Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-14
SKILLET CREEK
FARMERS CLUB
Farm Accounts Discussed
at Recent Meeting of
Members.

The weather was good and roads 10
fair condition so there was nothing to
prevent a good attendance at the club
meeting held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Wech on Friday even
ing. Music had not been provided for
but on request the Misses Winnifred
WEIGH and Dorothy Baer gave choice
selections of instrumental music.
Their offerings were so well received
that it is hoped they will again favor
the club on future occasions. At
previous times Miss Marjorie Ryan,
Miss Marie Carpenter, Miss Bernice
Wichern and others have favored the
club with music, all doing credit to
their music teacher, Miss Ethel Rod
we'll.
Prof. FL. g. Taylor, at the head of
the Agricultural Economics depart
ment of the state university, gave a
talk on s'Farm Accounting" which
was interesting and valuable. Only a
small part of what was said can be
given here. The simplest form of farm
accounting is to take an annual in
ventory of all possessions, including
moneys on hand or due, from which
subtrsct all liabilities, thus showing
the actual value of ones possessions
This should be done at the same time
each year and comparing balances will
show whether there has been gain or
loss during the year. The speaker
cited case where man was boasting
of being possessed of SO much more
money than at the same time the prev
ious year. Inquiry disclosed the fact
that the man had sold considerable
amount of live stock which made it
possible to part with large quantities
of hay aud grain. Possession of money
in hand led TO extravagant expendi-
lures, so the man with more money in
hand was actually poorer than he was
the year previous. The next step is
keeping an accurate account of re-
ceipts and expenditures. While doing
so, it is possible to make some simple
classification to show the various
sources Of revenue, as from sales of
fruit, eggs and poultry, live stock and
tue like. Still further it is possible for
a farmer to keep more elaborate ac-
counts that he may know whether any
class of work is carried on with gain
or loss. A resolution w S adopted,
which was introduced by Il. A. Hill
and seconded by WILDER Cahoon, to
take steps to have the annual round
up of farmers Institutes held at Bara-
boo next year and to invite the Kirk
wood club, the Websters Prairie club
and the Klover Klub to unite with the
Skillet Creek club to carry out this
Intention. The secretary on request
gave the names of members of the
club who have subscribed to the hos
pital fund. The showing is good and
up-to. date, about $500 having been
pIOuASCu WILL huLAOCA VI
members yet to be heard
from. So far George Carpenter, Will
liam Shale and A. K. Bassett are the
largest subscribers.
After visiting intermlssion, Prof
Taylor explained some of the lessons
learned froml the accounting called a
farm survey which is now being car
ried on by number of farmers
throughout the state including Mr.,
Carpenter, Will Wichern and William
Toole and Sons of the town of Baraboo.
With the assistance of charts it was
shown that on the average the en-
ployer works less hours on week days
and more on Sundays than does his
hired man. The man who uses brains
in managing affairs is generally more
successful than his neighbor who
works harder. Some crops take up
more time at certain seasons than
do others, SO it is we'll to plan for a
diversity of crops. 1t is we'll to plan
as far as possible for an even distribu-
ton of work through the year. 1t is
we'll worth while for a farmer to keep
an account of work which may be
done in the future with date to when
it should no longer be delayed.
The president announces that there
will be joint meeting of the Webster's
Prairie, KiTkwood and Skillet Greek
clubs and the Ladies Social circle in
the Social Circles hall at Lyons. AT
that tine Professor J. G.. Milward of
the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert