The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
Planning for Next Year.


for the crops another summer. There
is nothing that pays better than some
time spent in planning things: this
is very necessary for the best results
in managing the farm. We must
first build our plans, and as we plan
so We do. If We get a faint idea
in our mind about any given thing,
but don't take the trouble to think
out the details before We begin such
work, we can never do this work to
the best advantage. We are cropping
in the dark, so to speak, and in fact
we may do good part of the work
in the wrong way.
We must be able to see to the end
of any undertaking before we begin
it. if We are to work to the best
advantage all the way through the
task. We may have to modify our
plans as We progress to meet the
changed conditions, but if We have
planned we'll We will(know better
how to change our plans so as to
conform to the next step. Nearly
every kind of work except farming
is done by some well-worked out
plan. Take all the workmen in some
large factory, nearly every one of
them has a. plan or blue print" to
work by. Take the carpenter, watch
him build house.
See him first get his plan and
work by it. He may have to
change some feature of his plan, but
he always has the plan to go by and
make such changes so as to meet
the important parts of his original
plan. Now don't think | am saying
that We can plan our crops out and
make blue print of same and
work by this. This is impracticable.
What l mean to say is that we ought
to work out some plan of farming,
or farm management, in our mind,
keep this plan there and work by
it. Put some thought into farming.
Think about the farm as a place of
great possibilities; in fact, as place
of unlimited possibilities, and that
you can get the benefit of these great
opportunities and possibilities, ac-
cording to the amount of thought
you give to this place or farm. Don't
say this is not true.
There is always a chance to make
any farm return more money than
it does at present; this is true, If
not, why can an acre of land lie
idle and produce no crops, that are
worth any money value, while there
are other acres of land that will
produce crops worth $50 or 500;
and there are acres of land that pro-
duce crops worth $1,000 in a single
year, and more.
There is no place where the right
kind of thinking pays a larger divi-
dend than on the farm. Any one can
make some money on a farm, but
the man or woman that puts their
brain to work in connection with
their hands is the one that makes
the most at farming. Maybe you
have never tried putting a great
amount of thought into your farm
ing. Maybe you have gone about
your work on the farm while your
thoughts were far away, on some
other subject. If this is the case,
try thinking about your farming op-
erations, with a view to improving
these operations and making them
return better profit on your la
bors. You may not be able to see
any benefit from these thoughts at
first, but keep it up, get interested
in your farming, enjoy your work;
it will be a pleasure. Use good COM
mon sense. If you are farming and
intend to continue farming, aim to
make it more profitable as time goes
on. Don't forget to plan for the
permanent fertility of your land. If
you do, all your other plans are
bound to fail.-Home and Farm.