To show the importance of farm
accounts, it is only necessary to state
that beef cattle can be fed in two
different ways. From our own expe
rience it would appear that under a
given set of conditions a pound of
beef may be made on grass at about
half the cost entailed by stall feed
ing. Is not this information essential
to the success of the man who would
engage in the raising and handling of
beef cattle; and how shall he obtain
it (unless it is worked out by some
experiment station) if he does not
keep a record of his own business
transactions! It is safe to say that
the operations on many farms would
be essentially changed if statistics
were available to show the profits de
rived from the several crops usually
grown.
Therefore it seems as if Resolution
No. 1, for the improvement of the
condition of Southern farms may
properly be labeled, “A determina
tion to ascertain the actual financial
condition resulting from the opera
tions during the year 1907.”
n.
Business System and Foresight Pays
the Farmer.
