Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-10

the farm and are looking for
their Chance
That is the way John Sheffield
might have worded want ad, had
it occurred to him to use one, But
it hadn't occurred to him to use
one. Besides, he didn't know ex-
actly what he wanted. He had
the idea, but he hadn't worked it
out yet to the point of getting in
touch with the right lads.
Mr.. Sheffield confded his idea
yesterday to several of his friends.
He thought he was on the right
track, but wanted to be sure of
it, so he asked several of them
how it sounded. They all liked it.
And they decided Mr.. Sheffield had
the biggest idea that had come to
any man in Dixie in many day.
But let him tell it:
A Farmers Plan.
81 was reading the other day
of the experiences of a farmer who
had three sons" he said. He was
poor farmer, and the boys were
getting ready to leave home, as so
many boys do on the farms. Ru-
raj home life is utterly unattrac-.
tive in so many cases. But this
farmer devised a plan. He took
his three boys into partnership
with him He told them that they
would all operate the farm as
business enterprise; each would
have his line of work; he would
supervise and do certain tasks, an
other would keep the machinery in
good repair at all times and be
head mechanic for the farm, anoth-
er would look after the live stock,
and so on. At the end of the
year, after deducting expenses of
every sort, they were to divide
the profits. This man summed up
the success of his undertaking by
making the statement that he was
becoming wealthy, whereas before
he had been barely making liv-
ing. And besides he kept his boys
at home and made successful men
of all q them.
81 think this illustration embod-
les a principle that this country
and the world are rapidly coming
to- mean profit-sharing by the
employes-the men who do the
work. 1t is coming because it is
right, and when it comes ! some
how believe we shall be better off.
Wants to Try 1t.
IF | can find the right kind of
young men-and the success of
the whole undertaking is depend
ent upon finding the right young
men-I think | shall undertake to
operate my farm south of Ameri-
Gus on the profit-sharing plan the
coming year. Down there have
farm of something over 200 acres
under cultivation, now operating
eight plows, with an overseer, Mr..
M'Garah, have taken great deal
of pride in this farm; it is tight
ly fenced, well improved in every
respect, with good tenant houses
nearly new on it, and plenty of
modern machinery, good stock,
and every thing needed.
my scheme is to get half
de-, n husky, ambitious young men,
who have at least a high school
education so as to able to study
scientific farming, and understand
what they read or are told, and
make them my partners in operat-
ing that farm next year. say
half dozen because S am sure that
many Industrious young fellows,
working in their own interests,
would easily do the work of eight
hired negroes.
A Farm Club, Too.
Il would take these young men
under some such contract as this:
| would renovate the present ten
ant houses, which are nearly new,
and turn them into comfortable
and pleasant living quarters for
them | would arrange for them
to board at the home of the over
seer. / would build an addition to