McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-05
TALKS TO FARMERS
THos. +. PECK. Commissioner of Agriculture
Planning Work on the Farm

thing at the right time. To be
successful in farming, is just as
essential that operations be syste-
matized as it is that system is
necessary in any other business.
Some farm work, such as repair
ing, building fences, etc., can be
done at any season of the year,
while feeding, preparing the soil,
planting, cultivation, harvesting
and marketing must be done
when all the conditions are fav-
orable for that particular work to
get the best results.
The farm employe who wants
to succeed and earn the reputa-
ton for dependability cannot af-
ford to neglect doing his work
on time doing it when it should
be done. He cannot afford to
put off till tomorrow the task as
signed for today. It does not
matter in what capacity we work,
we have responsibilities. Some
body is depending on us. And
in order to do our work>well and
at the right time, we must plan
for each day and each week.
In former article I discussed
the value of dependability, es-
pecially in its relation to work on
the farm. There is a time to do
certain things on the farm, and
upon certain ones on the farm
depends the responsibility for do
ing it or seeing that it is done
and done we'll.
The farmer is a business man
or should be. He must know
with definiteness and skill many
things. He must know when to
plant and what to plantin certain
soils. He must know how wisely
to choose cattle for feeding; to
buy feedstuffs wisely for them,
such as he cannot produce him
self and may have to buy; and
he must know how to feed them
economically.
There is no better business than
farming, and there is none that
offers a better guarantee of in
dependence to the man who will
give the business proper study.
Thousands of wealthy men are
today wise enough to be acquir-
ing landed estates. Most of them
desire to live upon them, at least
part of the time. They are search
ing for men who know how to
manage these estates. They are
willing to pay generously for
trained young men who have the
ability to manage farms, and get
the best out ofthem. They want
the young men who know how.
There are not nearly enough
trained young men to do this
work. The Department OF Agri-
culture frequently receives letters
from owners of large farms who
want the services of,capable farm
managers. And | regret to say
that there are very few who can
be recommended who are not al
ready employed at good salaries.
1t is a we'll known and deplor-
able fact that the boys and girls
in recent years have been drift
ing from the farms to the cities,
and this has been one of the chief
causes Of the increased cost. of
living. There are not enough
people on the land producing the
foodstuffs and material for cloth
ing. There must be a movement
back to the farm. And there is
no better opportunity for the
bright and intelligent farm boy
than to make a special study of
farming, because there will al
ways be a demand for men who
know how to successfully operate
farms. Ever remember" said
Goldthwait, that for health and
substantial wealth, for rare op-
portunities for self improvement,
for long life and real independ-
ence, farming is the best bus
mess in the world. " So celebrated