The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-24
SHORT COURSES
FOR FARMERS
County Agent John Quist Arranges for
Two One-Day Short COurses-One
at Dow City and One at Boyer 4
Arm SIMPLE BOOKKEEPING
Object to Get Farmers Interesed in
Facts as to Cost Of Production
Uniform System Established

Two One-day farm management short
courses are to be held by the county
farm bureau cooperating with the farm
management department of the United
States department Of agriculture. Dow
City and Boyer have been selected as
the two places where these short
courses will be held.
Next Monday, December goth, at the
Dow City consolidated school the first
of the two short courses will be held.
The short course is form of q one-day
school for farmers who are interested in
+ learning simple farm bookkeeping
method. With the farmers accounting
system taught the farm management
specialists show which items are sub
ject to the income tax.
The big object Of these one.day short
courses, says County Agent Quist, is to
get group Of farmers in every COM
munity interested in a simple farm book
keeping system SO that each farmer
will have some definite facts on cost of
production. Then, too, by having some
Of these one-day short courses in the
various communities we will be getting
uniform system established for keep
ing farm books and records. ..
By knowing the cost for producing
the different farm products, and the
keeping of records of all sales and re-
ceipts to the farm, q farmer is in pc.
sition to figure out his net profits for
each year. He will also know whether
his profits were made by feeding hogs
from the corn crop or from cattle feed.
ing. If one Of these were a losing prop
osition the farmer can determine which
one. = "'
In order to go through with the full
farm management and farm bookkeep.
ing program a morning and afternoon
session has been arranged for. 1t is
necessary that every farmer interested
should be on time at the morning SEES.
sion which begins promptly at $3.50.
Those interested in the one day short
course plan should plan to attend both
the morning and afternoon sessions.
One cannot get acquainted with the
record books by just attending a half
day. E# Pa
Because of so many questions and de.
tails which come up at meetings of this
kind, the farm management department
asks that only thirty men be enrolled
each day for the short course. County
Agent sQuist says the first thirty men
to enroll for the short course at Dow
City, December goth, and the first thirty
men to- enroll for the short course at
Boyer, December Goth, will be the ones
to receive the books used at the meet
ings. The meetings are free. Each per-
son who enrolls for the short course is
ASKED 10 DrlnS Il penCll ana De on time.
Make enrollments by writing the coun-
ty agent at Denison. Below is the
days program, December goth, at con-,
solidated school at Dow City, and De-
cember 3Oth, Boyer school house, at
Boyer.
$50 A.. M.-Preliminary Statement
Purpose of the Farm Management Short
Course. & S.8
9:45-Why the Inventory Should be
Used in Making Income Tax Returns.
1O:O0-D Demonstration Of How to Keep
the Farm Records, (a) Open Inventory,
(b) Entering Sales and Expenses, (c)
Closing Inventory.
12:00-Intermission 45.,.a
100 P. M.-Demonstration of Sum.
marizing and Interpreting the Book (a)
Labor Income Summary, (b) Income
Tax Statement, (c) Efficiency Factors,
(d Net Worth Statement.
2:30-Crop Rotation and It's Relation
to Labor Efficiency.
3:00-Land Values and Labor Income
314-Cost Of Production Studies, the
Farm Bureau and the State Federation.
3:45-General Discussion
Embellishments