The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

tendent of this farm should be able to
do all the work himself II not inter-
fered with too much by the owner
/ There would usually be nothing left for
the owner TO do and no other hired help
10 board
A farmer running such q farm would
ordinarily make labor income Of
about $3.50. A person who is not so
lVitally interested would not be likely to
run the farm so we'll. 1t takes more
ability to run such n place and make
any profit than Il does 10 run larger
enterprise successfully A graduate Of
a college OF agriculture who has the
! experience and the ability that are
! necessary 20 make a profit on such n
, farm il man who can earn $500 10
/ 81 200 a year in any one of several diff
I ferent kinds Of work. In short. this
I represents too small a business TO make
| II pay to hire a graduate.
d. \ few farmers who use this amount
I OF capital are doing well. but they are
the exception. \ considerable number
who know how to farm are doing Wei
when the owned capital In not more
than So 600 and when nearly as much
more is borrowed. II is not safe for
any but experienced farmers TO We 80
heavily in debt. Another way Of obtain
Ing more capital Is 10 ~ n renter. Many
renters with less than $4,000 Of their
own are doing well
! Judging by the profits that farmers
make. ; per cent. Of the capital would
he very high pay for a manager. 1t
viii be, seen AZ once that no small hus!-
ness would justify one IN employing "A
graduate of an agricultural college a.
al |... .a
investment ~ 100000 to $40 o0o In order
to Justify one In employing really
good graduate Of a college Of arrlcul-
;ure who ha. had good farm experience
I and good business experience.
\ general or dairy farm with iis
amount of capital will usually employ
three to six men. \ good manager Of
such a farm does not conduct his busi-
I ness from an office he should BE- at
work with the men and should do as
much farm work as any other man on
| the place 80 industry can afford a
/ uon-work.ns foreman for - few
workers
/ In sixteen townships ~ three counties
/ the twenty-thr"e most profitable farms
| selling market milk at wholesale had an
average capital Of SIZES Their aver
ago afsn was 21J acres, ~ which l5i
acres were IN harvested crops. Ties.
farms kept an average OF th.rty-twp
| cows, besides Young stock. THESE large
, profitable farms employed an averaEa II
t"c men, or llttle over two men p. sides
| tho farmer with this amount Of help
2 The stock was cared for and IN addition.
enough cash crops were raised 50 that
over one-thlri Of tho income came from
Tho sale OF crops. The crops sold FOR
enough 70 pay she entire feed b.a and
ave ia.' an average of Sl.5j3 farm
For a business Of this size iueXpe-
~,ercel persons often employ two or
three tim as many men.
The returns from money invested in
farming are very slow compared with
most enterprises. Farming IS a family
business The returns from some in
reS .rnarts de- not oven come i- t.e
ta-mer's lifetime. they are made lo- his
arrs
Farming . 10: factory process II
depends on living 'h.n-s Many ~
'H'se '0!nc, Cannot n" hurried. u on"
STAR. 20 improve hs soil Do, VII no. E''
fnr Wr.l h. LIS ,au..i ua. one g..
rO-aron tn. usually takes * years
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