The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
lawyer of so, Forced
but of rofession by
b Health, Prospers
1t Agriculture and
|psnds $4,000 on
Education of His
D,ltivates the Most
Highly Developed
'ifteen Acres In the
United States.
By William A. Du Puy.

by Wlllldlll -. Dl L NY.
N q M'DOWELL was in 1892 man 60 years of
age He lived in prosperous middle western
4 town where he had law practice which
brought him an income of $4,000 year He
4 wife and ten children, seven of which were
H. The Youngest >, the eldest II years Of age.
Mcdowell was anxious that his children should
/s ihe benefit OF good education. He wanted 20
<nde for the younger ones of his death Just
4 Mis- critical time McDowell's health failed. He
Ia necessary to so readiust his life to improve
tsalh and at the same time provide for his grow.
He decided upon farming.
Mcdowell bought farm in the Shenandoah val
I Il contained $50 acres and with Improvements
tss that time valued s. $4,000. The total wealth
he family aggregated $1,000, which paid down
3 an indebtedness OF $4,000 was assumed. So this
ming experiment. began with the handicap of a man
Men in health, inexperienced in farming and bear
) . debt of proportions.
But Mcdowell had been comparatively success
( business man. He had learned system, method:
resolved 70 apply his commercial experience to the
|iiess of farming. He held that farming, like any
E industry, could be mastered by stucy.
NcDowel's first undertaking solution of
Hhbor problem. He concluded that both from the
|Fdpoint Of the laborer and the owners family the
4 souIlou OF the ldrm laDOr question couln De hau
EMPLOYING men of families and maintaining them
A her quarters on the farm. In this way the
sea of the owners family were not forced to cook
j hired hands
tfm Labor Problems.
. The labor question as it applied to the members
/ le family was also given much thought 1t had IN
'Ae idea of training children to usefulness Each
10 do for hs nd
ware of the family before having its breakfast
snirs work Of the household was systematizcd and
member had his portion 10 perform The rcspou-
guy Tor dairying poultry keeping, gardening. or
'olug and general farming each rested upon some
otr of the family. The father was general super
gent Of the whole the mother was in charge of
puse and the children were vsriously assigned
evuscooid help required but as the laundry
oore outside and the men folks assumed the re-
@gyh'y for sncb tasks gardening and dairy
rsnefe were no irksome burdens.
- 'ns cultivation of this farm the family di-
= ouf httle from the crops generally raised in
s1snandonh valley. Wheat and corn were the
yai isems- These have been better cultivated
'ss the case with other farms Of the community.
"0ugh' was given to keeping the soil in con-
y procuring The best Of seeds and in rotating
An orchard Of fifteen acres has been developed
fsfee where it yields handsome profit.
|pst Garden Pays.
%'ry of ten cows has been maintained and
mafSet has been found for its products. ETeu
W an item as the family garden has been care
A"uaged aud yields not only the garden truck
~. y. am'ly table but surplus of 500 worth OF
'soes each year, which have been exchanged for
.''"out attempting to go into detail or this farm
sement scheme it may be we'll to point to what
,'u accomplished by the family in question
recent inventory Of the farm shows its pres
sV'.n to be $4,000. The debt against it is nj
Il, ~ s'V'o, leaving net valuation of $39,ooo, as
va net valuation of $11 900 to start with The
Il " :" the farm last year was $4,000. All the boys
n 'aniiy have graduated from state universities
% girls have been educated by private tutors
Hf's schools At present two SONS are law
w minister, one professor, one civil engi-
sa NV one farmer. The education of the chill
-' cost the farm $4,000. During the time the
- 'ere being educated there WAS no Income e1
ron the farm.
'ie father is now man ~ rs wears of age He
" 'ne best Of health. and still actively superin-
= lne details of the farm. His chance OF lire
a. ',l.er wi, today than il did many years ago. he
a. u's move to the farm as the salvation OF his
Teacher Farmer.
a. he'' j. d. DIETRICH had spent his life preach
gospel and knew absolutely nothing OF farm
A ihaliy he into possession or "a ihi"
81 az acres near Flourtown Pa. There was
r,o v,.Vo on the farm, and the first year II lacked
paying expenses. Yet in six years this man