, 1874-07-11

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Cherry nnl Apple Crop.
From Our dartcnitural Correspondent.
CHAMPAIGN, H., July Q, 1874.
Will rAnMlSa rAY7
CntoAuo, June 90. 1874.
Mn. "1sunaL "-stn: One Of my boys dcafres to l;n-
farmer, iustsai of .4o!ng no blAfnesa n The 3
caH and lay 1t out IN ar. hnd ncr coaa, ard with
's lnor make it pay as "ul as Tho sa' SUN r e g oaal
I suppoHo tim question to bo aottlcd, In fnrm
ing Us prolltablo ALI things considered, with tho
skill, All other departments OF tratlo or buanesB?
The young man who goes into either without
experience will ba very liable to make failure;
but ii llo has Ind good MISUNDERSTANDING, Is
industrious, nnd las ordinary taot, ho may VEN
turo on farm, IA he will BOOB learn to do tho
work, and for tho tttno. follow tho advice Of
Bomo nelRh,,or who InaAoH farming q sucoess,
aud, after a yoar or two, will bo ablo to do hia
own thinking and managing. In order to como
to o Letter understanding Of the subject. we
might take q look At farming aa 1t is. First, I
will begin with
An 800-AcnE FARM
abont milcs from tho viTlnge. 1t s owned by
farmor who l,aH owned 1t for ZONE eighteen
yenrH, and improved It mainly for a grain-farm.
All Tho labot han been done by hired mon. For
largo farm 1t Is very desirable but Alr. r., tho
owner. says tint It is too largo to DO profitable,
or ratl,er AZ grim aud fruit farm, requires too
much labor mud TOO much looking aftor. If
man OF moderate n1entia has = love for rural
affairs, there Ia no reason Why iio catnot mako
juat on good living with tho snne labor us cat,
bo done in trade or in mechanical business: but,
when no como to talk Of largo fortunes that tho
few accumulate, We must turn cur attention to
speculation; field In which thousands lose
small, fortunes, and tho fow gather tl,nn IN.
This 800-acro fa1m Of Atr, p. iB estimated at
elm per aero, and would soil for about $40 per
aero, or, say, sh0.000. Now. tho interest on this
would be, at 10 per cont, 10000 taxes on land
and pruning. say 3hoo,-maaking total Of $4,000
income to he mado in order to pay 10 per cent
| on tho value.
TIE INCOME
ront OF Ii bnse1s Of corn per aorc,-tho corr, IL
| to he put iii cribs OH the farm.-tlH amounts 70
$3.50 'busl,eIB of corn, which, at 81 cent? por
bus',a III tic crib would ho a2475; 12o acreH Of
meadow, that will turn, sav, ton to the acre, aH
| the bny in light this 6oRBon, at a valuo. aa it
atnnde III tho held, Of 81 par ton,-,naklng $3.50 /;
| $50 scrca at cherries from young cherry
orchard Of 10 acres, Of 1000 trees. s320 nes OIL
tho trees. Tlliu gives us s3.275: Tho re-
hs'd"'a dead Of cattio t Is Is hoa;i of horses md
eon,o 30 head Of hogs. md 1000 to 1000 bushels
OF apples, It would not ho possible to bring the
whole IN to tho 2G,000. to Hay nothing in regard
to the capital invested in teams. stock. 'mnlo-
ayge higll-priced farm will hardly reacl. an m
co1ue Of 10 per cent. and give tho owner his
l.ouse-ront and gardeu.Aauce FREQ. Thoro arc
aBo oats and wlhoaf, md POTATOES; PIT all OF
In ufrN
alen who have largo sums to invest Will Do
better to put them In other buenesa t!'an to
purchase bigi,-priced farms and to rim them fo1
profit for tho farm appears designed ~
HOMESTEAD or NO LARGE AR1A.-
at least not mitch beyond the labor OF the fami
". After many years Of experience, mr. /: pro
POSES to soil of Ill but 200 aores Of this farm.
nakine EGO por aero making three good-slzod
farms zach, with house and small orchard te
each farm. Ono OF these p!oces or faru1B con-
| tane 100 acres, md has yntsng orchard and Q
good farmhouse. Tho renk Of this in 900 bush
ola OF corn, which, at 81 cents, ia $780, Call ttt
1aud 500 per aore: interest 1T 6 por cent would
be. for 50. coo. $500; taxes, s4o; repairs, m!
