, 1879-07-31
FARMING THAT DON'T PAY.
Tho Actual Story Of Typical English
Farm.


of arabic hu8OahQrS, estimates Of TIC losses co.
durod. especially bv cultIyators Of heavy laad4,,
and approximations OF ruin To tue farming inter
est Of this country, 1t mar be well to illustrate,
the true position Of affalra by the facts of .
particular casc..
Tic example taken Is 4 fair QUO; aud 1T ia
real and not ideal, the figures being extracted
from books honestly kept By bona.hdo tenant
fastncr for ills ouu Information in busil1css and
nevcr intended for publication. Indeed, 40 tar
from being 10 Instance Of farming uuder e1csp-,
tlohal dt'lcuit!es or with faulty management,
hoth the roll and the management arc &upot1or.
10 those on average English holdings, and II
earaing l'.elt!!ood has lat.or1y been found in-
possible IN this favorable case. much worse mQsk
oe the condition Of occupfers farming less ,T4lue
Able land with inlofior capital aud akll1.
Tie farm rctorted to cons*ts OF GOO &tzee,
chiefly OF strong allurial loan, with portion
inclntnH to peaty nature, and one-G1tb ,pf !,
tie area may be characterized a useful, though
not ifsst-ciass, grass aiM. 1t lies ia level dis
tr!c1 under the toleraois 'ry akya OF theu esst-.
patton win no peculiar features In The stocking
or cropping. No strct rotation Of crops ID Oh
served, tie tenant bdlng happily untettcrcd in,
this respect; aud iu favorable scasqns, when;
ttcable, cxtra crops Of oats, barley. and aone.
times Of brown and whlte mustard are grown
after wheat. Nclti,et hay, strnn, nor roots .
arc sold ,o6; dalE5lng L. enoducted on. q
no special advantages such ~ pertain to pc.1i-
gree herd or flock. the exhibition OF al1i1uala for
prizes, OF. tue breeding. Of hunters. or: other.
horses at exceptional prices. He kceps breed,
in tho summer, ~ In the district here ia found
difficulty In keeping them. alive during -su.
tun,u; nsll about 40o sheep ire brought 10 dnr~
ing the sprtg, to he fed OF On gzaas, aud cole
ycnr, The remainder Of the cuttlo being usually
purchased IN tho autumn, wintared on
straw, roots, and oilcass,: and nnlahod on
for the butcher during ihc. following sum
IS praesleed appears Iron, the s7pendi-
turo on artificial foods, md manurrs, ranging
from G4Uo to G5o0 per, annum; while! large.
quantities OF homegrown corn olso. nzo con--
ability displayed and the economical rnsnipuld-
tim ct both tho horBo and manual labor, It 10
suf''cicnt 70 say that Tue occnplx u well known
Us ul,s Of the leading farmers Of tho, ea2soFn,
counties, that be ID highly esteemed both
privately and publicly in his own county, man
OF mnrkcA ability In every department. OF
practical agriculture, casofal supervisor Of h,a
iaborers, clcan5 manager Of hts land, tudlcious
| In bis treatment OF live stock, and busanu9e-
like dsaler alike IN corn and stock markets.
What Is tho present position OF tie farm bast-
ncss thus describeal The accounts, show that
the gruss rcturns aVAlIablo for the payment Of
Tor the last three years "a follows: In 1876 tho
total VIVA CO, ltl3; la l877 LEO; aud In 1873,
4<ll58, averaging IL 4O par year. For the same,
period the ageragc expenditure per yaar which
local ratcs, and IMPERIAL taxes, el,G5o; tor
labor, f1,s7O; for ARTIFICIAL foods and lnsnures,
and for seeds, s4so; anl for hadcsmon's
1esn , e' n,ss eio' = .oat9 together, o
| amount OF repair. and Insurance, tha cost
Of replacing machinery and implements, wsar
and tear Ut the farm horBcs1 a1a also market ex-
prusee, Of which itenlR tie particulars aro not
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