SOME SUCCESSFUL FARMS 

 SUMMARY 



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Both the landlord and tenant on this farm are doing 

 well. In order to compare the results with farms operated 

 by owners, we can figure what the labor income would 

 have been if the tenant had owned and operated the 

 farm. The labor income would then have been $2334. 

 In 1908, a different tenant worked the farm, but followed 

 the same system of farming. The labor income was ^hen 

 S2392. 



The success of this farm is primarily due to the com- 

 bination of good soil, good crops, and diversified farming 

 that allows efficient use of horses and labor. The year 

 was a dry year, but the crops on this farm were good for 

 the season. Prices, particularly of cabbage, were high 

 enough to more than make up for the short crop. 



The farm has unusually good buildings and is well kept 

 up in every way. While it is primarily a crop farm, yet 

 the system of farming provides an animal unit for each 

 7 or 8 acres of crops. This makes it possible to manure 

 all the farm with about 10 tons per acre every 7 or 8 years. 

 In order to have a cabbage storage house, the tenant paid 

 half the cost of building one. 



The few cows are used to produce veal calves. These 

 are bought from dairymen and are allowed to suck cows 



