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Was the title of a paper recently read in Western New York before 
■a Fanners’ Clnb. 
This question is of the utmost importance in more senses than 
one. We shall only con.sicler it in its relation to the ordinary farmer 
of to-day. 
Why is farming (especially in the Eastern States) unprofitable? 
For several reasons. We will only mention the following: 
Land in the East and older States is worth from seventy-five to 
one hundred dollars per acre. To insure a crop expensive fertilizers 
mnst be used. Farms and fields are smaller, nece.ssitating more 
labor for the number of acres tilled, while yonr yield is less than tha 
of Western lands, that only cost from one to five dollars per acre. 
This .soil requires no fertilizers, less labor, the yield of grain is 
greater, and the price nearly as high. 
The solution of this problem seems easy. As the West cannot 
grow fruit in paying quantities, let them raise the grain while the 
East raises the fruit. 
The time is not far distant when fanners living in locations 
where fruit can be sncce.ssfnlly grown will rai.se less ordinary farm 
crops and more fruits. 
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