The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-07-12
EA TERN FARMING

Prot J. W. Ssnborn OF Gilmsnton, N.
e., il we'll known to the readers OF Farm
"a" and Homes" His occasional srti
oles 10 these papers have been read With
interest He 10 trying! the experiment oil
increasing the returns OF New England
farming by doing business on large
scale. In az article in Hosrd's D,iryman"
be says that here In New England the
cheapest lands OF the country are by the
side oil its best markets. and yet they are
slow OF sale for lees than the cost OF the
Improvements on them, generally for less
tt an the cost Of buildings, often for less
than the cost for honse or barn. and some
times for less than tha cost Of farm fences
In spite OF that the forces that drew
away from the farm are being supplsnted
by those that draw towards 1t. Some OF
our rural towns, after q hall century Of
steady decrease OF population. have touch
ed bottom. and 10 many cases are sotusIly
reversing the tide. Near Prof Ssnborn's
farm are three returned Cslifornisns, each
upon ancestral acres. He insists that no
better agricultural opening exists for the
lsndless sons OF western farmers than in
New England.
The type OF tSrning that is to pass away
had for its characteristic grass farming,
With only 10 to IL percent OF our available
land titled. This means . use Of . mini
mum Of capital, lsbor. iilsse, chemical,
machinery and minimum output; in no
section OF the country IL the ratio OF I'll
lsge and OF floating capital 20 email az
here. Now that men snd money have
ceased to flaw west, and nov that city
allnrensuts have wsntd. we should ~
versa our policy. employ sbor fieely,
make extensive use OF machinery, srti6c
ial plant food and OF hllsee
Prof. SanborJ, ia this sriicle. uses IS
az object lesson illustration oi bis idsss
farm OF los ,cre' for sale for 81 600 1t
has Two story house, q barn, woodsbed
sad hog house. good maple orchard. and
wood and lumber trees 10 sdfquste
amounts for tho farm. worth one hall lite
pufehsss price. Some so acres are 6eld
lsud. snd ,bou, the same amount COED
psstursQe. What can be done, and what
should be done With this f.fmi
His answer h; II should be placed ur
der . rotation that will keep ous bali the
arabic area under the plonsb; 25 seres OF
the pasture may be made good field land
and should be. The wooded srss should
yield rs acres to the psturs. and the bal
81 ce OF the woods be mt updff ic'ssfry
Oar woodlands are the most { e. LEI ted
side OF COR isrm Industry. A large rat
OF cor 20. 6ed sres 10 hardened BY growth
thst will scarcely pay stumpsss. Thif.
by tri.isi expense st the right moment,
might ksva in most cstes been given to
lumber trees whose snbnsl trosth would
sdd nslerislly to The farm revenue. BY
ludicious thinning Tor farm frss, and prun
log for ION Der. one half tho wooded sres
Vi serve the necessities Of tbs hrn, md
yield rsvsrus from the totally neglected
sfes. tov 10 tie woods.
A reorssnizs5. The shove fern viii con
,st Of rs acres Of iiilsse, 90 serfs Of pas
lore and 80 sores Of sood. II IL bard TO
believe tbsi,uss property hss been four
rssrs begging 10 vsia for nsritt 81
y 600 10 cosnurity Of farmers. some Of
> hon are placing their money 10 savings
o.rts that pay bat three std one qusttsr
ossss, dividends. Thirty iso ssd ore
all dollsfs yearly oaly 10 The cost Of own
90 this estate.