Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-12-09
CBy VIM, H. uNDERwooD1

cAtcA dAotAtl tue year NOuuus anu nav
ing but little or no time for recrea-
ton, is that these men are farming
more land than they are capable of
managing we'll
mean by this that they are farm
ing without sufficient capital to prop
erly till the land they are working
and keep up its fertility, or farming
without any welEdefned plan or
method.
1t is an established truth that ten
acres well titled will produce more
and better crops than 90 acres half so
treated. This I learned when | first
began my farming career.
Having but $3.50 to start with pur,
chased 20 acres of unimproved land,
feeling sure | would be able to add
all necessary fixtures such as fenc.
ing. buildings, farming implements,
etc, from the receipts of the produce
raised on the land.
/ purchased a cheap team by giving
a mortgage on the place and man
aged to borrow sufficient tools from
my neighbors until the first crop was
made. But alas! At harvest time,
when l began disposing of the crop,
foaid that my expenses were far ex-
ceedinC my receipts, and that bank
ruptcy was not far distant
worked hard with muscular force,
but found / had made bad mistake
by not putting my brains to better
use. However, ! succeeded in selling
the team for sufficient money to pay
the mortgage on, the place, after which
;disposedaa6f ten acres OF the land
at IA fair price. q. b. 20 10
then teek the money received for
the ten acres. planted FIVE Of the re-
naming ten acres in small fruits,
used four acres, for the growing OF
vegetables, while ots acre was occu-
pied by a rude house and barn.
felt sure Of SUCCESS this. time, and
purchased hdraS from a4aeighbbE'
on the ipstallment plan. That is,
was 10 pay So mach per month for
Itl1esllorsel letting r1Eel animal stand
GOOD for the debp dhtf1 paid.
My good wife. who was Just as en-
thusiastic and energetic In making a
living as myself, began raising a few
chickens and also proved to be OF
great assistance to me in the culture
of our fruits and vegetables.
We lived scant until our first crop
Of vegetables were gathered in, for
we WISHED Ito obtain sa'sgtart in life
and realized that this Mas our only
way qf so dong ~
AftSF Aispdsing of sour Vegetables
we paid up all accounts and had a
nice little sum Of money left to help
carry us through the winter.
As our means would allow us we
have gradually added 70 this, ten acres
until nov our farm comprises 21oi
acres which is well Improved In every
particuiar1 SRI HI Vi fE3EIl 7
We do not devote the farm to the
raising Of any one lnatficular thing,
that 10 raised on theS sSasAi'run Of
f#s have dkaAbsa2)ss lesss devoted
to the culture OF almost all kinds of
fruits and vegetables that will grow
IN our attitude, which are grown
mainly for the Market ENF EWi
1wS raise several MadneacH 81 eat-
tie. sheep and N4b9s,F knd also from
three to six colts each year
We produce plentiful supply of
f ff}1H t sof a %ss as u sTgf 9olg
Is more profit i'm feeding AZ adt to- the
stoeR and then iseilfhg them. " p
bI1Ye s@ o8 y. !sqJEl5T tarss
edith Record Is kgpt q al trans It
actions, which we have found to be
OF tfe utmost importance III guccess- I
full farm management.
fyIg conclusion WishstQ. state from.
practical exberfeIcs and observation
that the MAN who grows crops taat
do not bring him q good interest onsi
the value Of the land, and fair pay |
for the labor bestowed upon It, is In |
a~1estas-saH an,s-wfffsy 0-to-tffe waff-tt
sooner or later