The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-11

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricultural
"Jimmy is too contented'" declared
James Henderson, Sr. Hell WORK 10
hours a day here on the farm ana
never stop to wonder why he doesn't
get more money than one OF those
slick-haired soda clerks In the drug
store. Something is wrong with our
farm system. l think ] know what
II is. but It'll do Jimmy more good II
he finds out for himself. want 10
teach him to think"
Perplsxed by Losses.
He was right about his farm sys-
tenn. but he was wrong about MS son.
Jimmy. In his own quiet way had real
lied long ago that business when
required from IA to 10 hours OF steady
effort daily, should pay more than ne
received as his share Of the farm
profits. He had INDUCED in all sorts
the mental gymnastics in an efrort 10
locate the trouble, but had never
reached sound conclusion. de knew
that certain crops produced pront'
while Others probably involved q loss
How was one to know one from the
other: the difference between poor
farm practice and good farm prac-
tice?
He found the solution in bulletin
which came to him from the Unlteu
States Department Of Agriculture. "A
Method of Analysing the Farm Busl-
ness" was It's title, and Jimmy real
lied. after a glance at the pages, that
he had the secret Of success so lar as
the Henderson farm was concerned
He devoted a good many evenings 10
studying the bulletin, then finally
sought the elder Henderson on the
farmhouse veranda one night and sur
nrlsed him by remarking that their
farm system was as full Of holes as
an old boot. Once launched upon the
subject the young man displayed an
interest that caused his father TO set.
tie back in his chair with sign OF
content.
.We'ye never made money here De-
cause we spent too much" Jimmy as
serted. ave haven't spent money ex'
. actly but we have spent things that
are equivalent to money-time, laDoi
and farm acreage. II we permit JACK
the hired man, to put in days worf
ON a lob which isn't profitable, we've
spent the amount of his wage and, II
! addition. the amount of profit Owe
r and above his pay which his wori
should have earned for us. WeV'
A wasted his labor income.
!. "We've spent a good deal OF hors
labor income, too. That's our sor
:. spot. | guess. We have II horses
: fine ones, III admit-but they're ea'
ing up profits in the barn. I've mad
) some calculations based on the figure
= contained In this bulletin. Arrangln
:, the problem to suit our crop rotatlo
= and the size of our farm, l md tina
= we've lust work enough for eight 9
! these horses. Eight horses would pa
y us a profit, but four more viii elm
= mate that profit in food and care
|, .Where did you get all this informi
- tlon. sonY queried his father.
. "From farmers bulletin COZ
!, fessed Jimmy, unabashed.
- "Humphi" grunted James Hende
= son. Sr.. in no wise displeased.' Ma
!. no the bulletin can tell us how to 9
% out of the holef
"Yes. sir! We've been paying Ja'
;" good wages the year around just
=, we'd be sure we had him for the SUI
in mer's work. We've lost most OF his
- bor income during the winter month
Our dairy Is small. II we build up
- larger dairy it VIII give US an oppt
tunity not only to employ Jacks
Dor at a profit In the winter seas'
but II will also use up some of our
cess horse labor. Similarly we
I plan crops that will require me
horse work and less man work. 1
fundamental information we need :
already been obtained for us by
Department OF Agriculture, and a 90
bit of II Is In this bulletin.
wThey've studied large number
farms and calculated to average
a farmer can tell more accurately y
the amount OF labor he VIII need
plant, cultivate and harvest any ?
ticular crop. For instance, one {
ting of hay on the average farm
ouires a i0-hour day for one man
one horse for each acre Corn Tor
sIlo costs three days Of man labor
five and one-haif Of horse work.
,atoes will use up eleven ten-hour q
III Of man work to the. acre and
horse DAYS. According to these tai
vegetables require much more I
labor than horse work. Onions. Tor
stance. need 1870 hours OF work
a man and only 100 hours BY q n
rrial TO the acre.
two Basis for Estimates
our Naturally. these figures viii no