The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-06
Small And Large Farms.

| An encouragement comes from California
that the ideal farm Of the future will be the
fo:ty acre farm. This assertion Is based on
the fact tl,at many Of the great ranges
held by millionaires or corporations are be-
leg cut up into small farms. 4 few years
ago farmer with thousand acres OF less
cut an inconsijerab.c figure, while tie farm
er OF 10. 900 up to 100 ,ooo acres Sas ons Of
the characteristics Of that State. But The
settlers have sought out regions where they
can cultivate smaller farms, and the effect
has fnally come Of the partition Ct the great
estates whoic existence furnished the in
mediate cause Of the Mr Georges land the
ory. The conclusion is thence drswn that
forty acres is lie ideal s;z. for cIcse Guilt
iivation.
The accuracy Of this conclusion depends
largely on the nature Of ,ac farmirg For
market gardening forty acres is too much;
for sheep or cattle rsisiag (. is to little.
Indeed. he ady-ntsge 10 California are un-
doubledsy isrgely zoe t0ibe change ftoHr
one class Of products 70 another. CaIfor-
MIA in the Spanish days ~as cattle raising
State, and ths range me,kod Of feeding cat
tie. while ere that must reee5e before the
increase Of population, naturally required
immense bodies OF land. The addition
wool raising TO he agriculture Of California
did not materially change this condition,
and the advance tI.en-e 10 Rheat growirg.
while it made farms of more rnoderais
size propOrtionatsig more prcsPefous by the
use Of machinery On tie large farm. permit
ted the grand scale Of sgricullare 10 be
maintained. Ba; when i,nit raising became
Leading industry the 6aF Of smaller farms
SET in by necessity.
Nevertheless. i IS irve that the smaller
farm means the more Thorough agriculture
subject 20 certain conditions. The wcrk
of the o@ner will always te mere thorough
and elective than the wosk OF the hire.ing;
and tie farm which the farner can
thoroughly ezliya-e himself ~ia yield more
per acre than the oae ~hich the owner
NUS, leave Wi,hoa, supesinten5ence 10 en-
Fsoyes. The limiiali0a 10 this rule IS in
The duplication Of machiaerY. Il is plain
that Thousand dollar f4rm ~iIl rot a.oae
support The inT=s:neni Of perhaps tao
thousand in iezPsrs aui bintcss mowers,
gang aad salST P3ozs and 81 OF 'hrough =
losg list. Wni.e farmers have gsneFaIiy
mastered tie r obiem q making on2 steam
ihreshcr do tie xoTk q dozea OF t~eniy
farms. th-T hare nos yei reached the zii
OF associ1iiss ;hemseises 50 as 30 employ
other Improved nsschinsry to the bcst AZ
vantage The roafeq2sn.e Is That IL oom-
fnuaities Of ST = to ore hanslred acre farms
one extreme O. the osheV Is likely 10 exist
Either the farm IS hurse-ei By : 6isP:c-
Por-ionz;e investment IA saaohiasy <hlch
inu.; PesfOroe Stand itie great part of tie
time. or It's ~osk has TO bs toae BY ei5e,e
sad lstos ~zs,ing mesaots
| Wtasn 1tsPsiacI-ie 0G ASSOCIATION becomes
20 thoroughly understood ia agriculture
that She hes; razcAisesY cza te ms, s1U1o-
snscAlly sPp:ied tie snail fssuasr all! &c q,
no disadvantage IL that res2ect as oonpzrsd
ssith the 'argsF; while she sais Ct mere
thoso1ga tErmi5E xill be aitIsozt dra~ hack.
Ia Ih'i respect /; Is ;sue ihst the t1rtT acre
form as an average is the farm of iae iG.ure.
Il has the izPcrtan, meaning 10 addissoa
tina, small farms thososgAly ealsivated will
increase The Prcdzczioz of already sealed
AREAS more than iitty ger oea..-Pi;ts5urg
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