The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-01
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The capacity ~ lsnd iaf production ia
subject which te~ farmers thlEl 81 and ~
one fully appreciates Practically Il il
limited chhAy by rhe amoaei Of money
lAAi eaD be eipe1ari 10 wotkihg u. Tts
sslus 81 The LAID Il. therefore maialy De
peadeut % TIE eapi'ai Atalishlc for nss on
a. While Il Is thv cqi'Al that earns tbs
mnnry, The tact thst IL Is cmpih'ei Gu
lsud raises iaad v4iaes, u iatasrr can
make over all expresses the ia,efesi q Que,
tso, three or dee bundrsa dollars 40 sore.
bis land II not meanwhile looslag i,s fee.
iiliiy, will anhia lev years I've consider
ed worth that snm. THIS il often shown
atea the adAplAnilly Of cartain lands 10
very profitable tran crovs bas beeu fully
proven, Shos 10 sny na,shborhood that
certain seils are especially adapted 10
grape grosinR, aud when 10 full bearing
viii produce over add above expenses the
interest 90 sAy $500 or py,n $1,000 PEI
acre. AT once like adj eeut lands unplant.
ed With WINS assume an Increased value.
~ Is argued thst what has been done To
oae case may be done Ia Others, When q
sncctssful experiment in farming Of any
KIDD has been made, II quickly results 10
an increased valuation OF farming land 10
the vicinity
The practical importance Of the fact TO
farmers cannot easily be oyetesiimated.
They can generally increase the value o.
their property in Just the proportion that
they increase its productive capacity.
This il stimulous TO good farming. while
the opposite aud prevailing policy OF crop.
ping 'ald solely for the present profit as
surely tends TO soil exhaustion, Bat, mis-.
taken AS this policy is, il seems to be nee
cessitated by the condition uuaef " hich
farmers work. They are heavily in debt,
and paying larger interest than they can
afford. Continuous cropping seems to be.
and often is, the only immediate way for
meeting these obligations To improve the
farm is slower way. snd in the long run |
more successful. bnt it requires capital
that comparatively few farmers possess
Hence they crop large aeresges with the
grains most easily grown, and necessarily |
sell such grains at little or no profit. In
this way the whole farm is steadily grow
ing poorer, because the crops sold will not
pay for the exhaustion they cause.
What Is needed by farmers in this un
fortunate position is TO concentrate CAPT
tai, mauufes aud labor on few acres. and
make these as productive as possible BY
thus concentrating effort there will prob
ably be fair profit on crops thus grown
This may be used to extend the same sys
tenn over other parts Of the farm. In the
all land not subjected to the
highest cultivation should be thoroughly
seeded both With clover and grass. These,
the clover will gradually Ia.
crease the soils fertility even without
manure, aud when they come under tie
improved system they will be better pre-
pared TO respond. BY that time too, the
most heavily MANFRED field will be all the
better for reseedinR If q farmer begins
hus, by at first cultiyaiug only few
ceres and seeding down the rest. he will al
irst be surprised to fnd how quickly he
Will be able TO give good dressing of
na1ure to all parts Of Ills farm
la the meantime. some steps should be
AIKEN towards an entire change in the sys.
EN- OF farming that bus brought many
isiern farmers to their present plight.
{ is plainly impossible for eastern farmers
o grow gfaln OF any kind for market.
Nitb good stock. grain for home feeding
nay be Grown. Tue dependence Of east
IN fai mefs hereafter must be on breeding
nd selling superior stock and gu growing
comfortable part of the feed to keep it.
his Will furnish the muuure necessary to
rowing fruits OF various kinds. width
NIL, if carefully attended to, be another .
onrce OF profitable income. !
A beginning toward this should also be
lade on small scale first, and increas
ng az it is found to be profitable. This is =
lso in the direction Of making the most
the farm. Wherever fruit succeeds il
!, when properly cared for more profit
bic than anything else the land will pro-
u,e. The profit comes, however, rather
'om the amount OF care and labor than
ON the number of acres. Neglected 4
nit orchards the least profitable aud
ost hopeless part OF any farm. Set out
first snly few tres, what you will
,rssinly be able to manure, prnne and
re Tor. These will certainly be more
filabls than large orchards planted 10
q enthusiasm OF unfounded anticipations,
d then left TO care for themselves But
Q orchard Is on every farm the part thet
Iers tie widest possibilities Of profit, L
ovide ii be given the care and labor
ct shoud b. expended on it. Amer
an Guilty .tor II
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