Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-01-11
gGral aud 9untestiG.
AErio uItura1,
Large or sms1l farms-w winch are the i-O.s
nroAtahle


Profitable.
The answer to this question depends upon
the conditions. We may divide the agricua.
tural population into three classes. Tho4, II
| limited or small capital those of abunlll it nr
large capital and grade between, possessing
a moderate but comfortable Income. These
definitions are not prCscisc, but suggest the ke.f
Intended to be conveyed sufficiently 70, nv
! purposes. Other conditions embrace lAz.iIy.
market, means of nianuring description vi sDii.'
and other attending circumstances.
We lay down the axiom, that, In order to
succeed wen, everything should be we'll doln,:
A farmer with large capital, possessing y
knowledge of his business, would engag, exten-.
s:Tely in it and, as he could avail bi.nsclf Of
a. the best labor saving machines, Of a dina
ion of labor OF the best modes Of husbandry,
Of abundant manures, and of all special mau-
ures, and in shgRh OF all the apIicances of sci-
cncc, il fellows IN with him, a large Eirfn
would be the most profitable. But We need
not dwell on this self evident branch Of our
question.
There is a large c'a4z, possessed only ok
small capital, whose natural avocation is that
OF agriculture. Many Of this class commit
manifest errors. Their capital is small, but
their hearts may be large; they aspire to res
ponsible positions, and attempt too much. IN
a country where land is abundant, and readily
procured on credit. 100 acre farm, instead Of
Is tr 60 acres, is an uliuring bait. With
means only to cultivate and manage rs acres.
the remaining rs acIes are a dead weight
The 4 ]. or the interest paid instead, is an
nually extracted from the means required to
improve and cultivate the 25 acres, and too
often is the cause Of utter failure, and most
general y of years Of toll aud unrequited labor.
Men Of this class should. commence with a
small farm aud stick to it, until they have 20
far increased their capital in money and exp.r-
ience, that they can afford to take o1s step
higher with success.
Thore are notable instances Of great profits
realized from cultyatlng small farm well
which have been noticed in agricultural jour
nails, TO which the reader can refer. It will
be easy to reach the average given of an Eng
lish farm, where they pay high rents aud tax
es. Wheat is given at 26 bushels per acre,
barley at 40 bushels per acre, oats so TO 80
bushels, and hay, 2 tons. The product OF
80 acre farm in Maine is given at follows -
zoo bushels of potatoes, go bushels Of barley.
70 bushels of beets, Is bushels Of wheat, 10
bushels OF beans, A tons OF moved oats. Is
tons Of hay, 40 bushels of corn, 20 bushels OF
carrots. IS chickens aud turkeys, quantity
Of garden vegetables, 300 pounds Of pork,
aud 400 lbs. butter; 2 cows, yoke Of oxen,
2 heilcrs, . steers, sheep and 4 pigs were
kept. The pr duct is valued at 5000.
Erasmus Lit;ejohn, of Mldlebury. Mass.i
had farm of 56 acres of which we have thu
following statistics Improved land % acresi
unmproved, - acres of woodland. Soil san
dy and gravelly. His corn cost him 2I cents
per bushes Ills net yearly profits rose from
1911 sl0 in four years He kept q
daily count.