Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
Three Sums For Farmers.

First. Farmer A keeps ten cows and
sells on an average during the year 100
pounds of butter from each COW; that is
1000 pounds, which he sells for 20 cents
per pound. Farmer AS income from the
sale of butter from ten cows is $500 a
year.
Second. Farmer B. keeps ten COWS and
sells yearly 200 pounds per COW. He gets
80 cents per pound, or 5000 year.
Third. Farmer G. keeps the same
number of cows. but they average 80
pounds more per head than B's, and the
butter sells for 40 cents per pound. Farm
err G S income from the sale of butter is
$1,000 year. G. keeps no more COWS
than A. and yet, considering only the
butter sold, his income is $500 year
more than AS. I have not chosen the
most extreme cases, but simp y suppose
hese have mentioned to show what far
different results may be produced from
given number of COWS. Would not $500
or $40O pay for good deal of extra care
and pains in feeding and in the handling
of the milk.
A great many farmers are struggling
along, some barely making both ends
meet; some running behind, growing
poorer. There are, no doubt, cases where
his is unavoidable, but too otten it s the
result of settling down in old ruts. lack
of study, thought and improvement in
methods of farming. Now. Nan must
be mere or less unhappy who is always
struggling to keep out of debt and yet
finds it always impossible to do so. Such
man should seek in some way to either
less en- his expenses or increase his income
or both
| It is doubtless better for farmer TO
take up one or two lines of farm work and
90 his best with these rather lhan spend
his energies in II dozen directions and do
nothing well. If man can raise sheep
better than anything else let him do 1t and
stick to it, So with other kinds o! work
Should be choose dairying, he will be ap'
t., succeed far better if he studies the
SUBJECT; is always on the watch tor hlnls'
suggestions and information, always seek
ing to improve, TO make better article OF
I'm ter or cheese. He will conduct his
general farm work so as to make 1t sub
servient to the interest Of the dairy. lie
will raise such cops as will. when led,
produce the mos butter or cheese, Will IN
every way strive to make the largest
quantity aud best quality of dairy prod.
ucs.
The fact is the majority Of farmers have
better opportunities for improving their
condition than any other class OF men.
OF course there are plenty of evils IRON
which farmers suffer, for this present
world is an evil one. but the man WHO
owns his land and works for himself is
generally much better than The man WHO
works for sOuless corporation or :
gras ping, selfish employer Then, if on'
produces superior article of food anC
can deal directly or neatly so with thu
consumer, he Can secure high price ant
will not suffer from competition. Ii h'
makes only AN ordinary article, competl
tion will bring the price down too low t'
pay for the cost OF production. For in
stance in every butter market report yo'
will find II difference of from ten to tweni'
cents per pound between the poorest am
the best qualities, ard some makers ge
much higher prices then are quoted in tue
reporst There is Il vast field for improve
ment open to every farmer, and those wis
cnter upon it will find farming to he
paving business, if not the best paying
they can engage in j. W. NJ