Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1931, Page 15

e e —————————— s f bed prepara farms exceeded those of 1929, |chine magnate. fl‘:“h‘;:ch in l'a:: generally the drm farms, operated by hired labor as indi- last year cut production very mates o ;wu-l units, with live stock on each THY SULLAY STAR, D. C, JuilEk T 1931—PART ONE. E. H. Maytag, tion, ylelds in 1930 on the|owned by mcmlm;; and the yields on the Collins farms USES NEW METHOD 27,000-Acre Project Shows Profit Without Live Stock and All-Hired Labor. BY J. S. RUSSELL. CEDAR RAPIDS, June 6 (NANA). - By industrialization cf agriculture ‘he Collins Farms Co. finds it possible | to make a profit on grain production even at present prices. | Wheat is being produced so that it can be sold profitably at 50 cents ni bushel, corn at 40 cents and oats at 28 cents, according to the cost records of the farming company. a The showing of the Collins company 13 ‘made possible because of the lower- ing of the production costs due to in- creased yields through the use of im- proved seed and the adoption of & program cf soil improvement, cultiva- tion of every available acre, effiicen use of labor, use of tractors, large scale machinery units and reduction of overhead expense. This firm is the pioneer in the corn belt in introducing industrialized ag- riculture known also as chain or cor- paration farming. With approximately 27,000 acres of Northern and Eastern Towa land under cultivation, the com- gnyiaflnmmo“umnd engaged um type of production in the corn t. No Live Stock on Farm. The farms are handled entirely by hired labor and are devoted exclusively to grain producticn. The fact that no live stock is raised or fed, even though the operations are carried on in the principal meat producing area in the United States, is one of the distinc- tive features of the Collins operations. Yields vary from sesson to season, 5o that exact figures on the cost of uction can only be estimated, but use of liming and sweet clover, com- mercial fertilizer and improved , the ylelds from various crops are being increased. Based on the ylelds now being at- tained and expenses at present levels, the following production costs are in effect: Wheat, 44 cents a bushel; corn, 32 cents: oats, 22 cents, These figures are based on yields of 38 bushels to the acre for wheat, 50 bushels for corn and 60 ‘bushels for oats. Further reduction in production costs may be expected to result as yields are increased. As the market stands at present there i & comfortable margin of profit be- iween production costs and selling rices of wheat and corn flax and soy ns, with oats showing little margin over actual costs. 515 Per Cent Irterest. The production costs include all ex- penses as well as taxes and interest on capital invested in machinery, land and improvements, Interest is computed at 5Y% per cent. . The officers of the Collins Farms| Co. have no thought that the type of | farming they are doing will ever become general in Iowa, or that it is practicable for widespread adoption. They have no notion that they will increase their operations to take in an appreciable r cent of the total area of the corn! 1t They do contend, however, that they are demonstrating that the adoption of good farming methods makes it pos- sible for their operations to show & profit. Records of the company tend to substantiate the contention. ‘The removal of all fences enables the eultivation of larger fields and the use of larger units of machinery makes it possible for each individual laborer to attain greater eficiency than is the case under the management systems in use on the average family size farm in the corn belt. The combine, the four-row corn planter and corn cultivator and the two-row -mechanical corn picker have all tended to reduce production costs and increase the efficiency of the laborers. Previous attempts in corporation farming in the Middle West have been confined for the most part to the wheat-growing areas, and most of the land in the State is farmed in family size units averaging approximately 160 acres. Use All Hired Labor. ‘The entire Collins Co. acreage is farmed by hired labor with a foreman in charge of each unit. Most of the farms have no one living on them and the barns and other builaings have been utilized for the most pary for grain storage. Along with the almost complete motorization of the farming on the Collins farm has come the aaoption of large unit machinery. Plowing, corn planting, corn cultivating and harvest- ing of grain are done with multiple units. The combine or harvester- thresher has been used for taking small grain from the standing stalk, cutting and threshing in the same operation, | and making it ready for the bin. | A combine was used first last year to| harvest corn. Four rows of corn are planted and cultivated by one man on a tractor, and when necessary the tractors ars used both day and night. Specialization is the keynote of the Collins cperations. One man is charged with the management of the entire en- terprise, and he is assisted by two di- vision managers, who oversee operations in their sections of the State. One man trained in agricultural engineering has (charge of a'l equipment, while the 'drainage of the land, an important item in reclamation of heretofore unproduc- tive acreage, is in charge of & specialist along this line, The program of soil improvement consists in the use of limestone to sweeten soils that alfalfa and sweet clover, legume crops, which are valuable in furnishing soil fertility, may be grown readily. Phosphate and other commercial {fcrtilizers are applied to supply deficiencies existent in much of the Iowa soil. 27,000 Acres Cultivated. The operations of the Collins firm have increased from year to year. In 1920 the total acreage farmed was 7,823 acres: in 1930 this was increased to 16,102 and this year the total is ap- proximately 27.000. Through a program of seed improve- ment, soil building and improved seed- Healthy Hair Adds to Youthful Beauty Shampoo regularly with Cuticura Soap preceded by applicationsof Cuticura Q@int- il keep your ec hy condition and a el scalp is essential to good hair. Soap25c. Ointment 25c andSoc. Talcum B, Proprietors: Potter D Chiemical Corp., Malden, Mi were already 25 per cent above the State average. Other large acale in this State include the A near Odebolt, which is composed of 7,000 acres, all lying contigucus and farmed as a ‘single unit. Grain“farm-| . “Neir “owns 5,000 is the principal enterprise on this aen., which was stacted North Central lowa. in *and red; 6 ft. high. Oity, are owned by Hanford MacNider, !umln!.enwwflfita Minister to Canada, and also are ms Ranch, | operated as individual units, with live stock on each farm. The Woods Bros. Corporation of Lin- acres of land in number of | ,creage is opes 1s. t, 1931, North - (Copyrigh A blm.:l;!. IA“l;l.e‘llnn News. 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