The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-12
hEEDOF SYSTEM
FOR OPERATION
Of FARMS URGED
FoRCEFUL ADDRESS ON oRGANI.
ZATlON OF THE PLANT MADE
BY DEAN COOPER.
IS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Proper Balance Between Live Stock
and Crops is Discussed and the 100
Per Cent Farmer Held Up as the
Ideal Which All Should Attain.


Ideal Which All Should Attain.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily Herald)
That the organization of the farm so
that proper balance of crops and
live stock as they relate to each 9th
er is maintained is basis of, and the
receipt for, a happy, successful and
prosperous farming, was the FREEDOM,
mating thought OF forceful address
on farm management delivered at the
Tuesday afternoon session Of the Mid
die Tennessee Farmers Institute, by
Dean r. p. Cooper, of the Kentucky
College of Agriculture.
Dean Cooper emphasized the fact
that the same principles must enter
into the operation Of the farm that en-
ter into the operation of a successful
business. He stated that during the
past 100 years the farmers of this
country have been too busy conquer
ing land to pay much attention to or
ganizing and systematizing their bus,
mess However he declared that the
time is now here when the farmer
who would succeed must put bust
ness into his farming operations and
that better farm management will
help him to better cope with hard
times like he is experiencing at this
time and enable him to get the best
OF good times. The 100 per cent farm
or was pictured as the man who puts
both individuality, work. professions
alism and business into his farm oper
alton. The farmer who neglects any
one OF these lacks just that much
measuring up to his possibilities. Two
important things in farm management
as pointed out by the speaker are man
agerial ability and ability to organize.
I'm these individuality counts just as
it does in operating store or any 9th
err business, he stated. The farmer
must study his farm-know the soil;
what it is capable of producing, etc
: The five commandments of success
full farm management are: Consider
the size of the farm the yields OF
crops; utilization of pasturess proper
ton of crops and live stock; diversity
of crops and live stock. Where these
points are studied and observed the
farmer is usually a successful one ac-
cording to numerous surveys and in
vestigatlons in all parts of the coun-
try according to Dean Cooper. lnves-
tigation also shows that the medium
sized farm Of about 200 acres, well
managed. brings in the best returns
for the average farmer. He said that
tho well managed farm should get its
income from both live stock and crops
about 60 per cent from crops and 40
from live stock. He stressed the fact
that II is not a good thing to get all
Of the income Of the farm from any one
crop or live stock alone The growing
of three to four principal crops to sell
for cash with live stock fitting into the
scheme are essentials for we'll man
aged successful farm, he declared.
The closing address of he afternoon
program was made by DR. NJ Jacob,
who spoke on horse power VS., the trac.
tor. He emphasized the need of more
attention to the production of horses
and mules in Tennessee and the fact
that horse power has been proven to
be the cheaper for the average farmer
of the state, He also stressed the
great need for production of larger
mules and horses for use on the farms
and the use of pure bred stations for
breeding.
After adjournment of the session at
the High School the farmers went to
the Middle Tennessee Experiment sta
ton. whore a number of practical dem
onstratlons were conducted. These in
cluded live stock judging tobacco
grading, making balanced rations for
dairy cattle. hogs and work stock;
treatment of sheep for stomach worm.
shearing and wool tying; testing corn
for root rot and treating of sweet po-
attoes for black rot The farmers
showed considerable interest in these
demonstrations and in viewing the
blooded stock kept for breeding pur-
poses at the station