The Marshall republican., 1912-06-14

I'm BU7snEss OF fARMiNo
DyIK wAooosss. Of the III vice sussss
A great deal has been said in . joc-
ular way about the razor-back hog and
his sun-spiittIng abilities, but Il IL .
very encouraging fact that he u rap
Idly becoming extinct. His happy
bunting grounds consist now Of only
. small part Of the total log produc.
Ing area. He has been succeeded b.
the more domesticated and more
highly developed type Of hog, which
someone has properly dubbed "the
mortgage raiser" Many farmers can
easily attribute the possession of
homes, wealth and all that gees there
with, thedomesticated hog. Misplace
In the scheme Of Industrial progress
has been won not by any unusual trait,
but Is largely due TO the fact that his
proitableness Is a result OF instructive
economical habits. BY nature he
seems to Mt into the whole scheme of
farming Is a utilizer, to the best pos
sible advantage, OF many OF the farm
products that would otherwise be a
total loss.
We can draw a very valuable lesson
from this all but artistic animal.
whose only language is his squeal OF
disapproval and his sturdy grunt OF
satisfaction. lie saves where others
waste, and makes his living by roofing
around sometimes In places where
wanted, sometimes not. IL there IL
anything within reach that he likes
he usually finds IL and proceeds to
make good use OF the opportunity
without any manifest concern or ex-
citement. lie seems TO make it 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
n more a business proposition in
which IL y necessary TO look after
h small things and to use TO the best
advantage every opportunity to 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 we're profitable
and which were not. To begin with,
IL Is not absolutely necessary TO follow
up all little details, but 10 Is q good
plan to do 50 as completely as possible.
III we were TO 20 into q manufacture
Ing plant, one OF the first things to
impress US would be the system Of
doing things and the strict principles
OF economy that are followed. All
products that car be used for other
purposes are saved, properly stored,
n used when the time comes. AZ
the end Of each month, and possibly
each day, the manager knows ths
exact status OF Affairs the amount Of
stock on hand, and the quantity Of
finished product ready for the market.
Every part Of a great machine n
numbered and each must be accounted
for.
IL the same unsystematic methods
were practiced In factories as 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 failurs.
On careful consideration IL IL plain 10
see that with farming IL Is as Import
ant, II not more so, 10 keep definite
and strict records OF all expenditures
OF time, money and labor.
The space allotted To this article
will not permit q detailed explanation
OF all the possibilities OF an account
ing system on the farm and what it
VIII accomplish, but carefully kept
records will be an index finger TO point
the farmer to loop holes through which
the profits are now slipping. He
would know which are the profitable
fields; which are the most profit
producing crops; which COWS we're
boarders, that he might At the end Of
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 IL might be said
that q Of our foremost universities
has just found that. on q l60-acre farm,
equipped with six splendid head Of
work stock, the average daily labor
per horse was only q little over three
hours for the entire year "a very
small average labor record, indicating
a lack Of efficiency.
Well kept accounts would enable US
to determine the most satisfactory
way Of utilizing dairy 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; o~ne-twenty-
tirst OF the shallow pan, and one
thirty-third OF the water dilution