Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
AGRICULTURE NOTES
Farming is a Business

considerable thought and attention, if
he is to make success. One of the
FIRST thoughts that comes to his mind
Is what type Of farming can | enter
INTO that is profitable.
He first takes an inventory of the
Bid customs of farming, such as the
beef cattle industry, small grain
Farming and the old method of gen
eral farming. Having accomplished
this he is convinced that during the
last five or six years the above named
methods of farming from general
view point has proven Improbable.
He is not willing to either enter or
continue that old custom. Why? Be-
b cause it isn't profitable, and in order
N to satisfy the wants of life and es-
pecially the three most essential
which are food clothing and shelter,
81 ne must follow type of farming that
is profitable.
He is far-sighted enough and will
ing to admit that market demands
have changed during the last three
u four years and finds it necessary
for him to adjust his type Of farming
TO satisfy the demand. Isn't that
what we call good business manage
ment? Suppose that the shoe man
ufacturer was still making boots ike
they were about forty or fifty years
ago. What would happen? He would
soon be forced to quit operating. Be
cause the market isn't demanding
that kind Of product today Instead
Of that, he studies the demand and
Keeps improving his factory, adding
modern equipment, and thus has
salable commodity to put on the mar
ket, that is bringing in profit.
The same is true with the wide
awake farmer. He begins to inquiry
ahout some more recent developed
tvnes of farming that are proving
profitable, taking into consideration
market demands, soil fertility, etc.
and to adjust his business according
ly.
West Virginia is consuming about
5000 car loads of potatoes annuaily.
The farmers of this state are only
rroducing about one car load out OF
thirteen. Three years ago the west
VIRGINIA Potato Growers Co-Opera-
tive Marketing Association was or
ganized. At that time we were I'M
able to get fifty acres grown CONNER
cially. Which resulted in about II
car loads sold and a gross income OF
something over $4,000. This year
something like rs car loads were ship
ped and trucked to markets, with an
income to few farmers that are
growing them of something over Sl4,-
000
Yields for the last three years
when properly fortified, cultivated
and SPRAYED have been running from
$50 up to 357 bushels per acre Why
mot make Barbour County q 5oO-car
load producing county, and instead Of
having $4,000 income from twenty
five car loads, have a S275,O00 in
come. Then we will be able to salts
fv the three essential desires OF HE
as we'll as the many good things OF
life. 1t will mean better churches,
schools. homes, roads, vacation for
father and mother.
Nature provides abundant oppor-
tunities for people to produce the
means of satisfying their wants, II
they will only adjust their production
tc market demands and use lntelli-
gent business methods.
Farm Women's Club Meeting
Moatsvillle Monday, Dec. 10, 1870.
Meriden, Tuesday, Dec. Ia, 1:30.
Carlin, Wednesday, Dec. Is, 1890
Kasson, Thursday, Dec. 16, 1880.
Nestorville Saturday, Dec. IS, 1000.
Community Meetings
Kasson, Thursday, Dec. l6, at 7:oo.
Elk. Friday, Dec II at 700.
Forests Service Lectures
Mr.. N. H. Wheeler, chief lecturer
of the U. S. Forests Service, Will
speak at the following places, Dec.
10th: Broaddus College at 300 P. M.
Philippi Kiwanis luncheon 3:15, Phil
ippi High School at 80 and Being
ton Kiwanis at 6:15 in the evening
MIR. Wheeler will speak on preserva-
ton of trees. He has been in this
service for over twenty-five years.
Cooperative Business in 1926
Through the cooperative agencies
supervised by the Bureau, Barbour
county farmers did a volume of bust
ness figured at $4,000, from Decem-
Der, 1925. until December, 1926, ac-
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