Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
WHAT ONE la DID.
An Average Net Income Of $79e.93

If the average man in the suburbs Oh
the country would follow in interest and
upkeep the example of one we are goinj
to tell about, he would do so to his own
very great comfort and advantage. Thi4
particular man took about fifty acres Of
land which, through general misnanageI
ment and Reorganization, had become an
u~nfavorable property, with poor fences
worse drainage. and mostly run-out land
Although equipped with few dollars thi(
man was fortunate in possessing indusI
try, energy, and courage, and the SUGGEST
of his eighteen years work On this lan@
has proved what those qualities are capa|
bic of accomplishing.
After buying a sufficient outfit Of waS|
ons, tools. three horses, and one COW, fdI
which he was Obliged to go in debt, HI
considered his first task the clearinl
away of old fences and dividing the plac|
into more rogularly-shaped fields. n
also removed several hundred stump4
ami carted away some GO yards Of ston|
during those first few years, thus addinI
q large tract of available area. The BID
ginning. Of course. was largely struggle
hut nevor encouragement, for the ownd
never allowed himself to lose sight d
the ideal he had in mind, which was 4
increase the yield OF every acre year N
year. So he decided early upon a syst4
matte three-Ycar rotation of crops, nam4
L., wheat. clover, and potatoes. 1t va
not very long before these well-thoughI
out methods BEGAN to tell, and the resu
was "a farm with definite Yields and
] carefully followed rotation. showing sv
tem and business organization. As III
debts We're gradually paid off, a compleS
ana modern tiled draining system wd
installed, adding. Of course. greatly
the market price Of the place.
KEEN BUSINESS SENSE SHOWN
gut where this man showed his ked
business sense Of steady profits was b
ginning at once this particular field ROT.
ton. for it is a short rotation, each cr4
coming once in three years, thus nece
stating %pIough!ng only once in thru
years. and so saving much time a1
labor. Besides, the potatoes We're a god
money crop. the wheat also fairly god
while the clover maintained the fertili
Of the soil.
The vegetable garden also playe d
very important part in the income Of t
family. and after some years of ha
work It became a source of great prof
yielding some years several hundred ID
lars net. In the spring the garden W
carefully planned out, several hundr
pounds of home-mixed fertilizer put 4
and the soil worked until 1t was In III
condition for seeding. Small fruits wd
also started-first stra wberries and CHI
ries, then the c~urrants, gooseberri
raSpberries. etc. great care being TAX
to plant early. mid-season, and late var
ties, so that there might be no gaps
their selling capabilities.
In the orchard there We're plum
peaches, pears, apples. and rapes
acres of the land being devoted to thu
fruits, while the fertility OF the soil "
maintained by the same methods as
other parts Of the place. Flowers a
had their share of adding to instead
subtra citing from the income. and thit
varieties of roses We're grown succe
fully. which sold very well for outd
specimens. In SO short a space 1t is I
possible to give all the details. but eY
this slight summing-up will show
struggles and handicaps with which
man may set out in life, and how. "
time. intelligence. and labor, he may "
what seemed almost hopeless into a p
ing proposition.