Spanish Fork Press | 1906-02-15 | Page 5 | Had Use for Two Machines

HAD USE FOR TWO MACHINES Amateur Farmer Wanted to Employ Them In Figuring Profits Sir said the man as he entered the office I wish to exhibit to you my universal calculating machine a thing that should be found In tho counting room of every business man It will add subtract divide and multiply mul-tiply and there Is no such thing as failure I guess thats correct sighed tho merchant but I never understood It was much of n tucccss Oh sir but It Is perfection Give me any example you will und I will guarantee n contact solution Very well I bought two dozen Leghorn chickens at 3 each I built I Wish to Introduce You to My Universal Uni-versal Calculating Machine n coop at an expense of 30 In one year 1 bought 25 worth of feed In the same year 1 got six eggs What was my profit or loss for the year Why you paid out 127 and got back about 20 cents In actual figures fig-ures jour loss was 12680 I guess thats correct sighed the merchant and you may leave me two machines Ill keep one busy on my chickens and tho other figuring out how much profit I make In raising my own celery and cucumbers I