The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-05-10
aarienltnral.
What's my Farm Worth.

WHATS my futm WoasNs
have invested so much money ina
farm. tools, team. &c.--what are they
worth 10 me? They are my capital in
trade-what income do they yield? They
are my principal in bank-dOes the in
trest support me? l know ofno soto
queries T. which greater variety OF an
swers might be obtained. Some men
will POOR in the lucrative kinds of bust
ness, while grinding, half-penny sue
ker, will grow rich IN the dullest and
hardest. Sons men would put my farm
ats50 per acre, and would realize an income
of 20 per cent another would put it down
to S25, and would not obtain from it a
per cent. There is no Kind Of capital
the returns Of which are So various. IN
different hands, are arabic, lands; and all
this difference arises, as will be reai'ly
seen, from difference in management,
But have got my farm, with its need
full buildings my teams, my cows Snee?
and pigs, and chickens, aud myto Us
an 1 these all together are my '0orh'Hg cap
itol. lisa little different from somuch
value in cash-;here Is a little more wear
and tear. and it is not quite so easy 10
change its location and direction, but |
confess it cannot slip away quite so read
ily. and is therefore safer. Now every
acre of this land represents $50; whether
it is in state Of high culture, or in wood
or wet uuproductivo marsh, or swNle, II
lies there, $50 each acre.
Now, unproductve capital Is dead
loss TO a man Land that don't produce
anything. is like money locked up IN
achest. Every acre Of my farm which
lies unproductive frem any cause-irom
barrenness, from wan. Of draining, from
brush and brars along the iences, from
lack Of manuring, or good plowing, OF
anything else, is dead loss 10 me, year
after yenr, as long as endure it, to the
amount otts cost at least. No" the
question Is, can | afford to endure thi'
loss? Is ii economy for me TO invest ny
money in such way that it yields NJ
returns2 | think not. / had beIteI
unite nv labor with this capital, until
bring each acne to its highest capabiIitJ
Of producliyeness. see difference be
tween losing TIE interest on each S5Oant
making nett profit Of $50 per acre.
But there is another considerations nj,
farm is my capital in bank, and as II goc'
6nancIer slould bo careful of my draft
upon it. In plain English, my farm, iron
the surface down as deep as want Il
work it, is all wheat corn oats, rye, bar
ley, fruit, animals; grass butter. cheese
oic-whatever l desire Of these things
10! have il in my farm in its ran Stdte
and | have paid $50 an acre for the priv
ilegc Of getting these materials out int
organization and valuable products. No
il ship goo bushels Of wheat, 800 ofcor
80 barrels Of fruit, 10 firkins butter an
90 on, am actually sending away IN
most valuable portions of my farm - III
drawing out The principal from i's plac
of depo3it--from every acre am takni
away certain. tangible proportion Of N
$50 worth of farm. How long would
take me to get all my grain. anl grass
aud fruit, and animal materials, from I'll
soil into al organized. .merclantable shaI
| cannot tell; but know some farmel
who have done il in a short lifetime, az
who are now mourning because they ha'
not another farm 10 conquer, or rob, rat
er. They have drawn all lh'ir capt.
from bank, and oi course the annual l
come is cut off. But don't want to
this; | want 10 keep my principal go'
in bank; l want to IeaPthe largest retur
possible from it, and want every ce
Of it to produce something Here a
three important ard foundation pIin
pies 10 guide me to be successful farm
and to guide every ialmer First.every ac
must be brought under culture. Second
must bo made TO give maximum Yield.
Third the condition OF the Soilmust be kc
up 10 the highest point Of productivene
What, the !, is my farm worlh?--
CHAs. BErTs.