Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-03
A Little Farm Well Titled.

larry Iedgwlck, oil Cornwall
Hollow, Conn.,, contributes the fol
lowing to the Tribune, and we copy
it entire rs an illustration of "lIow
to make Farming Pay"
| In these days of hard times il is re.
| freshing TO find one farmer who is max
! ing his business success, and is enthu.
siastic over it, 1t is also interesting to
note that farming in New England Is
not played out. but that in favorable
| locations it pays, if managed rightly, aS
| well as it ever did. This reflection was
suggested by visit 10 Mr.. c. II. Cables
in the Naugatuck Valley, who has n
farm of twcnty.thrce acres, favorably
situated near n thrifty manufacturing
town. II has warm southern expos.
ure, well sheltered from cold winds
The soil, except some six or eight acres
of bottom land which has been well
drained, is what We would call gravel
ly loam that does not hold manure or
grass we'll. Tho farm is devoted mainly
10 the production of milk, which il sold
in the neighboring village for six cents
per quart, but in connection with this
quite q large quantity Of early vegeta.
bles, such as lettuce, cabbage plants,
etc, are turned OIL. There is also near.
ly an acre of strawberries raised, and
about the same of cabbage. By soiling
his cows, not letting them run at all,
aud by n proper rotation Of green crops.
Mr.. G. is enabled 10 milk seventeen
cows, and this Winter, besides these, he
has also six head OF young stock and
two horses, and expects to have hay
enough, all raised on the place. The
rotation for soiling is as follows First.
rye, about an acre with clover: seeded
with clover; then green oats, clover,
and lastly corn.foddcr. About half the
farm is taken up with these, leaving the
remainder from which to cut hay.
BY keeping the cows up, Mr. {. is en-.
abled to make an immense quantity Of
manure, which is compostcd, and the
liquid manure-when is carried into "A
cistern-is pumped over it; what this
compost does not absorb runs back into
the cistern. This manure is used abund.
nntly, not only on the crops but as a
top.dressing on the meadows, " hich rrc
moved two or three times each year.
and yield from two to three tons Of hay
per acre. The buildings are so situated
that the fall of ground carries the Ii.
quid manure through n pipe. which haa
hose attached, and the manure j. dis.
tributed by grayita,ion. This liquid !.
used more particularly in the cold.
frames and hot beds TO force the growth
OF the lettuce and early plants. The
buildings ON the place are very convcn.
lent in which to do work and save Ia.
Dor. The cows have running water Toe.
fore them all the while, and are only
let out occasionally an hour or more NJ
time. Mr. {. finds he can make more
milk from animals kept this way than
by letting them run, even with all they
want to eat. Now for results: In the
sales Of milk. vegetables, plants. etc,
/ Mr. Cables turns of from this place from
/ $500 to $1,000 per year. lie does MI
his work with one man. hired by the
| year, and one for the Summer. includ.
ing peddling the milk, md has leisure
to read and observe. The gross income
OF these twenty three acres per wear il
often rs high IA $l2j per acre. and the
net profit for some time has exceeded
81 600 per year. All this on q small
| farm, well titled, having a good market.
Here are facts Tor our average Connecti
cut farmers to lay TO heart Do not ill
too much land. and do il thoroughly.
and raise what our local market de.
mands. Most of our efforts are spent
on too much land. am convinced. -
IN, s, IIauthoy Hill Farm. Conn