com
pleJe records as TO enable them TO de- |
termine which fields were profitable |
and which were not. To begin with |
II Is not absolutely necessary 10 follow |
up all little details, but IL is good
plan TO dose as completely as possible.
IL we were TO go into manufacture
ing plant, one Of the first things TO
impress MS would be the system Of
doing things and the strict principles
Of economy that are followed. Ali
products that can be used for other
purposes are saved, properly stored. Il
and used when the time comes. AtlI
the end OF each month, and possibly
each day, the manager knows the
exact status OF affairs - the amount OF
stock on hand, and the quantity Of
lnlshed product ready for the market
Every part Of a great machine is
and each must be accounted
.0r.
If the same unsystematic methods
we're practced in factories as are used
N some farms, they would soon lose
heir identity with the worlds pro-
gteSs, and become nothing but idle
TO some mans failure
IN careful consideration il is plain 20
zee that with farming il is as import
mt, II not more SO, 10 keep definite
md strict records OF all expenditures
u time, money and labor
The space allotted TO this article
viii not permit detailed explanation
# all the possibilities Of an account
no system on the farm and what II
will accomplish, but carefully kept
ecords will be an index finger 10 point
he farmer 10 loop holes through which
he profits are now slipping. He
would know which are the profitable
lelds; which are the most profit
Producing crops; which COWS were
'oarders, that he might at the end Of
he season sell such animals 10 pay
heir board bills; lac would know
'hethcr he was utilizing his horse
over 10 the best possible advantage
u his connection 10 might he said :
hat one Of our foremost universities .
as just found that on lG0-acre farm, :
with six splendid head of
York stock. the average daily labor
er horse was only little over three
ours for the entire year very
mr. average labor record indicating
.dck of efficiency
Well kept accounts would enable us
. determine the most satisfactory |
al OF utilizing our dairy products.
stations have found that
he cream separator reduces the loss
! butter fat per COW 30 une-eighth
.lat OF the deep setting: one twenty. |
rst OF the shallow pan, and one
lirty-third Of The water dilution
lethods OF cream separation. ThisI /
lows that with the ordinary farmer
ho Is milking ten average COWS
CURING butter at the market price.
I'll save more than the price Of a
'parator In single season II not 1
MY Is economical from the stand.
oint Of obtaining more OF the butter
II from the milk and other methods
cream separation, but makes IL
ossible 10 utilize the milk before il
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