Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-02-24
Real Income of the Farm.

Real Income Of the Farm.
have another illustration Of the amounted
revenue Of the farm, in the case Of my neigh
Dor, who sold his farm TO live 10 the village.
Mr. b. has been % successful farmer and
had "a good farm, well stocked and ia fine
order, with good buildings HI had come 10
this principally by his own industry lie
now began TO have q surplus, and to invest a
little in bonds, aud he began to be uneasy.
Give q man little more than he needs and
he becomes dissatisfied and Mr.. b. began TO
think that the revenue from bis farm was not
so much as 10 should be- aud that his capital
might be invested in some way that would
make greater returns lie had chatted with
the village men about the live-twenties and
railroad securities, etc., and he began also to
suggest, rather alphabetically, that he ought
TO be- excused from further severe lab0rs Of
the iarm-though he is strong and hearty
and Of the difficulty of getting good help
' now-a-days.' So he sold his farm TO %
New York man, who put q manager ON it,
aud has his family there in the summor-uot
good change for the ueighhorhood. lie got
good price, and with the sale Of the stock
and took. and all that goes Go furnish a large
farm, hay and grain TO carry his stock from
| the first Of April to grass, and grain to sow
ETC., he had handsome sum he never before
| felt so rich. Even a good deal out Of his
house was disposed of-potatocs, apples, soap,
and pile Of things too numerous TO mem
tion," were brought out, such as accumulate
for years in O frugal household. Some OF
[ the furniture which was uusutcd 20 the an
/ ticipated home was sold. 1t made me cry
almost to see some Of those old pieces Of fur.
niture, which Mr.. BIS grandfather had cher.
ished, under the hammer Of the auctoneer.
How should Mr. b. invest his capital
I He talked of various stocks with his financial
adviser, who suggested that he must not put
all his eggs into one basket; reference tC
so fragile a subject as basket Of eggs ava
kened very unpleasant suspicion,
When the family came to look for hous,
in the village, they were astonshed at thc
rents asked. They thought they might az
well look in Fifth Avenue | guess the,
knew but little Of Fifth Avenue rents.
ought to say that it was not the wife an,
daughters, as some insinuoted, that propose'
this change; they liked the farm 1t wa
Mr.. B's speculation.
They were Obliged to pass hy the larn
houses Of the village, as beyond their mean.
and took one of such narrow accommodation
that some of the reserved furniture of th
old home was stored in AN outbuildine; th
outbuildaps were contracted too; il was
one horse barn Well, he kent but one hors
and light buggy. They used to come d
church from the farm in stout spring wag
eon that would carry nine. and they cam
ripht along through thick and thin; and no,
the family take turns in riding in their it'll
buggy. The cost of even one horse. with al
: the hav and oats to buy. exceeded all expec
tations. 1t was a little auphablo to see Nh
b. take in his first load of wood. " DO yo
call that load of wood and YOU wan
four dollars and Il half for it? used t
sell such load for dollar and half on IN
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