The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-12-21

When the progressive
man finds that there is a
weak place in his business
an item of unnecessary loss
and expense, he at once be-
gins to plan some way to
reduce, or entirely eliminate
the losing feature. His capt.
tai stock must remain in
tact; his earning capacity
must increase each year. By
doing this, he retains his
credit and gradually in
creases the earning power
Of the original investment.
To attain the greatest sue
cess for the capital invested
a man must be careful to see
that every dollar that goes
out of the business will, in
turn, bring him in more
than a dollar; that he may
be in position to meet adj
versities and misfortunes
later.
the line of work man chooses, the
least he could reasonably hope to
come to him is success. If he chooses
farming, that is his lifes work, and
should be studied and planned with
a view of making the greatest success
possible. He has selected that as his
great aim in life.
How, then, can he hope to accom-
pliSh the greatest amount for the
talent expended? What is his capital
stock so far as money is concerned?
OF course, he must have good health.
4 strong body and lots of energy and
mental resources. But his operating
capital is the soil-the fields he cul-
tivates. Year after year he must add
something to what he already has
to make this earning power greater.
Are we doing this? To the casual
observer the fields of this county are
not as productive as they should be:
they are gradually losing the primi-
tive fertility. Unless something is
done to restore the productiveness of
our fields we are going to earn less
each year.
In Germany before the great war
came, their lands were valued ut
$4,000 to $1,00O.O0 per acre, and
they produced enough to make a
profit on the investment. In Hol-
land and Denmark. the same condi-
tions prevailed; they had to support
millions of population, therefore they
were forced to make large crops.
Who, then is going to do this for
us as farmers? The merchant has
his hands full; the banker has all he
can look after. The farmer is going
to have to plan and work out his
own interests. As the farm becomes
more prosperous every other line Of
work will advance in the same pro-
portion.
Is your place, Mr. Farmer, pro-
ducing as much as it should? Have
you a field that is continually wash
| ing away? During these months
when the crops are off the fields
| suppose we take an honest inven-
tory of the condition and see just
| where we are falling short. There
are many ways for us to employ
our labor during the winter months.
that will not call for great outlay
of cash. The one great need for
every farmer is to stop that gully
Before the winter is over have at
least one field that will not lose one
pound of fertility from washing
keep at it till the water is carried
slowly off through properly terraces.
IL there is a stump in the field Sc
lected, don't rest satisfied until ii
is gotten out. If you can only make
la beginning with five acres do that
and do it right, then make resolu-
tion that each year you are going To
have better piece of land than you
had the year before. Make resolu-
tion that you are going to have, dur
ling the next year at least one project
that will be real pride to you; thai
you will delight to show your neigh