Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-12

where water can run under il from the
surrounding ground.
How to Figure Costs In FEEDING Live
Stock.
The grain and other feeds grown on
the farm where they are fed should be-
charged to stock at the market value
at the farm, which is the price at the
elevator minus the cost of hauling.
ms is the result of seven years ex-
perience in studying farm cost ac-
counting problems in the section of
farm economics of the department of
agriculture
Inc object of cost accounting is to
show an analysis Of the entire farm
business; and the relative profitable
ness of each enterprise. as we'll as the
relative costs, should be made clear.
IL the FARMER is to learn the truth
about the cost of his corn, oats. hay
ana other feedable products, he must
DO considerable figuring and have a
good understanding of farm cost &C.
counting methods. On the other hand.
the market values of grains and other
leedable products serve as a common
standard from which any farmer NAV
easily hgure the cost of feeding them
to live stock. The market price at
the farm is the only logical. as well as
the easiest, method to follow. If live
STOCK are essential for profitable farm
ing In so many sections, why should
the live stock enthusiasts figure TO
eliminate the profits of crop growing.
SO that the live stock may appear
more. profitable?
Weed Growth and Corn Yields.
VI the various factors that influence |
corn yields there are some that re- |
celve more than their share of atten- |
tlon, and some to- which sufficient en-
phasis has not been given. Important
as Is the type of soil. the weather fer
tiilzer treatment, variety, condition of
the seed. insect and fungus troubles.
preparation Of the seed bed and sub.
sequent tillage, it would seem that
under conditions anywhere near nor.
mai there are two other factors that
exert great deal more influence on
Yields than any of those named above.
nese are the organic matter content
of the soil and the amount of weed
growth.
The significance of these two fac.
-ors cannot be emphasized too strong
y. AS illustrative Of the Importance
IL organic matter may be cited the
practices OF Georgia farmer. This
armer has two-year rotation of cot. ,
on and corn, rs acres OF each every
rear For each crop a stand of bur
'lover Is turned under A strip be-
ween the cotton rows is left unbro
Ken until the bur clover seed natures.
ne corn crop Is planted without
The rows are run out with a
middle buster, the seed dropped nv
land. and covered with a double
shovel. About three weeks later
When the bur clover has entirey GOV.
red the corn row. the first cultivation
given by blowing under the clover
Win turning plow The next cult
alton Is with five-shovel surface cul
ivator. Just before the third and
asst cultivation the land is broadcast.
q TO cowpeas and sorghum for hay.
he land Is never plowed, or cult.
ated TO a greater depth than three
inches. Crude as these tillage prac-
ices may seem, they accomplish the
wo-fold purpose of turning under
irge amounts of organic matter and
eeping down weed growth. Under
1is system the yield Of cotton has
cen Increased from one-third OF
ale per acre to one and one and a
alf bales. and the yield of corn has
cen built up in like proportion.
The second great factor-weed
rowth-hardly needs any discussion.
early everybody has seen thousands
acres OF high weeds and low crops.
was at one time preached by our
est known agriculturists that weeds
ere a good thing because they
'urred the lazy husbandmsn On 20
reater activity in his tiIlage opera,
ons; In other words tillsge vas the
ssired end, the eradication II weeds
eng merely Incidental IT, or recent
ork on corn cultivation Il szs teen
early shown that In the main Yse1s
g the arch enemy that nzxss Ss,sr.
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