On the farm

Farming

Farm Expense Book is the farm program: income and expenses, with a bottom line, and the stock list when something runs low. Written in iwbc.

Income and expenses

Open the program and click Money at the top. Above the entry, click Income or Expense.

Income is money in — a sale, milk, eggs, custom work
Expense is money out — feed, fuel, vet, seed, parts, and the rest
Each row is a date, an amount, a category, who it was, and a note

The bottom line is income minus expenses. It shows for the month, the year, and the rows on screen. A loss shows with a minus sign. Print year writes that year’s income, expenses, and bottom line. The list is saved in farm_expenses.dat, next to the program, on your computer.

Inventory

This is a section of Farm Expense Book. Open the program and click Inventory at the top. It is not a separate product.

Equipment — machines and tools (the tractor, the mower, the welder)
Parts — filters, belts, fasteners, blades
Supplies — feed, oil, fence posts, seed
Other — anything that does not fit the three above

Each row is a name, a kind, how many you have, and the level to reorder at. A note is optional (which tractor, which shed).

When something runs low

If the count is at or below the reorder level, the row is marked *REORDER*.

Needs reorder shows only those low items
Print needs reorder makes a restock list
Qty +1 and Qty −1 change the count without retyping it

The list is saved in farm_inventory.dat, next to the program, on your computer.

Inventory list with equipment, parts, and supplies that need reorder

Farm Expense Book — $29

Income, expenses, and the bottom line are written up on the Farm Expense Book page.