The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-10
Business Farming

ln the fifty years from lS4O to 1890,
the Development of farm machinery
enabled four men to do the work that
had required fourteen. Today we are
faced with the problem Of so equippine
the farms Of this nation that one man
can produceas much as the four of 1890,
or the fourteen of ls4O.
More than that, we want to reduce
the days work OF that one man to q
normal length, eIiminate the unneces-
sary drudgery' and afford him the con-
Veoiences aud pleasures ttat have
made city life attractive.
And still more. we must enable him
to get greater production from the land
that ne now farms, for little new land
10 available. end the ever-increas,ng de.
msnds of the nations population must
oe taken care of by better use of the
land we now have.
CAN IT BE DONE?
Certainly-it is being done on many
farms; modern methods, material and
machinery that will accomplish this are
now available. Tried and proven. they
stand ready to help the farmer produce
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tsessntday meshoss of sfnrminw .wits
power snsbse'oue man In aseu~hsur isy
to piow ten tosweive acres, cultivate
fourteen to twenty, disc. or harvest
tnlrty-fiye to forty acres, and do all
other field work proporti tionately ss fast,
They enable him to do bis own Smelling
and separating. to fill his silo and han
Ole other such jobs quickly and econ
omically, They reduce to minimum
In fact, on many farms have eliminated
the expense and work ;of feeding and
caring for horses.
Farm lighting plants not only fur
nish modern light. but with the equip
ment that may be used with them, re-
move the drudgery Of milking. separa,
ting. churning. 1washing and :scores Of
similiart asks, that "take the Joy outlof
life" on the farm. Yet 70 percent OF
the farm homes still use kerosene
lamps.
The transportation furnished by the
motor truck is rapidly becoming nec-
essity to the successful farmer; the au-
tomobile brings the city near. with oil
the advantages. both Of pleasure and
profit that result.
Good seed, fertilizer. and intelligent
methods produce 60 bushels of corn to
the acre. while 26 10 the present aver
age; the efficient farmer raises Is
bushels of wheat where others grow i5
And in this way one acre is made to do
work Of two. yet the labor required is
scarcely increased, in fact by the use
of the best machinery is cot in half.
There are equally great possibilities
thruout the list Of farm products. Pure
bred live stock, with proper care and
feeding. will bring more than proper
tionately increased return. :
But YOU insy say that sll this costs
money, great deal Of money. and the
average farmer cannot sfford TO make
use of the advantages offered him. As
an investment. they may bring as
handsome profit. yet If they cannot be
paid for, how can the investment be
made?
THE FARM MUST BE PUT on BUSINESS
BASIS
ln business one does not wait for
years until he has saved up enough
to pay for stock of goods. He goes
to the bank and IL his proposition is
sound, be gets the money and uses 1,
to produce the profits that eaabie him
TO progress rapidly. providing. of
course. that he has the ability to go
~ifhit.
He doesn't buy on long term cffdit.
and pay manufacturers the higher rate
which they must change for .svrvsce
that shouli be handled by the local
banker. Ex.