The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-06-30
The Profits Of Good Farmins.

Tic New York State Agricultural Society.
arc in the habit of awarding, at their annufl
meeting, premiums for the most successful
management Of farms. In l84o. the second
lof these premiums, silver cup. yaluedtgs
thirty dollars, was taken by Daniel %. T.
Moore, Esq, OF Waleryleit, Albany county.
lTAe written statement Of his operationss
made under oath. is very full and interesting;
and we wisk we had room to present it to
our readers withou. abridgement. His sue
cess is enougl to make the Old fashioned
farmers fairy open their eyes with ustonish-
ment, and shows what skill and energy, and
perseverance may accomplish, He IS grow
,ing Iich on the same land where others have
become poor.
lis farm consists o; one hundred and
eighty five acres, situated upon the light
sandy soil near Albany. For fifty years
before il came into his hands it had beenun-
der "a lease, and for po ton of that timc in
The market. The tenants hold itoply fr,m
year to year, and consequently had no in
jcentiyes TO make Improvements. '
Each ore worked it upon the principe OF
realizing the greatest profit al the least ex-
pcnse.--- Under the system OF exhaustion,
il became 50 reduced. that the last tennant
consiatrl it 10 longer worth the rent OF
hundred dollars. for the whole yearly sslei
Of produce we're only about four times thaL
amount, the buildings and fences were in
fainous condition; the few fruit trees were
old and Diseased, and a good part Of the
premises were allowed to run to waste.
Nh Moore purchased in opposition to the
~. A.. ..f i
1886, he took possession. Hewas unprepared
10 pay down the whole Of the purchasing
monty 50 that he has been obliged to pay
as interest, more tbap the former occupan.
had been as rent. The dwelling house he
sol for $50, but the barn was worth so lit.
tie that he tore i down. He then erected
comfortable and substantial buildings, and
commenced enclosing the tract with a posi-
and bo I'd fence. In tive years time he had
succeeded in rendering the soil as fertile and
as the very best in his vicinity, and rs we
have seen above, has taken premium from
the 3si,sc society for his good management,
The total receipts Of 1850 amount to over
four thousand eight hundred dollars; and
tie profits, alter lie farm and family expens.
Sos, exceed tweuty six hundred dollarsl l..
Such an instance of success should be
i known over the whole country. Farming is
: too otten looked upon as a poor business.
no. adapted TO persons Of intelligence and
ealorprise. Young men flock to the city in
crowds, in hopes Of bet,erng their condition;
whi!s those who remain under the parental
roof, never take an interest in their occupa-
tian, anl arc content with mere subsis.-
ance. Those who fail in farming would
! probably fail in other and 'more respectable
. pursuits, but many that make capital farmers
would make poor merchants. Commerce
is a gigantic lottery; where at least ninety
i've out OF q hun Ired, draw blanks and
= prizes arc magnificent bat they sre few IN
y naaber. The sol is a faithful serysn
which will restore the FIVE tallanta with
D other five which they,haye gainel. It's re.
= wards are slow, bat sure; it gives living g
- all, but toskjii f9re.hought and iron hearted
industry, and unain;hins perseverance, il
oiIersa compcterco--moderate, yetsufficient
Let the farmer possess the secret Of success
good management. and he need not com
= plain OF i'll luck, or grumble q: caprices o
fortune.