The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-12-13
The Farmer.
From the farmers Gazette.
LARGE AND SMALL FARMS.


n, Eu1roR:-We canddly believe if there is one
..nor more to be pted than another, it is that man
~Ao nossesses so much land that he hardly knows
ub,t 10 do with it. Such man must be unfortu-
, in havins such a large number of acres, that he
4 ..,,v r. At attention to his farm which he other
=, could dc, sGd did he own but small farm.
rshere are many men now, who are so bent on
srur large number of acres, that they will sacr-
&, amos, every thing, that they can be able to
opDt and add acre to to their farms, without
once thinking how they are going to improve it
Now the real wealth Of the farmer does not consist
n be number of acres which he owns; but it rather
consists in the name in which her cultivates few
acres. When we can once get farmers to believe
that it is better for them to cultivate few acres well,
Than it TO scatter the same amount Of labor
se tract of land, then shall believe that the far
me has walked up to his true interest.
The FAINT is has been the universal fault with the
farmers all over our country, so that the continual
cry has been Gland! land!'' and ''land ho!'' And
some Of them not satisfied here have gone to the'Far
Vest" and settled the edge of some s'Prairie,''
mthye looked the boundess tract, till their
I evesM grew dim: and still we suppose their cry is,
"dnd hO!' We are happy to say, however, that
there redeemng spirit abroad in the land, and
that farmers beginning te see their interests in
catvating small farm well rathen than to go over a
large tract with the same amount Of labor
Now fland cannot be made to pay five six per
cent interest to the aborer then he had bet. have
his money out at interest, where it will be safe. We
hayaoc ,lI,ly f,r, in tbov
would give away one half of their and the extra
labor on the other half of their farm, they would in
the end be the gamers. Suppose farmer with two
Kindred acres Of land, goes on and scatt his labor
over his farm, and if he keep his fen up, and
get enough off his farm to support his family, and pay
his taxes, he thinks he does we'll Now let this farm
be divided into four fifty farms, and put good
SNe upon each lot until all brought into good
saAG tivation And more than that, one of the
farms mder this management will produce more than
he whole four did when it lay in one farm. If any
hmer should be so unfortunate as to have one of
These large farms, ifhc wishes to enjoy the comforts
fa farmers life rightly then let him get rid ola
part of his farm. But if you sell, don't sell to man
who has got more land than you have, for that would
make bad worse; rather, talk with him, and tell him,
that he has got more land than he wants now; and
that neghbor Aehas just begun in the world, and
wants small farm; and that you will sell pat of
yours and if he will sell part Of his, to neighbor A,
oil three of you then will have snug farm. No far
ner ought to have more land than he can take care
and cultivate to the best advantage; and generally
speaking, fifty scventy6ve farm is better for
a man than one hundred acres.
Agood farmer, who wishes to enjoy the realities
faiarmers life, wants to every thing prosper
and flourish around him: to good fences, good
crops thrifty orchards aud fruit trees growing around
his dwelling. These every(armer can see, who has
snug and convenient farm to labor upon. The fact,
we believe, that among the greatest blessings of an
earthly nature which man can have here beow,is
ga little farm we'll titled,
little house well filed,
And little wife well wied'
Yours truly, LEVI DURAND.
Derby Aug. 25th, 1912.