Little Falls herald., 1913-01-03
FARM PE,1ANNMa SAVES MONEY

FARM PLANNING SAVES MONEY
Time is money to the farmer, as
we'll as to any one else. Time saved
in doing chores, in going to and from
the fields or in working the land, can
often be used for the purpose Of i'm.
proving the farm buildings, or in car
ing for crops or stock that will pay
good profit on the labor. That time
can be saved in doing the chores, no
one will dispute who is familiar with
farming. A trip of ten rods three
times day, across the farmstead, will
amount in year to thirty-four miles
of travel, and will require l2 days.
On many farms the arrangement of
the buildings may call for number
of such trips in different directions,
and the distance travelled unnecessar-
lily will easily reach several hundred
miles in a year. No one would think
Of making such an arrangement OF
buildings if it called for the waste of
time in one stretch, but because the
waste is spread out over the daily
tasks or chores, no attention is given
the matter. The needless trips take
energy and cause loss Of time, never
theless. Count your steps for day
or week, and see how many miles Of
travel you can save in year.
Much time is lost also in going to
and from the fields. A few hours
spent in making plan Of the farm
and arranging the fields conveniently,
with fences and lanes where needed,
leading to the farmstead, will save
many hours in the fields. The teams
should begin to work as soon as they
leave the barns. They can do so if
the farm is planned so that the fields
radiate from the farmstead. Try
working out plan for your farm, and
see how convenient it can be made.
One farmer in Minnesota added over
SO per cent to his income, in three
years, by revising his farm plan and
farm.
Long fields can be worked more
economically than square ones. Three
cornered fields are especially expen-
sive to handle. It is calculated that
diagonal ditch or road across a 40
acre tract will increase the cost Of
operating the land from 18 to 25 per
cent.
Bulletin 1875, Minnesota Experiment
Station, contains much valuable infor-
nation on farm management, and
gives numerous plans for arrangement
of buildings and fields. This bulletin
will be sent free of charge to anyone
requesting a copy. Address the Min
nesota Experime ent Station, st. An
thony Park, Minnesota-Andrew Boss
Minnesota Experiment Station.
BUTCHER HEALTHY ANIMALS
There are few essential points
that should be observed in selecting
animals to butcher on the farm. The
first consideration should be given to
the matter Of health in the animals
to be used for food. No matter how
fat an animal may be nor how perfect
it's form, if it is not in perfect health
the best quality Of meat cannot be OBJ
tanned. If the animal is suffering from
fever or from any serious derange-
ment of the system the flesh will not
be wholesome food. Flesh from ami
mails that have been i'll before slaugh-
ter is not likely to cure well, and is
very difficult to keep after curing.
Bruises, broken limbs or like accidents
all have the same effect on meat as ILL.,
ness and unless the animal can be
dressed Immediately after such &C.
cidents it is best not to use the meat
for food. This would be true espe-
cially if there has been rise in tenn
perature Of two or more degrees.
Such a rise in temperature just pre-
vious to slaughtering is likely to re-
suit in stringy, gluey meat and create
tendency to sour in curing.
Animals that are in poor flesh will
not yeild first-class meat. While the
texture may not be bad in such meat
it is essential that reasonable amount
of fat be present to give juiciness and
flavor to the flesh. The presence Of
large amounts Of fat is not essential
and, in fact, it is often wasteful: It
is far more important that the animal
be in good health than that it be ex-
tremely fat.-Andrew Boss, Agricult-
urist, University Farm, st. Paul.