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cow one year from an acre of- land, and another, 

 whose farm on account of its location, is worth $200 

 per acre, but is only capable of keeping one cow a 

 year upon two to five acres, the profit in soiling is 

 greatly in favor of the farmer with the cheaper land, 

 so far as keeping cows is concerned. 



This is mentioned because it is so often stated that 

 "it may pay to soil where the land is high-priced," 

 and to show that the price of land is not a sure indi- 

 cation that soiling will be found successful in pro- 

 portion to its cash value. We can imagine, however, 

 a farmer, under the most favorable circumstances, 

 failing to obtain satisfactory results from soiling, for 

 the want of system. 



Without system a farmer ma)- soon become dis- 

 heartened, and pronounce the whole thing impracti- 

 cable; for instance, by omitting to sow at the 

 proper time, or the proper amount. Sowing too 

 much at a time, the stock are unable to consume it 

 in its most succulent state, continuing to feed until 

 it becomes tough, when it is only eaten to satisfy in- 

 tense hunger. By having too little, his cows must 

 be turned into the field until the next crop is in 

 condition, thus causing him to become dissatisfied. 



Again, we can imagine a man with plenty of feed, 

 putting, at one feeding, sufficient before his cows to 

 last them all day; they breathe upon it for a few 

 hours, and nothing short of severe hunger will' in- 

 duce them to take it, in which case his stock would 

 shrink in the flow of milk, and increase on turning 

 them to pasture, which would lead him to say that 



