New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-14
A COUNTRY HOME.
Dir. PoeceH Explains the Difficulties
Of Running One.

George T. Powell president of the Agricultural
Experts Association did his best TO make his hear
ers at the American Institute yesterday forget that
the boiler at No - West 4th street had burst
and that the temperature in the lecture hall was
way below par The men relapsed into great coats
and hats, the women pulled their furs about their
Threats and dug their fingers into their nuffs as
Mr.. Powell, who averred that he was perfectly
comfortable" talked on alphabetically vet placidIv
about apple trees and budding timothy and other
bucoic topics.
Mr. Powelis subject How TO Buy and How
Il Manage a Country Place" Instead OF bidding
prospective farmers TO go West he told them that
It was to the cheap land OF the East thew must
rather turn Even that" Re added sis rapidly
clseppearIng Within five years land within
radius OF fifty miles Of New York has risen almost
go per cent. But through the agency Of the auto
mobile, which makes it possible for the man In
business in the city 10 a country place, farms
Elk or eight miles from the railroad OF any centre
become eligible.
Only" he continued look out for YOUR soil
Poor soil takes so long TO bring up See what IT is
Producing-that viii tell you the whole story Are
tleIe OAK or maple trees? And if so, are thew
nfq tIeesE Is there any clover? Is there any tim
scaftered ana scaniH fh and s6 9g and nigh
good eonge1iaL If tie latter, poor, depleted"
just by way Of encouraeey9enf he t ,oIa Ihen,
knew or nothing more complicated than the man
q Tais 81 6sI or Two or three thousand acres
but with farm you have the weather2that there
no control1ng-the vagaries and uncertainties az
cropsI the care or animals and the delicate and
complicated problems connected with their bread
Ing Seven millions Of dollars were drawn from
the farms and gardens Of this country last wear
Before Investing IN a farm the question of man
sgeLneht becomes OF paramount Importance. II
you are going TO pay $500 for a team Of horses
not worth 81 900. and SIS hundred for bulbs that
market at 81 as the with one man
knew. how VIII You come out? This man was en-
gagged ~ business. He left everything 10 his man
ager, who was g CRATER And this is the sesmy
SIDE Of farming. People buy country places hop
Ing 10 IND pleasure Ia them and instead they be-
tOH4S eApSLisIFe DlfQenS ana are ultimately aban-
dOned for city life.
pace! SHOUTED from the rear Of the hall blond
man IN a Fedora hat and Astrakhan coat
beiore Mr. Powell. who began to smile indul-
gently mad time 10 frame his answer another man
popped up and cried Beware Of agents'' Then
, but Where are We TO 90 to get good manage @'
Write 70 Cornell University know of several
young men who about the first of March will be
open 10 positions" was the answer
But It's so hard TO find honest managers il" sighed
little woman next to her. MY sister and / run
q Iarnl, ana such times we've had"
Lei $ have a training school in honesty-its
neeued.' suggested OF the men
Mr. Powell beamed. Even he was beginning TO
teel the frost-bite in the air II am THINKING of
opening a training school for young men on my
IafIa ne said. All the farmers and farmeresses
went away happy.