The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-08
MODERN PLANS CHEAPER
MIR. KENT SHOWS THE ADVANT-
AGES OF MACHINE LABOR.
Urges Cooperation Plan Among the
Farmers When One Farm Cannot
Afford Cost of Machinery.

FARMERS Wnen On6 FdFID OtnAOs
Afford Cost of Machinery.
For many years the advocates of
better farm methods for Southern
farms have seen the pressing need of
more farm machinery and statistics
will show that their efforts to get
more in use are well directed. 1t
seems that our farmers find it hard
to get out of the old ruts of doing
things by main strength and ignor-
ance, but on the other hand it is
gratifying to know that when they
once get out of the old ruts and get
in a position that they can see the
folly of some of their past farm prac-
tices it is equally as hand to get them
back again. Every one knows that
horse power is cheaper than manual
labor and can be handled with a
great deal more satisfaction where it
is scarce Still, it is a deplorable
fact that Georgia only has an aver
age of IA horses per farm, while
the Dakotas have an average of Z.
With a number of small farmers
that l have discussed the subject of
better farm machinery the main
trouble seems to be the cost, which
is very great when it can be used for
only one thing and for so short a
time. They do not feel that it would
be a paying investment when one
small farmer has the initial cost as
we'll as the depreciation to bear. 1t
is very evident that it is with this
class of farmers that we may expect
the best results in this line of COOP
Grafton, the larger farms being able
to tack care of themselves.
For illustration, we will take the
case of two farmers, running six
plows each, who want to plant forty
acres of oats, and have bought on
the cooperative plan a drill at $50,
and reaper and binder at $3.50. With
the drill it will take one man and
two horses four days to do the work,
while it will take three men and two
horses eight days the old way TAX
ing it for granted that the machinery
is taken care of, the following is the
cost involved:
Interest on investment ....S 7.2O
Depreciation in machinery 800
Team hire ........'. 4.OV
Man hire ... .. 400
Total 49,. 9z4.zO
Interest on investment. S 1.2O
Depreciation in machinery. 1.5O
Team hire .... 49,. ...... 8.OO
Man hire 49,. 49,. ........ 24.OO
Total 34.(O
On the cooperative plan the for
mer is $1,000 cheaper, while if one
farmer stood the whole cost it would
be only $50 cheaper. Experience
has taught US that oats put in with a
grain drill will average two bushels
more per acre, and these at IS cents
will be an additional advantage of
$4,000.
With the reaper and binder it will
take one man and three horses four
days to harvest the crop, while it will
take two men twenty days with
cradle. The following is the cost:
Interest on investment .....$1O.4O
Depreciation in machinery. 1900
Team hire ............ 6.OO
Man hire ............ 400
Total ..... .$33.4O
Interest on investment ...$ 40
Depreciation in machinery. so
Team hlre ........ OU
Man hire 4U.OO
1OIdl , 4U.5U
On the cooperative plan the for
mer is $3.50 cheaper, while the lat
ter is $3.50 cheaper when the inter-
est and depreciation is borne by one
farmer.
From this we can see that it would
not be profitable investment for one
man, but on the cooperative plan
it would be very remunerative.
r. H. KENT, Demonstration Agent.
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