The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
BY C. o. Carpenter, Assistant Asricu|-
turist For Iron Mountain Railroad

turist For Iron Mountain Railroad.
The gravest criticism against the
one-crop system is its inability to EN-
ploy the farmer and his work stock
for a sufficient number OF the working
days in the year 10 enable him to Sc
cure a living income. No man, no
matter what his business, can make
a success when he works at that bus
mess az little time as does the aver
age actual producer Of cotton This
farmer may add some TO his income
by hauling wood. but he can no moro
expect to be a success as farmer
;han can the merchant banker or pro
feSsonal man who leaves his business
to cut wood Most people who sue
coed at farming, as Well as any other
business. are those Who peg AVA at
that business for full three hundred
and sixty-0yr days in the year
TIE average one horse cotton farm.
or will not work in his crop NOR
than = day. while his horse Will
work hui siNty-aye. The average man
with two horses. according To data
gathered on Arkansas farms by Nj
A. - McNair, will cultivate fifteen
acres OF cotton and fifteen acres OF
corn This crop Will require an aver
ago Of TO days labor by the farmer.
l03 days by hired labor. and 81 daSs
by the team At the average rate OF
production this farm would produce
$500 worth of cotton and $3.50 worth
of corn a gross total income OF $3.50.
or 1873 for the farm. after the outside
labor is paid The team in this sys-
TEN will not pay for its keep by the
work done on the farm. for it is esti-
mated that the lowest average cost
of keeping a team on a farm is sloo.
BY practicinS three-year rotation
of cotton. corn and oats and hay. the
farmer would cultivate 22ia acres per
mule. or A. acres in all He would
work $50 days in his crop. would re-
quire a hired man for l40 days. and
his team would work 1876 days The
farm will produce an equal amount OF
cotton and corn. and $500 worth OF
oats and $3.50 worth of hay. gross
total OF 1850. which, after deductinG
the hired labor, would leave a farm
income OF 1920.
Four Year Rotation Best.
With four.year rotation system.
including cotton. peas or SOY beans.
corn and oats and hay, there would
be thirty acres in cultivation for each
horse. or sixty in all The team
would work l6o days in the year. the
farmer 1911 days. and hired labor Ia
days The income would include an
additional 5000 for the pea or SOY
bean crop and amount 10 a gross to
tai of $1,000. which. less the hired la
Dor cost would leave 1905 fer the
farm income The labor income
would, OF course. be- much lower
These figures are not intended TO
4 i've a system for any farm They
rely suggestive. and are not as
'thee.6 W as misht appear to some
peopl,. oHsut a Ysre taken from nc
tual work 81 farms in the state They
point TO how the farmer can increase
the farm income simply by planning
the work of himself and team so that
they can work few more days in
the field The additional income that
might BE- gained from live stock grown
on the feeds produced and on pas
lures has not been taken into con
sideraton Such live stock would add
materially 10 the income II is an un.
fortunate fact. however. that many OF
the people Of the state have not as yet
come 70 8 realization that a pig will
Rrunf and grow and a COW give milk
on III daHs wheB the owner cannot
work in the Hyid