TALKS ON MAXITRES. 



c n A r T E R I. 



FAli.MlXG AS A BUSINESS. 



" FamiiiiLr i?; a poor l>usincss," said the Deacon. " Take the rorn 

 crop. Thirty biisht-ls per acre is a fair avi-ra:,'!', worth, at 75 cents 

 per l)usiu'l, liiJ.oO. If we reckon tliat, for each husliil of corn, we 

 get 100 liJ9. of stalks, this would be a Ion and a half per acre, worth 

 at $5 per ton $7.50." 



Total receipts per acre for com crop $30 00 



Ex[>enscs. — Preparintj the land for the crop f5 00 



Plautini; and seed 1 50 



Cultivatmtr, three times, twice in a row hoth 



ways 5 00 



Hoeina: twice 3 00 



Cuttinir ni» tlio corn 1 50 



Huskini; and ilrn winj^ in the corn 4 00 



Drawinij in the stilks, etc 1 00 



Shelliii;^, and dmwini^ to market 2 00 



Total cost of the crop $2.S 00 



Profit per acre ^7 00 



" And from this," .said the Deacon, " we have to deduct interest 

 on land and taxes. I tell you, farrain? is a poor business." 



"Yes," I replied, "poor farmin;? is a very poor business. But 

 good farminir, if we have good prices, is as good a business as I 

 want, and withal as pleasant. A good farmer raises 75 bushels 



