The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-03
Articles of Interest to the Farmer
Edited by r W. Huntmer County Agent Melrose Minnesota

are offset and in addition to these
charges fair price if being paid
for labor required lin care.
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Most farmers would like to know
at the end of the year how much
they are worth. They would all like
to know whether or not they rave
made any profit ON the farm as a
whole. 1t would be interesting also
to know just what enterprises in
their farm business were profitable
and which were improbable for the
year.
While most farmers would like to
have the above facts about their bus
mess very few have them.
I The first question, "How Do ]
Stand ?" can easily be answered. The
difference between what farmer
owns and what he owes is his net
worth. If one will make a fair and
accurate inventory at the beginning
of the year he has the basis for de-
termining his net worth.
The inventory at the beginning of
the year should include the value of
all property owned, including live
stock, machinery, feed and supplies,
cash, and bills owed him by others.
From this should be deducted the
sum of all mortgages, notes and bills
owed by him to others! The differ
ence between the two shows his net
worth. The net worth of this year
should be compared with that of last
year to determine how much has
been made. If a statement was not
made last year, then one made this
year should be preserved, another
one made next year, and the compari-
son begun. The net worth statement
from year to year is satisfactory
measure of the progress made by a
farmer-Andrew Boss, vice director
of the Minnesota Experiment Sta
ton l.-. ~..... .......-..
Many young men Of Stearns coun-
ty are attending the annual short
course for creamery operators (be-
ginners) which opened at University
Farm, st. Paul, January 8, and will
continue until February IL. This
course is the last of the series for the
winter of 1920-21 and is in charge
of Prof. j. R. Keithley Of the dairy
husbandry division of the Minneso-
ia college of agriculture, who is as
sisted by staff of faculty men and
lectures and instructors selected
from the ranks of Minnesota's best
buttermakers. "
Realizing the great Importance of
the buttermaking industry to the
state and the close relation which
the creameries have to this great in
dustry, the university has for sever
al years given a short specialized
course for creamery operators. Stu
dents are instructed in the proper
testing and handling of cream in or
der to produce a high quality of but
ter and in the composition and food
value of milk. Such details are con-
sidered as the analysis Of butter, the
testing of milk and cream for acidity
the theory and practice of starters,
the relation of pasterization to pro-
duction of high grade butter, and
proper methods of judging and scor.-
ing. In short, the aim is to young
creamery operators a thorough un-
derstanding of the factors involved in
the production of grade of butter
that will meet the demands of the
most exacting markets.
Such related subjects as creamery
accounting and management and
methods of marketing are also con-
sidered. Fifty-six young men most OF
whom have had previous creamery
experience have registered for the
course .. .-.