Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-20

How much OF Your income would you
be willing 10 sacrifice In order TO Lc
your own boss. own your business and
do with it what y"u ploase2
Professor Spnmuu of the United
states department "f Agriculture, Tho
man who has reduced Carmina u d
mathematical Science, has worried ou;
this question as upplicA Il" farmers
with tho creatss, detail ana accuracy
lie has proved that "for the glorious
privilege OF beiae independently the
American farmer $ willing TO sacrinc.
often half ana sometimes two-ihi.ds
Of his income.
And who SHAH say it is not cheau
al the price" asks Professor Spillmau.
10 understand how tn. human long
ing for freedom came TO be worked on,
IN decimal fractions. YOU must under
stand the nature ut Professor spill
mans work. lie is head of the di
vision of fa.m managomctt, which
means that he J., hired by the govern
mcnt To toll farmers how 80 run their
business. \ large order Tor amy imam
Mr. Spiiluan soon observed that carn
with more or less success. accordiup
to his experience ana ability. hat thar
he could never tell exactly how he ala
tho ching. nor could ever b. sure that
h.. was getting the most out Of his
land. Furthermore. IL a man proposed
10 farm IN - gwen Section, Il was
NcrS hard for him To till IL advance
how he ought % proceed ---wli"tnc- he
should rent the land or buy ~. plant
oats Or barley, what rotation ~ crops
y" should use, what size OF farm would
li,i! the iarGcs, percentage IN tlc
iuN.Simvrt---:ili of these factors IN his
success or failure We're unknown, and
could only he guessed ~ ~ learned hy
experience. No other business ia the
world iab"rs under such u handicap
Of uncertainties.
Professor Spiiiman began his attack
upon THIS problem by his now famous
Survcy OF Chester County. Pa. TAX
ing JiS farms as IN" material OF hiS
study, he noted carefully What crops
were most successful, and in what pro-
portions to the whole product % each
farm. For example. lc found that
farmers dcvotins large part II their
land TO hay were not making much
money. nor were those who raised ~"
hay ~ all. There was certain rurl
WHICH hay should I'LL IL the Igricul-
,uyit economy Of chester COUNT. ana
that ne was able To- dCt"rsitU. Ly "a
31S farms. In III" sam" wa, thc n,s'
size of Clr.n for OH" man 10 work. the
hest rotation Of crops 10 be employed.
aud many other ''faet"rs al success
were reduced 70 figures.
Survc. Widri. E,trn,ich.
Now Professor Spilln!un has extend
ed his county survey To rcun-N WANNA.
Georgia. Texas. oklahoma, S"Uth caro- q
lima, Michigan. Utah. MississipD!, Nct-
,ucly and North Carolina. Ills method
Al, i'm los -.
far as possible, is attractions "id. at
tcntion among farmers. business men
and legislators. The than,br" Of Com
mcrcc Of Raleigh. y. G.. has offered :,
large sum Of money for - survey OF &
county in that state In Chester Coum-
Is Land values have risen from an aver
age Of $40 10 an average of $3.50 an
acre. which IL The amount That Pro
fvsspr Spillman concluded the chester
County land ought 10 hc worth.
HIS latest study. based upon nat"
gathered in number OF these cout.
ties. has to do with the comparable
advantages 10 thc farmer OF iuyins
ana Of renting this land Thc result :
arc surprising in twu very hiicrcna
WAYS. They show ia The Hrs' plac
that mon who viii rcut asric.!tula
land in this r"uUtr:', provided he mas
enough executive ability to namas.
II faij''v inrse enterprise. can make :.
very large r-,uru upon ms hives tlDeni
ana ;h3t tho farmer who buys lanl
gives himself handicap u the max
iu. Of .roucv. because OF the lar@e per
c"u'rrc Of his capita! which lie tie
M. - the second place they ahow
SWAT DESPITE these things III" major
.'v of mon Will buy If tho" Cnr pos
"lbl. .r.rd it, and will readily sacri
"a" :. 'rs.;c ',:.rt of their incomes -
tho eol:c 81 "wnine7 thrir own rarns
J. c,nv l." thu, rot 50 rnHnr n"n VII
ri, lara and los, mo'cy wh"n Prn
fcssrr "ni.'nan'a studies nro MGR
v-.,iHl. knorr: bat no huliov"s that N"
iorc ii independence is responsible 20
-" large munhrr 81 iHpd-r.vncEs VII,
could mako moro rs tenants
Thoa: facts were arrived = rs Il.
usual s;n;'lman p!othoh = lnr.s. NUN
rer OF farrnoi 5 who hni :nrcA'cd Il
certain amount Of capi:a' wcj' rnos"r
and the fortunes NJ those :"hr had
rented We're compared With hose q
TIE u~arre This investigation ,rcluG
"a irvcsincnti ranrinc: fror 8! 600 Up
"a:3 ANA tho results yer" comriIca
:Mto tabl". - The :izc % the cani
n! "rDv.s. the nruihnr o: men who br.
instead or renting increases Thu.
arn5 men WITH oni' $!,o0a % inrcs'
bly :hoir land Most of those wh
ave hc,oS The class ;!,"i have frou
80 Goa 20 81 600 are comfort 10 rrrt
;hcir land. however. will: mos; % thna5
who have more than $500" buy tibet
land. IN the class Of those who have
from $4,000 to si.h0G {" invc:t. oul,
tour ou, OF silry-four were content ~
rent their land, while OF those who HAD