Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-10-31

There is a notable absence OF capital among
the mass OF farmers. while farmers Tree IRON
debt or those supplied with the necessary
means for the full development Of resource
ARE the exception rather than the rule. The
NOR, limited the capital the greater the ne
cessIty Tor concentrated effort. for avoiding
unnecessary OUTLAWS ana expensive expert
meut- Finally. the individual whose only
capital Is a stout heart and a willing hand
must needs make every blow count, directing
his efforts only III remunerative channel.
More ambitious. enterprislng. go-ahoad farm
ers are ruined by attempting too much. than
by more thorough WORK on a limited scale.
livery neignporhOod aDounus IL practical
lessons concerning this subject OF cOncentra-
non III farming. Many q farmer. seized with
a desire for improving his broad acres, at
tempts to reclaim Il bog, or clear stony pas
ture, negIectlng some nne piece OF arabic
hand that Is neither half manfred nor half
cultivated. II is hardly worth while TO eX-
pend labor and money on a rough spot will
the smooth pieces still remain at half their
productive capacity. If tine manure supply
Is limited, II is lar better 10 apply 1t 10 the
most productive fields, where good returns
are reasonably certain. than to scatter 1t over
thin and scanty soils TO the neglect OF strOu-
ger land. Many al industrious farmer mas
proved failure IL the yalu attempt 10 cult
yate more acres than his means would Justify
when If his laDors had been concentrated W
on half the area. success would nave crowned
his efforts
1t Us not always the largest hero OF cattle
or flock OF sheep that gives tie best result
per head. but the greatest prom, follows tie
best herds and tOCk- IL case Of limited
means 1t It's lar better Tor d farmer 10 own
half "a dozen good COWS than double the mum
Der OF poor one- 10 ls lar more profitable a.
cut three tons of hay from one acre of good
land than o. run over three acres of hall
starved soil 10 secure the same weight al IL.
harvest. Quality rather than size is the real
test OF many a farm product A little extra
care and skill bestowed upon a dairy Of fiftv
pounds OF choice butter Will yield ii larger
profit than the Ahiftless, Aapnazard cuurulu-
of one hundred pounds Of inferior quality
1t Is not the number OF miles travelled IL "a
day. or the number Of blows struck that puts
the balance on the right sid, Of the LEDGE.
Tut il is the aim and purpose ana plan OF IL,
labor which determines the prOnt ana loss
Among our farming classes too many random
shots are 1lred. too many hours of labor ca
pended without definite plan, TOO many an
mails fed without profit TOO many acres cult
waited without fertilizers. 10 give the cuitiya-
tors Of the soil that reward which should at
tacL 10 their labor. Measured by the stand
ard OF production III the garden plot now Iu-
sgnlncanr Is the average Yield OF acres OIL the
farm. and Vet the garden is only a practica
illustration OF concentrated labor ana manure
Better culture, more concentrated effort H.
creased attention 10 detail, must be the watch.
word Of that Eastern farmer who hopes &c
secure livelihood IL competition with the
mammoth fields and virgin. soils and land.
easily cultivated Of his Western brother OF
the broad prairie and the nc1 bottom lane
of the far West II should be the aim Of ey
cry farmer not 10 increase his acres unuel
cultivation any faster than his capita! AM
circumstances Will warrant but rather 10 III
prove his methods and concentrate his eueI
Eles and resources IL tLe direction Of bette
eultur, with larger and more remuneratlv,
crops from fields already IL hand -AM. C4t
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