Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06

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A man can start on 2o-hcre
farm. Forty acres may do him;
NO Is enough. 100 an abundance, $50
acres a misfortune, go acres ealo'h-
ity ,. ,t,.-
lin the Nebraska exponent Of intensive
farming in the west, where To-Day me
S0-acrs farm Is the exception aud the
l0-urrc farm rarity.
an my boyhood b learned farming
amid the narrow confines along the
river Rhein Ia Swltaerland,' says Mar
tin, Il was raised on a siH-acts ldrH'
and ! always naturally have been
sincere believer in intensive farming
sipee 1872 theoretical ana practical
farming has been taught IN the SWISS
publ schools. The hrst agricultural
school in switzerland was founded lVp
years ago--in 1896. The result is th'tt
out of 3g6.N00 families in that country
PSF 600 are land holders The future OF
the country Is safe. Those small farln-
srs and mountain people who nave de-
feated every foe since 1907 have reason
TO be patriotic. because eheh one OWLS
a part Of the country
with such training Martin came 10
Nebraska and, after renting various
farms for three years, possessed we,
In eastern Nebraska. nenr the Anuil
own of Dubois. he found a 2O-acre
tract which could be purchased Tor
ki250 an acre. The place was rough
aud over half OF " was covered Wlth
small timber and brush. The remand
er was pasture. There We're no im-
provemeuts whatever Land about THIS
particular niece was selling az from S41
10 SIS an acre but this small tract WAS
considered practically worthless Mar
lin paid down 800. the balance 70 be
paid IN three years at Z per cent inter-
hst. He was thus loft with il75 to erect
his improvements and make start al
arming,
LAUGH Ar THE YOUNG MAN.
People in the vicinity laughed at the
young man and his small tract Of pas
ure and scrub timber They nick
named him "Hazelbrush Martin but
The man only smiled confidently and
.urng the winter months went to work.
II did not care what the people said
about me- he has rtlutcd II had had
experience ,vitG Z. sllaii arm IN the old
country ana tley had not. | could look
INTO the future. could see In this 20
acres ctahce for a man who had
amly ard not much monty to lead in
lew years an independent, healthtul,
progressive life | knew that the small
farmer gives character 10 agriculture
everywhere and al all times
While clearing his land this young
swiss began studying his soil and
what was best adapted TO II. he
also began studying his home market
Tlth the intention of discovering what
ne could raise that I'LL of the people
about him and in the nearest towns
would most want and would pay the
highest price for. He decided that
certain fruits that Were shipped into
his community and sold at a high
price could be successfully raised on
ais farm He also decided 10 raise
grains and vegetables OF the nnest
malIty. which he foresaw he could
sell to his neighbors for seed purposes
much in advance OF the market price
sor the staple article. He knew that
he could produce these articles OF
better quality and IN larger quant-
dies per acre because possessing but Il
small tract and being In a position to
oestow all possible care upon what he
he did produce.
RAISES a VARIETY OF CROPS.
Martin bought his place seven years
ago Today he has five acres OF or
ehard consisting OF 800 pear trees and
number of apple, plum cherry,
ng his yield until in 1902 his crop of
acre In Strawberries. raspberries,
blackberries, gooseberries and cur
ANTS Five acres he has in potatoes.
raising largely the early Ohio. and
ave acres in corn, raising Reds yell
ow dent and breeding 1t carefully
from year TO year. This corn he sells
entirely to his neighbors for seed
purposes mt fancy prices. Three acres
u his farm is pasture land, with
some young timber upon IL and good
spring. and three acres consists OF
nay land, OF which there Is one in
Prairie grass. one In clover and one
IN alfalfa. Martin keeps one team.
TWO milch cows, "A few hogs and a few
hens He also raises vegetables. no.
ably tomatoes and onions. for mar
ket He has home as neat and
sweet as constant care and repeated
sciubbinG and Swiss love for the beau
;iful and the picturesque can make
t. In fact the whole farm suggests
ihat II has been taken bodily out OF
some ol1-worll country, as Holland or
England. or switzerland. and set down
On the broad prairies Of Nebraska
During tn ase seven years of his
occupancy potatoes. corn ana fruit
1aVe been his big money makers. He
las raised corn every year. tnCrcas-
IN 1903 % bushels TO the acre. and in
;orn averaged 20 bushels 10 the acre,
luinco and peach trees. lie has one
1904. 70 bushels 10 the acre. He Is
Mscn the potato rows. the utilization
Of every available inch Of ground be-
ng the basis ~ his economy Every
years this corn grown between the
potato rows is cut off and used fpI
'odder as is also done with the corn
stalks of his main field after the cora
$ picked. The ground IS then man
ured and fall plowed. Cultivation
Is continued all during the season
AS long as tho corn IS making ears
With his potato crops Martin fol-
owed the same methods OF intensive
and careful farming and enjoyed won
ierful Results obtaining Yields that
seem almost Incredible. In 1897 from
lhreo acres NJ obtained 61S bushels OF
potatoes and sold them at 80 cents a
oushel A portion OF these were OF the
EARLY OHIO variety aud brought him
II hushe his net proht from tht
hreo acres being over $500, The sam,