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and his machine, if used, moves with much friction, worrying 

 both driver and team. When he comes to the field represented 

 by number one, he finds no use for his implement, and is no 

 better off in reference to this field, than if there had been no 

 such invention. 



So, in the application of manures. From which field will he 

 derive the greatest advantage from these ? Plainly, on the first, 

 whose soil can be so pulverized that the manure will show its 

 full power, and the farmer reap the entire advantage of its pres- 

 ence. On the field represented by number six, he can also raise 

 good root crops. On the field represented by number three, he 

 can scarcely raise any ; and on the field represented by number 

 one, not a root. The land, therefore, on which the most work 

 has been concentrated, is best prepared for the reception of any 

 better method of culture which may arise. Herein is a confirma- 

 tion of the law, that " To him that hath, shall be given, and he 

 shall have more abundance." 



To the man on the unsubdued farm, nothing is given, because 

 he has nothing ; no field being ready for the advantages that 

 offer. 



I wish to illustrate this truth again by the relation of concen- 

 trated farming to manufactures. Take, for instance, the article 

 of meats : If we are to sell our meats to full profits, we must have 

 a market near at hand. If we are situated as the farmers of 

 northern Vermont, whose cattle are taken from the pasture, and 

 driven to the neighborhood of a city like New York, and there 

 stall-fed, we lose a great part of the profit which we would make 

 if we stall-fed them ourselves, and sold them near home. If 

 they have been fattened by ourselves, we can return their food 

 to our land in the form of manure. We increase thus our 

 capital — the value of our land. If we have manufactories near 

 by, we can sell all perishable kinds of meats readily, and multiply 

 our profits in this direction. 



So it is, also, as regards vegetables and fruits. Little can be 

 done in raising these, except in the neighborhood of villages. 

 Near a manufacturing community, we can so multiply crops 

 that an acre shall produce in value a thousand dollars. With 

 no marketmen between us and the buyer, our returns come 

 quickly, and we have every opportunity for large profit. 



