CAPITAL NECESSARY IN FARMING 27 



It is seemingly impossible for one man to run 

 a farm for another and make it a business suc- 

 cess. 



The city man who wishes to leave his present 

 position to take up farming should remember 

 that the average farmer, trained to the work 

 from his youth, does not make day wages unless 

 he has a capital investment of $4,000. And 

 after a full day's toil the wages of a farm hand 

 will not look very large to the man from the 

 city when he compares them with the weekly 

 check to which he has been accustomed. 



There are various ways to decrease the farm 

 capital. A fancy barn that costs more than a 

 barn has any right to, judged by the capacity of 

 the animals housed therein to make returns, is 

 one way. A set of ' 'model' ' chicken houses will 

 cost more than the hens can hope to repay. 

 Running a farm on land that has been exploited 

 to more than its value for agricultural pur- 

 poses is another way. Equipping a place with 

 too many horses and keeping them sleek and 

 well groomed is another method adapted to re- 

 ducing the profits of a farm. Too many men 



