The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-05
Mo. VllI.-Bookkeepine on
Farm-PrOfitable Pro-
duction Of Hogs.


80 -
(offieial News Summary Of Up te Date
Matters Compiled by the United
States Department. of Asrieulture.) i
9WSHE department OF agriculture
III putting out system of
, farm bookkeeping emphasizes
the Importance Of the farmer
conducting his farm on businessJilte
basis. Farming Is business. the
same as bnhklng or running ii depart.
lnent store the department siutos. Ii
Is business witch InvoiYes tl. nrnl
tlnction and safe or several kinds OF
products.
The problem of tile farmer is to meet
conditions on his own farm In Il wax
which gives him the greatest net re-
4nlgis for his labor and the llse nf his
chpltnl. He Should receIveTifiteiest on
his capital ns well as wages fDr mis-
labor: but. 'owingst1 the lack, .Uf lirdher.
records, few farmers know what w.st.t.a
they actually receive. There Is irasnil
10 believe ihat the lnn nIurIty of tlip six,
nnd Il hHitqnilliUn farmers or the come
try are really living en- the interest or.
thels Investments rather than on the
profits OF their farms.
Farm bookkeeping does not reu,,ire
tiIdt iir dc,1niit br tluiit lii ii iJ,trtfiif;i-
lar form or upon II certain side OF ahe
IIugc. iiiit t i= ii idgicni Sl,iacif.i,. a..i
Arrangement OF fariIf tiatjjs 10 hermit
correct Interpretation.
The difficulties Of farm housekeeping
are generally uverestiinated Gomrlecx
forms and methods dn &nUi always
! lae,ti Jsllccessgn farm ,icspnDtiilg. fon
ia ;;sss Gf we'll selected
recorJt's- fttc Of nIure iszici;ciii yiftIt-
than volumes OF. .tignras. lnisnaucii as
tile farm hIisiness rafld the home ara.
nractically fnselIarable. llerp6n.li and
household accounts nre needed to bal.
sauSe the lHlok Hgfli or these accounts
are best sh.tntiied as lsrann'ns the items
as much Hs possible.
a complete Inventory Is the first and
most Important step in surfing the ac-
,coupts. The determination or proper
values Is Il matter or good Judgment.
aided BIZ s. sssli.is % c;irrgssf .E.arket
prices The cish transactions Oh a
farm may be Eettil Ia sevet;li ways, BIT
entering the Items directly In their re-
speetiye accounts apfleafs TO he one or
the most satisfactory methods.
a thorough understanding OF what
CONSTITUTES farm receipts and expeases
isanecesSary; otherwise the profit OF
the farm Is acldenn .tisnsed correctly
Asfarm is q combination OF enterprises.
ana o study oF each enterprise In its
relation To the others Is of the utmost
Importance. Wheat may be Il proiita-s
Bile crop to -sP1sg. oats slis, unprofitasle
/ one; sRecords, of the seIitfaie farm en-,
teFnftses viii show the. facts In each
;eise.
labor Ilistri;:;itlo.i records are sel.I
dom kept by firineis. yet sued rec,
oflts IRE ia many respects p'iuaiiy us
important as the c;islt accouiits a
good ;lishk balance Is pfteh the result
OF tie GtiieienS tisec tarin sat,or.
Crops which are crown ass "a profit
sz.as by hein.s, rea > 4 ilniEs eclngs Of
i've stock haze tli ! profit turned into.
n loss. Live stn J; records. although
not so easy to s;:.,' !. tas those on crops.
are often ni0rr Il { dTui tos the fafmer
tt.is poor pole. 10 lose BY ifiudicious
: feedims tiie pra i ! on the crops srowu
Live Stock ~ ,@llctloii records are n
guide 70 the ,..tlities OF animals kept.
( Good acco si,ss are Within the leach
of every ifiitsner. The few nIinutes,
.Tegularlsl s:s.nt OH them win yield lar
! ger returns thar an4equal amount Of
tIIae devGesi to fa,snl work. provided
Iifs,per use Is nude az the lnfoFnationl
sfil:4 saeoisls coutst.'!