Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14

to compare his business with the aV-
erage of other farmers, IN order TO
see whether he can improve by dong
more like what the most successful
farmers are doing. eve can do bet
ter by doing what the better farmers
do"
WHY DON'T YOU KEEP AC-
COUNTS.
Is it because you do not know how?
The county agent will be glad to help
YOU. He does not recommend any
complicated system of bookkeeping
You can study your farm business
with list of your farm receipts and
farm expenses and an inventory once
a wear. Any farmer who can read
and write can do this much.
Is it because you do not feel like 1t
after a hard days work outside!
Keeping any kind of records is most
ly matter of habit. If you get IN
to the habit you will have no trouble
in keeping accounts. 1t is not very
hard to form a habit when we know
that habit will bring US high returns.
Is it because you think you do not
have time? What would you
be doing when you might keep ac-
counts? Wouldn't you be putting IN
that extra time in the barn or held
IRVING to make another dollar? II
Won can make that extra dollar just
as we'll by spending a short time with
a pencil and paper why not do 1T the
easier way? If you do keep simple
accounts you can study the business
side of your farming. You can see
the weak points and how they may be
improved. By improving these you n1]
will make more money. After all,
anv farmer who has tried 1T, knows
that it takes very little time anyway.
Is It because you just don't get at
it? Perhaps you do know it is worth
while but do not get started. The
count AGENT is on the job to help you
get tarted He believes you can do
better by keeping accounts and using
then.
The county agent will soon have
sun ~ Of simple farm account BOOKS
put out by the extension service at
Bur, aotOn These can be obtained
for the printing cost, about 10 cents
Writ in if you want a book. Farm
ers who know say that the short time
the spend in keeping accounts is the
most profitable time they put IN dur
inc the whole year. Know what you
make. know how you make it, and
the chances are you will be able to
make money. Realize that it is just as
possible to make money using pen
Gil and paper as by using any farm
tool.
Farm Management.
In the column below is given
brief summary showing the lmpor-
tant factors affecting profits in farm
ing on Orleans county farms. This
is based on records given by 81 farm
ers of the county for their past years
business w. J. Tubbs, farm man
ageInent demonstration for this state,
has summarized these figures which
should prove of much interest to the
farmers of Orleans county. During
this winter opportunity will be given
to the farmers of various commune
ties to start simple farm account
books The county agent has a sup
ply on hand and will be glad to assist
iag year. Meetings will be held in
different communities where there is
a demand for this sort of work for
the purpose of starting these books.
Any farmer who wishes to make
farming a business" for this coming
year is invited to attend these meet
ings and get a simple farm account
book started. The old adage "a pen
nv saved is a penny earned" was new
er more true imam To-Day. f1nQ OUT
the weak places in your business and
strengthen them and thereby save
the pennies.
THE BUSINESS OF FARMING.
Records of a years business on the
farm have been taken for three con-
secutive years in Orleans county.
Early in 1917, records for the year
1916 were taken from 81 farmers.
The records have been taken by the
Orleans County Agricultural associa-
ton working with the extension SER
vice of the state agricultural college.
Many farmers realize that they do
not know as much as they should
about the business side of their farm
ing. A demonstration of this kind
Shows how the different parts of the
farm business may be summarized
1t may also demonstrate the impor-
tant points limiting farmers profit
and suggest methods of increasing
the returns for his labor.
HOW TO SUMMARIZE YOUR |
YEARS BUSINESS