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FARM MANAGEMENT 



A greater use of telephones and mail delivery will save 

 much time. Parcels post will save many trips to town 

 for small repairs. 



If work is done at the proper time, it may result in great 

 saving of labor. This is particularly true in the control 

 of weeds. The chief purpose of cultivation is to control 



FIG. 68. Saving time on a Nebraska farm, the regular practice in most 

 of the wheat country. One man to a team. No loader or driver is 

 necessary. 



weeds. The time to kill weeds is when they are just 

 sprouting, before they can readily be seen. If one uses 

 a weeder or other tool that will cover a wide area at fre- 

 quent intervals the weeds may often be controlled at small 

 cost. A proper crop rotation will go far in reducing the 

 cost of weed control. 1 



Every farmer should carry a memorandum book and keep 

 a list of work to do. Weather and other conditions" are so 

 variable that one may need to change work at a moment's 

 notice. No one can keep in mind all the things that need 

 to be done about a farm. A rain may come up and the 



1 The Weed Factor in the Cultivation of Corn, U. S. Dept. Agr.. 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin 257. 