cent. Wo will suppose that the farmer p'tts ot
utock and tools to work 1t himacif he ought tt
nako, above Tho intereat, taxes, and repairs
$1,000 per annum, which ie d fair remuneration
would loave him about $500 to apply on th'
payment OF tho land per .annnm. o
t,yolve years in which to pay for the land, pro
| vided that be hRd all tho outit such az tnasn
; cows, md tools. The farmer rho worried 1t o.
lin own account would not put it all In corn, d
nnw, but have more mixed 8vstom Of cropa
yet s,1cl, All would be equal to that Of corn.
With Ordinary farming, no na1 Gun, for sorle
OF years: make 10 per cent per an',lfn on Ian
, costing $50 per nero. Fortunes that hive bee
rnndo on these large farms hayo come nlalnl
; I from the rise Of the yalue. and not from til
, cropping Of tho 1and. Moat: people. who bu
] farma l0o1 forward to flln riHe III value but
, when ordinary farms cost 500 per acre. tLoro
, not much riao to be apsicinated, and tho incom
, ! MUST come from tho management Of the soil.
, | In order to mike good Investment Of th
81. 900 Nm proposed.
GREAT CARE MUST nE TAKEX IN THE SELECTION.
And tile land. with its buildings. orchard. fonect
and we1l-planted lawn md gartlen, should nc
coat oyor SGa per acse. say five miles from 600
ready nnrket. and reaching 3l0o close up to til
!, town.pat. I am aHaro that theHe arc small dE
, I ures III compared to tho asking prices but. a
all Investment by which tho farmer is to make
pee cent On lia capital, it IL ligh enough.
While our estimate Of tue profit Of farmin
, 1nay not bo t!ntterng 10 tho great mass Of III
people. yot it is high enough to place it on pa
with other departments Of b,ltincsB. ! hav
known u,-auperinteudent receive $4,000 pc
,, anuum, willl a good houHe. md Il garden extra
; but thnne p}aces do not turn mp vorY often. La
+ week tho University OF cnicagn voted its Pros
don't mud Chanceltor saary Of 90. 900 each; hl
| uN otAoao "oGA hl1!H3+ At' f'"S~e Ato AAA'N>
Below those positiona aro professors. tutors, all
1aborers running down in the acalo as low ae 81
per day; and, II We will tako IL
| ayorago incomo Of tho farmer, wo wi
q find It fully up to the stnutlard OF all otlar
a Few Of Tho men who 20 into bnRineaa-pus suit
or tho law, the pulpit, or the schools, becon
eminent, though all Of them At tho time NJ
bRuruipe Of s1ccDHB. The fact iB, va arc ia
impatient and cannot hile our time, nor can u
oasily tlivest ourselves OF tho idea that
! THERE 1s 4 noyAt4 NoAp 10 FORTUNE
that all Gnu travel. Yet tile thing is out Of til
question, II wa have sl0, ,Ql9 invested In GOO
safo mortgages at 10 per cont, the interest CONF
rirht a}ong, sleeping or waking. rain or shin
> without further alfort on our part. It we Aa'
7 the aamo s,lm invested In farfn. we may ha'
= to add our nbor and our cnre in ottlor to obta
: the same income. and then taxos may redu'
thEB to Romo extolIt.
|. II can bo Aeeu that, in Investing s11.oo1
+ farming Il, proper mnnnor tile risk in no great
>, than i'll otlser depattmos.ta ofhusinesa.
TI!K PAINTING QUESTION.
Q It ia rsatty weu known that tllore aro tV
= sides to most questions. atd, to get at tic 70
o truth, both Bitlos should lluvo llearing:
l. DEKAEn, H.. J,,'y 2, 1074.
u Mn. "RunA1 n-stn You speak of putting on put
l. with hailed oil, without turpnnttno or lcnxtne
s1rra.l it, md Of tho Ayer' clentcu paint AZ rea
j. for He It ts difficult 10 Bread eitcr Of those IN 20
- wratter, and tia latter IL tho wora of tho two III
y, | gs you Fay, yau would not nBo the tnrlcntine
~ oithcr auu YOU are right. Three years nGo pl
u chased thS chemical paAt, IN II haA ac