PLAN No. 629. FINDS HOGS PROFITABLE
He handled hogs as a side line, and his results run as follows:
“On October 1, 1913, I owned 11 sows, 90 gilts and barrows, 2 boars and 60 pigs, worth approximately $1,270. During the year following I purchased $60 worth of hogs and fed $1,310.21 of feed, all of which, with the exception of $310.90 was produced on my farm. During the same year my sale of hogs amounted to $2,316.33, and on October 1, 1914, I had 8 sows, 100 gilts and barrows, 2 boars and 8 pigs remaining, worth $856. I figure my net profit, exclusive of labor $532.33—not very bad for a side line.”
PLAN No. 630. BEEF CATTLE PAY WELL
Here is a man that made money during the war. This is what he says:
“In October, 1912, I owned three head of beef cows, worth $225. During the next two years I purchased $721 worth of cattle. I do not have a record of my feeding costs, but it would not be very much, as I pastured them on cheap pasture most of the year and fed only a small amount of hay for three months in the winter. During the same two years I sold $827 worth of butter and cattle, and on October 1, 1914, I had sixteen head remaining, worth $1,360. I figure my net profit, exclusive of labor and feed, $1,241. I am now satisfied that I can make the beef cattle business pay me a nice profit, and will go into it on a larger scale.”
PLAN No. 631. HE WANTED TO BE SECRETARY TO THE MAYOR
Every mayor’s office needs a secretary to look after the office and make his dates and appointments for him, as this saves a great deal of time. This kind of work calls for a man who has a neat appearance and is genteel and makes a good impression; a man who understands all methods of putting off callers whom the mayor does not care to see; who knows how to find out whether the people calling on the mayor have come to raise money, etc., ascertain the full nature of their business and make proper arrangements for the mayor’s time. Such a person is a valuable asset to the mayor and can save him a great deal of time.
This young man knew that there would be few men who were capable of holding this position. He was a college graduate and stood well socially, had a great deal of natural ability, and supported the mayor in his election. He felt that if he was appointed secretary he could not only help the mayor, but would give him a distinct political advantage. He finally received the appointment and made good.