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Other sales were hay $89, hogs $85, poultry $6. His farm 

 receipts exceeded the expenses by S202. 1 



The farm evidently offers an excellent opportunity 

 for persons who are otherwise employed but who can 

 arrange to live on a farm. The living expenses are much 

 reduced, and the farm may frequently be a source of 

 revenue besides. 



31. An example of a city man on a farm. On one of 

 the farms mentioned above, a careful daily record was 



FIG. 9. The farm garden that produced S80.12 worth of products. 



kept of the produce furnished for home use. Most of 

 the time the family consisted of five persons. They were 

 experienced in farm work, as both parents had grown up 

 on farms. The farm had been purchased three years 

 before, at which time all the small fruits were set. The 

 apples, cherries, and pears came from a small orchard 

 that also produced fruit for sale. The garden contained 

 three -fourths of an acre. Considerable care had been 

 given to planning and developing it for three years, but 



i New York, Cornell Bulletin 295, p. 562. 



