The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29

workers can get out 70 the land Trol-
ley lines have given "A great stimulus to ;
this method Of living. In the last ten
years there has been a great increase in
tho number OF such places. Railroad
freight rates and freight accomnods-
lions have often been unfavorable for
the small town. This has been one of
the chief obstacles to "A still greater ex-
| tension of this excellent movement.
Large fortunes are usually made
either by speculation or by making q
! little profit from each of II large num-
Der Of workers. Many large fortunes
have been made by buying land when At
was cheap and holding II until It became
| expensive. Other fortunes have been
made by dealing In farm land. Hut
straight farming very rarely creates
even small fortunes. Only rarely -
J there "A farm business that compares IN
size with large manufacturing plants.
/ There are many reasons why "bonanzi
farms" or corporation farms do not
often pay.
! The factory system ~ based on high
priced supervision. Mos, Of the workers
/ have only n few things to learn, and
/ they are under close supervision. II e
J Impossible 10 give close supervision to
large farming enterprises because the
workers are 90 scattered For general
farming forty TO eighty acre ot crops
can be raised per worker The number
Of mon that might DE gathered under
ono roof under the supervision OF one
superintendent would in farming he
scattered over half county
For nearly all farm operations - is
necessary that each worker he .n;cili-
gen, and chat ne take an interest IN the
WORK We cannot nave a boss watCh-
!nr ia" man on a moving machine.
II some one has TO watch the driver he
may ns we'll replace the driver and 10
the work himself There are a fcv
opera ions A. which gangs of men can
be used but there are very few cases
n which : farm can make "a con nuod
usN of gang Of men. II is very dfii-
cult 20 Sc; men to take the necessary
interest N large farms. y wages are
high enough to attract men who Wi
AXE an interest without close super
vision. the Nigh wages .die all The
proA,
\ profit " 10 o., - per cent on the
H,ge~ %: each worker IS good prJa
IN any industry If .he industry en-
ploy. Il very ',w men Me- profits VII
%" >ml.
Tho rNpeat. ot a5uins crops Al.
maauyc usutly mtN"- about t"0 acres
| ,he iIn.t 10 run from IN" centre. l'u'
ior genera farming th.s area with '1lt
the and .H pdstur- : a business IA.
mri~Ired IN workers. corresponds N;tH
q grocery store that employs two or
three clerks and one or two delivery
men.
The p-.oaS otflrm products are based
On production by the firm family work
ing ~ a unit The hired help is usually
boarded In the family al much !"sf than
I costs e. hire Il boarded. The women
wasA the milk pals. care for The chick
ems, 20 To- town on .rrands. They very
frequently take the place Of a man al
| thes" light operations and as" very
frequently help with farm Nur,. IA
Delaware county 'n -I3 az iAe F'iH"i
iars" dairy farms - ptr c""t - tn"
ndKH- ana Ctr.ug .>r COWS va done
Ny Women ana Children ia t"e sua ;er
Farms e." proportion 81 such labor -
Hv'n mui' A.. thls labor = directly
Interested When men ar" h.Tsd 20 run
large farms 3, - exceedingly difficult To-
produce f'Tm products ~ he sam" cost
al winch they are produced 10y tn" lam
IN iaIm system.
Nor" conclusive than t" reasons Tor
failure are iu' results. Literally hun-
uTeu~ Of Succession 'us ness men seat
tered tr"m IN" Atlantic 20 In" Pdcih'
nav" tried ruHH.Ie large farms "
hI"i m"nhst'S. Most 81 thee" me-"
nav" "'nl"r>lrhl"d tI'Jr 'h'|N :" ln"Nr
money lN C.i"S. TIE WTi"' has seen
many sdea farms ~ = mum '"F %! state
nut las 'pt N~' seen II case IN "hir9
a uHn N'n made fortune in CIV
has ever added To his examinations hF
running large farm With hired man
age. There ar" many cases IN which
Ill" ..." Stock mas taken premiums Ia
nJmr'an." and the crop Yields ha'-
nee" al t"at C)u'd u' desired, 'Ut M
Ho'..- haNe always been book pEohts'
NJ fam b. II success that does not raN
AL ''i"Es'S, - reasonable rate or inter-
-, -ud ro"u WAGES 70 The operator ar"
have enough money 10 provide Tor lie
pre-, .1i.o". Many college graduates
nave Undertaken the manae-m~ht oi
SNch farms, Formerly the writer rec
"nm"nu"d SOME 81 o." graduates Tor
SAHa places hut >" laE the writer mas
, never Sv"h an instance when Su'A
farm PAID. Yet i""s' same college Erauu-
Ia ~