The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-02
(By j. o. Traxter, U. S. Government
Farm Help SpeciaIistl

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Farm Help SpecaIist.)
Many changes are taking place in
the readjustment of conditions from
a war period to one of peace. and these
conditions are being met, by the peo-
pie of our country, in much the same
spirit as prevailed in war times. which
exemplifica ton is being shown in mat
tiers requiring closer cooperation of
the whole people.
The war conditions have been in
strumental in teaching the necessity
of cooperation, and since the funda-
mentals have been so efficiently dem
onstrated it becomes our unified duty
to apply the results gained toward
further cooperative development and
since the eyes of the world are now
on the American farmer, as to how
he will handle the food feed and for
age production, to meet the greatest
demand for such products the world
has ever faced and to do so at time
when adequate farm help is a puzzle
for the best brains, it certainly be-
comes the duty of our farmers to prac-
tice the most efficient means of con-
serving energy in their farm help that
greater results may be obtained from
a less number of farm helpers.
Cooperative Exchange.
of farm help is one which has proved
in many instances Of great advantage
in performing certain kinds of work
to be performed in a given period Of
time We have many crops which are
periShable in their nature and require
harvesting or handling of the entire
crop in a period of. say. one month.
The time may be longer or may be
shorter. but in either case the work
has to be performed in that given
period. Now, the crop seldom, if ever,
all ripenS or natures at exactly the
same time probably the time OF
planting. the fertility of the soil, the
atmosphere. and other conditions, fur
nish the reasons for the uneven ma
turity.
May Combine Forces.
This fact, then, allows us the priv
! ilege Of combining our forces and ny
working from one field to another we
| can conserve help and energy For
! instance. | and my ncighbor both plant
a crop Of corn for silage exactly at
the same time but for some reason.
as explained above, my corn does not
reach the siege for harveS ing as soon
/ as my nejghhor's, possibly by or )
/ days Now, unsteady Of my Ia vin&, 4
, fun set of hands and equipment ior
T harves <ig the corn at the same tim"
that myneighbc.s corn is ready for
harvest, | can wait until after he has
finished harvesting and in the mean
! time allow my help to take the place
of any extra help required by my
neighbOr. And lcter ny nciShi0r has
! finished I can use the same equipment
Z and some OF his help III return for
. what was furnished him.
Again. suppose 4 Widow with one
son, who we VIII say is - years old
are farming, the husband ANA fathers
! having been called into the Great Pc
yond leaving them the little farm.
possibly poorly equipped with ma
/ chinery. and with little or no funds
with which TO purchase machinery.
! help, or other equipment. We can see
! that in all probability with the tools
and one horse OF mule there could he
| planted and cultivated as much AZ
twenty acres OF peanuts. but in the
/ harvesting by the one boy alone ii
+ would require at least twenty days
of good wea ther, which in all prob
+ ability would consume the greater part
! of one calendar month.
Would Require Harvest.
From the fact that peanuts are a
/ crop requiring harvesting at just the
/ proper time, III order to save the
/ greatest quantity of peanuts and to
/ give a good quality of hay it would
| many times cause considerable in
| jury to the crop in extending the har-
! vest period of Il particular field over
a month of time; hence. the eacy So