The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-10-11
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vesy encouraging fsct thst he 10 rap
IDLY becoming ertinct. His happy
hunting grounds consist now Of only
. small part of the total hog produe-
ing area. He hes been succeeded BY
the more domssticatsd and more
highly developed type Of hog, which
someone has properly dubbed 1.-THE
mortgage raiser" Many farmers can
easily attribute The possession Of
homes, wealth and oil that goes there
with, 10 the domesticated hog. Misplace
In the scheme Of industrial progress
has been won not by any unusual trait,
but 10 largely due to the fact that his
profitableness Is result Of instructive
economical habits. BY nature he
seems TO fit into the whole scheme Of
farming as a utilizer, to the best pos
sibls advantage, Of many Of the farm
products that would otherwise be L
total loss.
We can draw = very valuable lesson
from this all but artistic animal,
whose only language il his squeal Of
disapproval and his sturdy grunt Of
satisfaction. He saves where Others
waste, and makes his living by roofing
around - sometimes In places where
wanted, sometimes not. II there Is
anything within reach that he likes
he usually finds 1t and proceeds to
make good use Of the opportunity
without any manifest concern or ex-
element. He seems TO make IL his
business to look after small things,
even the holes In the fence II the out
side looks more inviting.
Profitable farming is becoming more
and more business proposition in
which 1t Is necessary TO look after
the small things and to use to the best
advantage every opportunity 10 pro-
duce more economically. The best
and most profitable farmers have
adopted systems Of farm accounting,
or, in other words, they have become
bookkeepers, have kept such COM
plete records as to enable them to de-
termine which fields were profitable
and which were not. To begin with,
1t Is not absolutely necessary to follow
up all little details, but 1t II . good
plan to do SO Is completely as possible.
II we were to 20 into manufactur-
ing plant, one Of the frst things TO
impress us would b the system Of
doing things and the strict principles
Of economy that are followed. All
products that can b used for other
purposes are saved, properly stored,
and used when the time comes. At
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
finished product ready for the market.
Every part Of . great machine Il
numbered and each must be accounted
for.
II the same unsystematic methods
were practicsd In factories Is are used
on some farms, they would soon lose
their identity with the worlds pro
gress, and become nothing but idle
monuments to some mans failure
On careful consideration 10 II plain Il
see that with farming IL Is IS import
ant, II not more so, to keep definite
and strict records Of all expenditures
Of time, money and labor.
The space allotted 10 this article
will not permit . detailed explanation
OF all the possibilities Of an account
ing system on the farm and what II
will accomplish, but carefully KEEP,
records will be IN index finger to point
the farmer to loop holes through which
the profits are now slipping. HI
would know which are the profitable
fields; which are the most profit
producing crops; which cows were
boarders, that he might 1t the end Oi
the season sell such animals to pay
their board bills; he would know
whether he was utilizing his horse
power to the best possible advantage
In this connection 1t might be said
that one of our foremost universities
has just found thst,on . ls0-acrs farm
equipped with six splendid head OF
work stock, the average daily labor
per horse was only little over three
hours for the entire year-a very
small average labor record, indicating
. lack Of efficiency.
Well kept accounts would enable n
to determine the most satisfactory
way Of utilizing ourdairy products
Experiment Stations have found that
the cream separator reduces the loss
Of butter fat per COW to one-eighth
that Of the deep setting; one-twenty.
first Of the shallow pan, and one.
thirty-third of the water dilutiou
methods Of cream separation. This
shows that with the ordinary farms,
who II milking ten average cows,
figuring butter at the market price,
will save more than the price Of q
separator In . single season. 1t not
only Is economical from the stand
point Of obtaining more Of the butter
fat from the milk and other methods
Of cream separation, but makes II
possible to utilize the milk before II
has undergone the action Of detri-
mental bacteria, to which 10 Is very
susceptible. Every farmer knows
that milk As 1t comes fresh from the
separator il In the most wholesome
condition for feeding young pigs and
young calves.
We hear . great deal said nowadays
about maintaining the fertility OF the
soil. We all know that II grain Is
sold direct on the market that We
deplete the fertility Of the land very
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