18 ARGUMENTS FOR DIVERSIFIED FARMING 



producer will on two hundred. For an illustration I will 

 give a list of products which come within the capacity of 

 ioo acres in a season. 



ioo hogs $1,500 



20 beeves 1,200 



200 sheep 1 ,400 



1 span horses 350 



500 chickens 300 



Eggs 250 



1,000 bushels potatoes 500 



Total $5,500 



The intelligent farmer can decide for himself whether 

 it is possible or not to raise the fodder for this amount 

 of stock on 100 acres, and whether any figures given are 

 unreasonable. About $1,000 must be deducted from the 

 gross amount for labor, and the help should be the same 

 throughout the year. The program can be varied to 

 suit tastes and conditions. A few acres might be de- 

 voted to strawberries, cherries, apples, sweetcorn, cucum- 

 bers, cabbage, etc. 



There is immense profit in these lighter crops, and the 

 acreage is so small, comparatively, that in a drought it is 

 possible to save the product with well or slough water. 

 There is a constant demand for fruit and vegetables at 

 fair prices. This is also the case in regard to poultry and 

 eggs. 



Diversified farming cannot be carried on without intel- 

 ligent effort. There is no end to the work, but even in 

 this respect it beats a dairy, and for a certainty it makes 

 for smaller investment, less risk, and greater chance to 

 take advantage of market conditions. 



Fruit raising and mixed farming make a good combina- 

 tion. The wheat is in the bins and the corn in the shocks 

 or silos by the time the apples are ripe and fit for harvest. 



