Report of Missouri Farmers* Week. 



479 



If a man desires to have any hired hands' records separate, he 

 should connect the man's name with the work that man did each 

 day, then it will be possible to separate this man's work at the end 

 of the year. Any notes such as condition of ground, weather, 

 breeding of stock, etc., can be recorded in this space for personal 

 use. A man should record every day the number of eggs received 

 and the amount of milk used in the home that day. Also supplies 

 from the garden or orchard for use in farm home should be re- 

 corded very briefly. 



The harvesting of all field crops should be recorded along with 

 the last item of labor concerning that harvest. Also when seed is 

 planted in the ground, the amount of seed and value should be 

 recorded when, the item of labor concerning that planting is 

 reported. 



If these things are followed out carefully it will give a man 

 a most excellent record. 



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RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. 



A space is provided on each day's page for reporting the sales 

 and purchases for that day. On most farms such a report will not 

 have to be made out every day, but only two or three days in eacli 

 week. Because most farmers deal with both cash and credit 

 items, we must have a space for each. Thus, we have a "received" 

 and "paid out" column under both "cash" and "amounts not cash." 

 The following illustration will show how this is handled in the 

 book. The cash can be totaled up each day items are entered, and 

 thus a check is kept on a man's cash account. 



DAY. 



DATE PAGE . 



Took 25 doz. eggs to store, at 20c. 



Received groceries 



Credit for balance 



Sold 6 pounds butter at 20c 



Personal 



Bought shoes for son 



Bought nails on account 



Amount not cash. 



Received. Paid out 



$5.00 



$3.80 

 1.20 



Cash. 



Received. Paid out 



.25 



$1.20 



$.10 

 3.00 



Thus, when eggs are taken to town and traded for groceries, 

 the item would be reported as the first item in the illustration. The 



