402 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



in a large majority of cases no doubt it would be best to grow 

 these crops. I know a man with but four acres, who has made 

 wheat his leading crop for years, and has excelled all his neigh- 

 bors in yield. His little wheat field has not taken much of his 

 time, and the manure made from the straw used as bedding for 

 his cow and pigs, and the dropping from the poultry have enabled 

 him to keep his land in high condition, so that his crops have 

 been uniformly profitable. With but a few acres of land to cul- 

 tivate, the owner could do the work thoroughly and at the right 

 time, and can, in consequence, expect better crops than his 

 neighbor, who has a large area to go over. The tendency to 

 large farms is not, I believe, conducive to the good of the nation 

 or the best interests of society, and I should rejoice to see small 

 farms multiplied. 



