Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-08-08
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tkiA JEANETTE EAEaANStfNsE
When ! changed my vocation from
school-teachiuE to farming ak years
ago, some Of my aeauaintances pre-
hicted a lamentabie failure.
"A city woman can't run a farm,
they said This declaration was made
with varying degrees Of bluntness, and
everybody was 80 certain on the sub.
tect that might have been turned
aside from my purpose, but for the
facts that The farm had been bought
and my aged parents earnestly desired
10 spend their declining years Ia the
| country
lis all this talk about intensive
farming and diversitlcation mere the
ory and speculation" asked over and
over. III so, | may not succeed
told my friends, for am not going
to run my farm In the old way, To
depend wholly on a single crop or on
a big dairy would mean ruin 10 Inc, as
It has to thousands Of others"
IF bees pay, II poultry il actually
profitable. II there are large returns
from raising hogs. II there IL good
money In fruit and garden truck, then
woman can run farm Just as. well
as man can"
was fortified In this view BY some
things which came under my obser
walton while was looking for a farm
One man who was devoting his energy
to q large dairy made a failure owing
to a summer drought. and would have
been turned of the farm but for the
fact that his wife and two children
had cultivated an acre OF cncumberH.
This pickle product actually paid six
months rent and saved the farmer
from bankruptcy.
Another tenant In the nelghborhood
who devoted himself to a single In.
terest, was turned out-of-doors because
the market for his particular product
was unusually low that season. and
his receipts we're not equal to hts ex.
rensea.
| had seen little OF farming and
had studied much. 1t seemed clear u
my mind that the money was TO be
made In a variety OF little things rath
er than In the production OF . large
single crop.
. / had money enough 10 make q sub
atantial payment on farm OF forty
acres. which was equipped with q good
dwelling. two small barns. a poultry
! house and well. ! am in proximity
TO several small towns where there Il
| constant market for produce.
. Six years ago land was not over II
per cent. of It's present value In thin
] district and ! could easily sell my farm
! for 81 900 more than paid for II.
/ took possession the fifst OF April
Ny plan in brief was TO start lines 81
production which would give me 4
! monthly or weekly income all the zeal
! through. With this in view purchased
} swelye colonies OF bees. fifty Plymouth
) Rock chickens, six young pigs, eigh
! cows, a spAn Of mares and a variety
! OK utensils.
Fodder had 10 be bought TO keel
the stock for several weeks. | hired i
!. man ut s25 per m0nth and board. TIL
proceeds of the dairy. averaging abou
$50 per month. were ample to pay hi
I wages and meet the entire household
2 expenses
During the first two months sol
sixty dozen Of eggs and set twenti
hens. Although the incidental ~
penses tn starting we're heavy he'll
] even, and at the end of three month
I could show a neat little balance Il
q my favor.
The dairy had improved 10 that
= was returning $40 q month From
9 July on ! had vegetables TO sell an
I nearly every day there was somethlnI
to send TO a customer when the mill
was delivered in town
9 had q hard fight with vermln Il
Q the poultry house that spring and sun
2 mer. II was foud advisable to NOV
= the building 10 higher piece 9
ground.
Then we flxed up a large dust-hea
In the yard and wbife.Waghed eYer5
. thing In the form Of lumber. beald
q using insect powder literally BY fal
!, the battle was won. the hennery beln
e entirely free from vermin, and Their
9 has been no trouble OF that kind 10
u five years.
e dust heap outside and whiteWas
D. or insect powder inside will save poa
Ie try from vermin. although there mua
y be constant watehfnlness.
Il Since the first winter have had a
income Of not less than $50 per mont
from eggs and poultry. ! keep abot
200 chickens AND furnish broilera o
? an hours notice At any time of I'll
d year To several customers
q ! have never used IN incubator. :
u though am not especially opposed /
le
Il Fertility o. the farm.