The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-16

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khf If farming 10 b. Infrifi. fefeiity
n land sy1llatle and reserved. IA not
IN easy MISTER ~ determine Land A.
pfrsehl fertile may le much soonef eS4
hausied than land NJ present less isrlla
fuf Instance, Ia y non country The high
lands are tho INST fertile while the
low swampy places upon being drained
become The most valuable. Roads are
n matter ~ Importance NJ Influencing
the cost n marketing ~ crops and sale
n land, aud comfort ~ the farmer.
Fo0r roads Prevent social intercourse.
IN that portion ~ The year when farmers
have tlino ~ meut topoihaf for mutual
enjoyment and to discourse subjects II
interest and profit, they are vrry apt 10
have bad roads which prevent their
meeting. This Il ono Of The difficulties
In the way Of the enlightenment Of the
farmers Sloughs and lowlanla lying
between the market and n farm are
often n great hindrance, not only from
their Inconvenience but from their cstabA
llshing the Kind Of farms and farmers
with whom you will come In contact.
From many towns In the West produce
can be shipped for tho same price rs
from points half the distance, owing to
the difference in facilities for transport
tation.
The size Of a farm should depend
upon the capital you have TO invest in
and upon your farm, and upon your
skill and ability. The latter Is n prop
erty that can not be measured so well
in quantity, and Is Of different kinds.
For instance, ono man has the ability 10
make Q .'sand.bankn Of thirteen acres
Weld $1,000 n year In market gar
DINING. whileyou can fnd men Of equal
intelligence who, II they were compelled
TO make their living of Of that amount
OF land. would almost starve to death.
Again there are men whose whole life
is made up OF transactions on q large
scale. With plenty Of capital q farmer
OF good executive ability can hardly
have too much land The profit per
acre does not depend upon the size of
the farm, but the capital invested upon
the land and the ability to manage Il.
Given $4,000, one-half to be invested
in land-where shall II he invested. and
what price paid per acre? Shall eighty
acres worth $50 mn acre be bought In
this State, or shall 400 acres worth s5
an acre be bought further West2 Below
are given SONS points In favor Of the
latter. Tho remaining q $500 can b.
employed more economically. Less
capital will lie idle In machinery, as
there will be more use for II. II can be
more economically used. as the work
required to use machinery In q large
field Is proportionately less. Farm
buildings on . large farm give better re-
turns for capital invested. Tho ma.
chinery necessary on the larger farm Is
not much greater than ON q smaller
farm, and the buildings necessary to
protect 1t do not differ much. Less
fencing Is required In proportion to the
size Of the farm. More land Is avail
able and the harbor for weeds les.
More cattle cdn be raised of Of 100
acres Of land that can be bought for 81
an acre, that can be raised of twenty
acres worth $50 per acre, and more
grain n be rnised from $40 acres,
minus the difference in cost Of produce
ton. Furthermore, not only q
largo profit In the aggregate can
be made, but In all proba-
blities, as the country grows
older. and the influence Of home con-
sumption and cheap labor are brought
TO bear, q larger profit per acre can be
made. For, rs before stated, not so
large q proportion Of the land Il APP
Lpropriatcd by fences and fence corners.
More thorough machinery for %cultiva-
ton and preservation Of crops can be-
used and more economically employed.
1t costs less = market the crops. How
much more does Il cost 10 market 800
pounds Of butter than fifty pounds9 In
tho sale 81 cattle one can deal more d.
rcctly with the consumer. In buying.
nor directly with the producer. Time
can be taken to watch and carefully
oversee the teamwork and other de-
tails, while on a small farm the owner
Is compelled to spend his time In man.
ual labor, which, however good In IL
self, does not, ~ n rule. yield as good
returns. Time can better be afforded
to obtain the best and fullest informa-
ton about ones calling. and To make
personal Investigations as TO the best
Of things In ones line 10 DO obtained.
Socially. the owner Of n large farm
has the advantage. He Il less isolated
from the world. Many farmers on forty
and eighty acres Of land In the Eastern
States are far more isolated from the
world and It's doings than the owner Of
a-isrgr farm IN the far West eyeh.
They haze mora frsqusn, visits nod ccr-
ssspvadence with purchasers, which
acts as = stimulus 10 better work. Ex-
perence Of any ncighborhood amply
proves that the men who. settled IN q
place when IL wac new and rvmained
there. with industry and economy have
hecaine LA beat most substantial and
Trustworthy citizens
As 10 the State best 10 settle In or lat
itndc In which to settle, VIC know moth.
Ing except ns 4 general rule Il l. prob
ably bcst TO settle In . region approach
ing the ono you are used 10. hut sup
posing this point settled. how shall we
invest the remaining ". 5oop We rive
the following estimate: House, $500;
ous-buildings, $3.50; machinery, ESQ;
borscs, thrcc trans, e6oO; running ex-
penseS S20O-total. 1900. In this e.
Innate private expenses are not inclu-