The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
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! them.
Right here the considerable employer
who was deeply interested In our friend,
determined effort to make a success
came to the rescue. He offered Mr.
Thomas a reasonable line OF credit ant
told him to give the farm his personal at
tention. returning to the store in the fal
II he wished
Breeding males and an incubator wer,
purchased. home made breeders con
structed. and then began the work Of
Matching and growing the 900 pullet,
wanted for the next winters operations
incidentally. several hundred broileri
were sold. Most of this work was done
by Mrs. Thomas and the hoy.
The man OF the family was busy on the
farm work. a thousand strawberr!
plants were set out. five acres put In pc.
tatoes for a money crop. five acres In
corn, three In clover and three in oats
Thanks to constant cultivation. these
crops yielded well, and the cash income
for the first fun year exceeded thousa nd
dollars. Added TO this. the cellar was
full OF garden truck. the barn was burst
'ng with hay and corn stalks. the bins
full of oats and the corncrib OF this nee
essary grain.
Upon this foundation the business was
gradually built up. Not by chance. hut
through careful planning and hard work.
Much small fruit was planted and other
special crops grown The idea has
always been to grow as much as pos
sible OF the supplies used by the family.
keep the soil in productive condition and
turn on good quantities OF fine products.
especially those things with which the
average farmer won't bother"
At the end Of the three year lease the
place was bought. partly on mortgage.
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tional buildings erected. From the fourth
year on Mr.. Thomas managed to sell
from $4,000 TO $500 worth OF produce
each season. netting him in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000 per year. The older
son has been given IA complete profess
sional education. but IS thinking Of re-
turning home to help care for the rapidly
growing poultry business.
The little farm is model. All build
ings are substantial and modern. Tho
stock is high grade In every respect. In
fact, the consistent winnings made at the
poultry shows during the past few years
have created constant ana Increasing
demand for stock and eggs at good
prices This is now one OF the principal
sources Of income.
This snble story Is easy TO tell II was
not easy 10 liV. AZ FIST But the point
IL plain. The country is full OF ne
elected or overlooked opportunities and
the right man can make good outside OF
the city II he has the right stuff in him
There is also much in having good
fortune. In this case things broke
right almost from the start. There were
no serious setbacks. az long Illness OF
any member OF the family. total crop
failures. or any OF the many things
which occasionally make failure sure in
spite Of careful planning and hard work.
In speaking of his success Mr.. Thomas
expressed himself AS being certain that
any family possessing grit and common
sense. the ability and willingness TO work
hard and live simply, can establish them
selves In the country and ultimately reach
Independence lie now owns three good
farms. IL supervising them all. and he
believes that with the help of his son he
can soon double the income from them.
Mr.. Thomas Is man OF influence In
his community He IL well to do He en-
Joys robust health and takes pleasure In
his work. His family has most of the
good things of life. And he has accom-
plished all this since he was 40 years
Of age, when. broken in health and with
but IA scanty amount of cash capital.
his physician ordered him TO leave the
city and start anew with his feet on thu
soil.
(Copyrigh'. 1914. by Matos- MeNs Adv.
Co.. Inc)