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tons of hay and the corn-stalks and butts from about 

 two acres of corn. It will probably have a lintel for 

 cows on one side of the " floor," a granary and harness- 

 room, two or three horse-stalls, and hay-mows on the 

 other side. Upon such a farm if it is a good one 

 there can be kept two horses and 10 to 15 cows upon 

 hay and grain, providing a partial system of soiling is 

 adopted to help out the pasturage during July, August, 

 and September. 



To carry on this farm, even though the farmer be ever 

 so much of a worker, he will have to keep one good 

 hired man at least nine months of the year ; the entire 

 resources of the whole farm will have to be devoted to 

 the subsistence of the 10 or 15 cows ; all the other crops 

 vegetables, fruit, &c. will not bring in more cash 

 than the grain fed to the cows in addition to that raised 

 upon the farm will cost. Now, we will assume that each 

 of the 15 cows will produce 2,000 quarts of milk, besides 

 that used by the farmer's family : this, if sold for three 

 cents a quart, gives $60 as the gross income from each 

 cow ; that makes the total income from the 1 5 cows, 

 $900. This, I think, is as good a showing as our best 

 farmers can exhibit. 



Against this income of $900, there must be charged 

 the interest and taxes upon the farm, and other expenses 

 as follows : 



6 per cent on $5,000, value of farm $300 oo 



Repairs on buildings, 2 J per cent on $2,000 . . . 50 oo 



Taxes on farm, $40 ; taxes on stock, $10 . . . . 50 oo 



Interest on stock and farming tools . . . . . 90 oo 



Wages and board of hired man 9 months, at $30 . . . 270 oo 

 Depreciation on stock and farming tools, value $1,500, 10 per 



cent 150 oo 



Carried forward . . . . . . . $910 oo 



