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Keeping a Cash Account 
J. N. Glover 
F OR a number of years I have kept an 
account on income and expenses in a 
way which takes very little time and is a 
means of knowing each year the gross in¬ 
come from each source and the expenses of 
every kind. At the beginning of each 
year I take an account or inventory of 
live stock, implements, grain, farm, cash 
and money invested in stocks and bonds. 
These I keep in a book 8 x 14 inches, or a 
book called a journal, which is thick 
enough to last me several years. 
On the first left-hand page I keep a 
record of when stock is bred, and on the 
opposite of the page my milk account as 
paid for each month, giving date, number 
of pounds, test, price, deductions for 
pool and hauling. At the end of each 
year the number of pounds as paid 
monthly are added; so with the total in 
cash sold, as well as for hauling and for 
the pool. Then credit is given cows for 
milk used and cream or butterfat for 
butter. (This page will do for milk for 
several years.) 
Entering Cash Expenses and Receipts 
On the left side ol the next page I write 
“Received January, 192-” and on the 
opposite side “Paid January, 192-.” 
I keep my cash for grain or farm receipts 
in the cash receipts with those for divi¬ 
dends or what I earn, as these are the only 
two sources of income for me aside of the 
farm, using a line for each important crop 
or item. 
This will show the receipts of January 
with cash from dividends on one line and 
money earned all on another line and each 
farm produce on a line by itself. In the 
same way I show expenses paid. 
Cash on hand either at home or in the 
bank on January 1st added to the income, 
for this month, should equal the cash ou 
hand January 31st added to amount paid 
out that month, and the difference then 
will equal the cash on hand to start next 
month’s account, if a correct account has 
been kept. 
If one does not care to write down every 
little item paid, an account can be kept 
in a small book, such as fertilizer com¬ 
panies give, with pencil, when selling or 
buying in small amounts, and these can 
be entered weekly or monthly into this 
book. 
Inventory at the Year’s End 
At the end of each year we again take 
account of stock, grain and implements 
and compare these with the inventory at 
the beginning of the year to see if there 
has been a gain or loss compared with each 
of the amounts of stock, grain and imple¬ 
ments on hand at the beginning of the 
year, deducting from the one where the 
inventory shows less value and adding 
where there has been a gain. This com¬ 
parison and taking credit for any invest¬ 
ments made and cash on hand will show 
the gain or loss for the year, which is a 
great satisfaction to know exactly whether 
one is ahead for his yearfe work or not. 
True, by this method one can not tell 
which farm crop has made a profit or not, 
as these will vary one year from another, 
depending upon the season and price for 
which the crop is sold. And so it is with 
stock, one year cows may pay better than 
hogs or hens, and another the reverse may 
be true. But it is a satisfaction to know 
each year how one fares financially. 
Value as a Diary 
This book is not used for keeping ac¬ 
counts only, as I use it as a diary for keep¬ 
ing a daily or a weekly record of farm 
work and crops gathered, when certain 
work as plowing, haying or seeding is 
done; of the loads of hay taken from each 
field; bushels of corn and potatoes grown. 
We get a good idea of paying crops and 
parts of the farm business from this. We 
have made some changes since keeping 
accounts. 
Then I keep an account of the weather 
also as to heat and cold; rain and snow 
fall. Notice is also taken of social events, 
weddings, funerals, gatherings and any- 
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Sudan $4.00 
Millet $1.00 
Kentucky 
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