American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-11-25
rs YOUR FIRM Ply
|, Comfy Farm Survey to be Made
, pleasant Grove OF Great Inter.
!, and Benefit TO Farmers.

\ and Benefit to Farmers.
:, tho past three years the Utah
,cultural College in cooperation
the L. S. Department OF Agri-
ture have maintained an Office and
"A experts for the purpose of max
farm surveys in Utah. The OBJ
NJ these surveys is to make an
S,vsis of the farmers business and
him to find the kind of farming
methods best suited to his con
ons A group Of representative
ms are selected in a given locality
detailed account of all their
Iiness is kept for period OF years.
ne beginning Of each year a care
inventory is made of each farm
during the year records are kept
All operations. At the end Of the
n the business is gone over care
" and the results show just what
| farmer has done during the year.
On summaries are made which en-
/ each farmer to compare his met
u and results with those of every
Or farmer in the survey and with
ten best. the ten poorest. and the
rage Farms ale designated by
|nbers only. so no one can tell to
ON any farm belongs except his
b.
he surveys are taken by men from
! college assisted by the local
Snty agent and members of the
|al high school faculty. They take
inventory and do all the office
! k presenting to the farmer the
5uts I'm condensed form. All the
! mer is required TO do is to keep n
lord Of his operations during the
h on blanks furnished by the col
Pleasant Grove has the good fortune
being the center of the district
bsen for the Utah County survey.
"a area will also include Lindon and
|nla. About seventy five farms
b be chosen including stock farms.
n farms and general crop farms
tters will be sent to the individual
Sners asking them to cooperate
meeting called in the near flu
X at which instruction will be Civ
The survey will be made the Sc
td week in December.
Dive surveys have already been TAX
IN Utah and some very valuable in
nation has been secured. These
has are scattered over the state
tm Millard to Cache counties. They
IN to indicate that what is good
kIness for the one county Is not al
Us good business for another, For
ttance. the best paying farms In
Hard county we're those with large
teage and great number OF live
kck, while in Cache county smaller
ms with more intensive methods
Imed to give the best results. These
fyeys have brought out the fact
y in general the average earnings OF
farmer over all expenses Is
band four hundred dollars. Be
ls this the farmer gets his house
everything he uses from the farm
some areas the average was lower
n this and IT, some II was higher
all the areas there were some men
% made less than nothing. They
fuld haven AIDE much more II they
sold their farms and put the
Pney In the bank and done nothing
the other hand in every area there
group of men who made sal
Yes far above the average and made
elr capital invested pay q big in
pest besides making a good salary
\ themselves. This survey viii
'e each man u chance to compare
business with the business OF 9th.
and to see wherein he can i'm
o'e his methods. II will cost him
Pnlng except little energy In keep
his accounts. A system has beer
P'ked out which makes this very
hple
Tue Utah County survey will be.
at Pleasant Grove during the Sc.
20 week in December. At thai
he the Inventories will be taker
NE farms which enter. Several
fernment men will be here to worl
m The county agent, Mr.. Lindsa,
the high school faculty. Letters
be sent to those who are thought
feV to be Interested and we urge
A" they support this movement as
4 'eel that this district is much
'Oreo In securing the project. Any
e desiring information see Mr., Lind
4" The county agent for Utah
Fuhty or princinal James II Walker