The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-07
Edited BY Publicity Department of A. & M. College.
IKE AsHBURN, EDITOR.

this pay a dividend or II you please, pay salary
to the manager; but not many OF the farmers VINO
manage their farms had thought or earning
salary as farm manager and the truth In there are
but few Texas farmers who have really earned sal
airy as farm manager, who have so managed their
farms to have made their farms earn dividend
A banking institution is considered successfully
managed when II maintains ts capital stock sets aside
surplus and pays Its stockholders legitimate wv
dend and by the It's manager receives the hisneH
compensation OF anyone connected with the institution
The successful mercantile and manufacturing enter
prses maintain their capital stock and usually Increase
IT, pay dividend, and their manager In proportion
TO the gray matter no Is able to contribute.
the farmer to successfully manage his farm must
maintain tho fertility OF the soil must Keep up or
the value OF his improvements pay for the
labor expended. pay interest the investment lay
aside reasonable dividend as compensation for tho
gray matter lie has expended
To those OF who have aspirations to properly
care for and educate children and be OF real Herv-
ice to humanity such system OF management would
indeed be boon to and we welcome the dny when
have this problem worked out on our own
farms
wo as farmers may receive valuable helps from our
neighbors from statistics and from the experts In ms
missionary movement and sLrely should avail our
selves OF every advantage thus afforded u.s. but after
all success is largely dependent our own efforts
We have had helps 10 raise moro and be'tor cotton
and better corn more and better hogs ETC. ana
these all good In their place, hut farm manage
does not consist in tho producing OF more acres
specific CROP does II consist In raising or
greater numbers OF any particular line ~ livestock or
fowls
Farm management consists first, in the production
OF such crops M are adapted the soil and climatic
conditions OF the particular farm duo consideration
being given 10 rotation OF tho crops and the maine-
nance OF soil fertility.
Second In the raising OF such livestock. fowls etc,
and In such numbers and proportions as the Individual
farm soil fertility. crop rotation and available pas
considered viii bring In the greatest net revenue
Third marketing: The amount ana character Of crops
grown as well as the number OF livestock ana fowls
grown must be governed somewhat by the average
market value. OF the particular crop or animal pro
duced. well the marketing facilities ~ tho par
ucunr farm. Tho marketing Of farm products IL. in
doed a UeiR prOblpm and not only In II OF the
Importance TO the farmer. but tho consumer Is
also Interested.
two given points ~ straight hc, therefore II IL the
purpose organization 10 encourage and promote
n system Of marketing by which the farmer tho pro
Queer, may soil direct 10 the consumer EVeh IN our
own state find that ono section IA producer ana
another section Is consumer ana Germany W. j"
desirable 10 nnugurnte system or marketing Whereoy
our farmers much they are consumers may
purchase directly from the producer
The Texas Farm Management Asgocation purposes
TO foster and encourage such system Of marketing
farm products seeds fruits, vegetables livestock etc
Fourth Farm Record Perhaps tho lack OF an eff
Client system Of keeping farm accounts has had very
much 10 do with farm failures / know Of no business
with 40 great an Investment tho ordinary farmer
owning and cultlvatlng 100 acres of land that would
undertake 20 run his business without Keeping syt
tenn ~ accounts Tho business man finds II necessary
to keep such system Of accounts az WIN enape
him 90 know at tho end Of each Just what no has
made or lost and what particular lines have been
profitable Improbable so wc az farE0rH 10 sue
ceasfuly manage affairs. must Incorporate sys
tom OF farm accounts win enable at tho end or
tho year 10 know what our gain loes has been and
10 know vbnt particular crops animals etc have been
profitable unprohtablc
u rs tho intention ~ this association to assist ln
the formulation Of such system ~ accounts and rec
ords as will meet tho needs ~ the ordinary farmer.
We believe that tho Texas Farm Management AsHo
citation has valuable work 10 do. and that better farm
arrangements VIII result in more prosperous e''lfeh
sbip and happIcr Gnrm homes better educated fnrm
bows and girls. thus enabling us Go furnish 20 our
ueirhboring towns and cities moro and better hrn
products livestock fruits and vegetables and last but
not least. more and better bruins. FOR ~ lH from the
farm that the town. city state and nation does. and
must continue to draw ON Tor brains