The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

buggy and surrey. Some 90, r.,..
were new, most of them wcrr -...,h.
at "vandoos' when farms in Tn. ,h
borhood were sold.
In this way considerable expo. NV,
waste of time were avoided WIN. o..
time came to plant and har,... 3D..
crops. for Mr.. Randall had his own I'M.
plements when he needed them .... ia
not have to pay for the use of tho,. bis
neighbors or suffer delays in his work
In addition II gave him the chance. fl,
have his man do work for other. .ybo,
in pressing need of an extra team
thereby realizing another sourc. OF I'm.
come from the farm. not incops.l...
able Item when man with team com.
mands 81 day.
Az the farm had no fruit To .p,.. -
200 peach trees. twenty-four poar .r...
and 115 apple trees were set uu. rug.
wheat and rye were planted bui no. r...
ord kept of the yield. because the o,,. ..
ton of the soil was too poor to .>D,..
very much from it for several season.
Manure and commercial fertilizer varl
have to he spread abundantly. ,..p.
would have to follow one annth .. .n
proper rotation until the land could ha
brought back 10 the degree Of f.it..tv
which would produce the crop .
should
This plan has been followed strictly
for four years. Every winter VIII 4, Mr.
Randall is in the schoolroom his man
drives to town in u two horse wag.. .l
good days. for stable manure for .-.
hungry acres. Farm work mus ba
turned over to the man during ,ro
and in summer Mr. Randall is on IN
his feds plouehlng, narrowing. sow.ut
seed, making hay, cutting and husl,..
corn and so on, just like boy AZ bass
bail who makes sport out Of what *
really hard work. for it has been W.
said that work. no matter how ardu.is
becomes recreation and not labor whoa
IL Is done for the love OF It.
Some of the farmers near by wara
inclined To make sport OF this uu,t,.
would never do much with his land is
long as he farmed out of book lie
did make mistakes. IT course. bur D..
spite Of them his method began To- show
results. Every year the quantity AMI
quality of his crops have improve
until to-day his farm is in excel,cr'
While he has been busy feed!al MS
land he has also prepared tn, way sr
1t 10 repay him with good things. f.r
each year something has been plaut.I
that will permanently reduce the cos.
u living for him by adding to the tail.
supply. For instance. in the sprlng ..
1911 currants, raspberries. blackh.rrI.,
and Sooseberries were planted Ia
1872 nifty more peach trees wer. So.
'ut and an asparagus bed Of 100 plants
was made as "a beginning for a much
arger one later on.
To-day the place could easily he self
sustaining If Mr. Randall did not wan.
q go on developing it as rapidly aS
possible. He gets his living and an rN-
'cedingly good one from it. but he docs
because he considers that the Vu,k.
81 way to secure the best results IN the
Dng run. as it undoubtedly is
lie raises enough vegetables chickens
nd pigs to supply family of seven
winter ana summer; his stock earns ATS
'wn keep and more for he has rye ANA
wheat to sell. besides surplus hay ana
eNeral hundred bundles Of corn stalks
"a hut h.,
wn stock
during the season Of 1913 the fol-
owing crops We're raised: 80 bushels
Il corn, 515 bundles of stalks. loo BUSH
Is OF rye. lO5 bushels Of wheat. II toms
( hay. If sold they would have brought
about $1,000. Besides the field crops
he brood sow had thirteen ltil. p4-.
MT one died leaving an even dozen
nat were raised. Pigs have sold for
cents pound in this localt, this
all, therefore Mr.. Randars pork crop
: worth something like 1850. Al,u-
ether six home bred calves have been
aised' three Of them sold. the others
dd"d to the farm herd. just the hat
raj increase in live stock represents a
iilliahle asse; on any farm
DO you intend to specIali2c upnn
ny one thing cvcntually?" Mr.. Randall
as asked
i hardly know yet. OF course that
"uld mean giving my entire attention
II. which | shall not Lee ready ~ a..
II long time ! Ike my schuu, work,
expect to continue it until | reach
ne age for retirement or become physi-
Ally incapacitatcd"
1T will he long time before that
hppcns ] venture To say"
Yes. he agreed. IF country life
'ntinuos To h"frlcnd me as il has since
turned farmer III be quite an old man
'tore my strcnGth and energy give
II, Tor ] grow stronger all the time
ach year | find that ! can do much
ore than ! could the year before.
But Ia 30 back To the farm. | shall
'ntinuc general farming until the land
IN hrst class condition Then. I'm
'clined to think I'll go in for truck
nj iruit. ON six acres of bottom land
ongside that little brook could raise
lough To carry all the balance.
"l'ut even though it is Years before
lat comes Ia pass, We get enough ont
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