The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-05
THE PROFIT IN FARMING
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(William f. Curtis, Washington Starr
Several of the great railway cor
porations in the East have taken up
agricultural education in an enter
prising and effective manner in order
to increase the local traffic along
their lines, and in self-defense to keep
their patrons at home by showing
them how they can make as much mo-
ney as can the farmers of the PACING
coast and other sections of the West
The Hartman lines have been cir
culating immense quantities of fas-
cinating literature among the farm
ers OF the Eastern States concerning
the advantages and attractions of
Hood River Valley, Rogue River Val
ley. the Snake River Valley in Idaho
and the wonderful fertile fields of
Washington and California, and the
consequent desertion of the agricul"
tural sections of New York, Pennsyl-
yania and New England has become
SO alarming that the New York Cen
trail, the Pennsylvania and other rail-
way companies have awakened to
their danger and are taking practical
means to protect themselves.
w. c. Brown, President of the New
York Central Railway, who was
brought up on an Iowa farm and still
cultivates one, has keen apprecia-
ton of the danger, and said the other
day that the agricultural districts OF
New York and other States contri-
butory to the line for which he is re-
sponsible could produce as much pro-
fit as could be raised on the new sol
of the West If the farmers were pro
perry educated.
Ninety years ago. he said, "tht
richness and fertility of the soil o
New York State and the production
of her farms awakened the wonder
and admiration of European travei
In 1860 this State was among thu
first of the great agricultural States
of the Union. Today the State o
Maine, lying further to the north, will
its rocks and forests, raises more
per acre of the cereals than we do, AM
her potato crop averages 225 bushels
as against 50 bushels per acre in Ney
York = Ext&.
49, Information BY Bulletin.
"The Department of Agriculture c
the State of New York publishes
bulletin containing list OF farms fo
sale. and the man who can read an
appreciate the full significance OF tn
list without a feeling of humiliatio
is lacking in that State pride and TO-
atty which every citizen should POI
sess. -->l -'If az
e3.492 acres of improved farms, Wi
fences. houses, barns, etc, are no
offered for sale in New York star
at ar average price of SITS per aci
and nearly 100000 acres at an avera
price of s25 per acre,
In the year 1908 a friend of NH
who some years ago pought 5000 aci
of land in New York State, raised
acres of corn, which yielded 90 bus
els of shelled corn per acre. HIS
4atoes averaged $50 bushels to
acre; hay, four tons, and beets,
tons per acre. This was the res
not of intensive farming, but OF
ply Intelligent farming, and IN
crops were raised in the extreme I
thern part of the State-12 miles II
the Canadian line, at the northern
of Lake ChSmplain. The same II
ligent cultivation will produce like
suits in every county in the stat
In order to remedy these condit
The New York Central Company
purchased three cold farms as
wornoNt sections of that State
called, and will endeavor 10 de-
strate upon them to the farmers
its main line by practical objec'
Sons how abe land can be reciS
and made 10 yield profit by VI
gent cultivation. There VIII
scientific school or experiments
search. II VIII be 20 simple demo-
ton of practical EARNING, by
soil that rs now producing 40
bushels of potatoes to the acr
be nraoe to prodace 800 bushels
efforts viii be concentrated upC
ordinary crops of that part of
State potstoes, cabbage, a
wheat and frun; and an attemr
be made no show how a worno
ciard can be brought into be
One of the farms is near Roof
another in the Mohawk Valley a.
third on the western slope of IL
irorIracks, and they will be in {
of T. F. Martin OF Genesee
who has been remarkably sucC
in reyiving rundown farms in thu
TERN part of the State.
Pennsylvania COmpany's Phi
The Pennsylvania Railroad
pany has recently been conduc
campaign for the same purpos
ODerating with the State Agricl