Show JT AT PAYS TO KEEP ACCOUNTS many farmers loss money because of cf neglect to make record of money spent during the year ask the average farmer what paid him best last year was it corn oats hay hogs horses or cattle the chances are to io I 1 he cannot tell you exactly did he make money last year or did he lose money most men hate to keep farm accounts they will not take two or three minutes every day to write down in a book as to how time and money have been spent on the farm city business men hire bookkeepers bookkeepers to keep accounts they do this because they want to know at least once every year as aa to whether or not they are getting ahead or falling behind they want to know what parts of the business a ar are e making money for them and what parts are losing money knowing these things they plan on an what whai to 0 do in the future thousands of farmers keep no accounts and yet got get along very well borne of them have such good brains that they can keep things fairly straight in their heads but all of thorn them lose money once in a while that could have been saved if they had only kept accounts aco |