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J. C. MULHOLLAND 
74 N. Champion Ave. 
Columbus, Ohio 
Prospects on Small Farm 
I am thinking of giving up my position 
and buying a small farm, but I know 
little or nothing about farming, and al¬ 
though the risk seems great. I feel that 
I would be better off physically and men¬ 
tally than by continuing my position in 
'the city. I am 40 years of a^e, in good 
health, and would be content with a small 
profit over my living expenses, which 
would he light as there are only my wife 
and self to support. Will you give me 
lyour advice as to the maximum size farm 
one man can work alone, and suggestions' 
tallied by sowing spinach after onions 
were off, and about one week before the 
spinach was ready to cut I would sow 
again between the rows) ; Nos. 6 and 7 
were planted to Fall lettuce; Nos. 8 and 
10, late celery; No. 9. cauliflower. The 
question might be asked, why not plant 
lows 8 and 9 with celery and No. 39 to 
cauliflower, so as to have all the celery 
together? Because No. 10 had grown a 
crop of late cabbage plants between the 
radishes, and it would not do to sot the 
cauliflower on No. 10. No. 11 was plant¬ 
ed with Victoria spinach, rows 18 inches 
Intensive Vegetable Culture. Fig. 15A 
as to what would seem best to raise? I 
should like to locate within 50 miles of 
New York City. a. ii. l. 
A small farm, say about 25 acres of 
good land, would seem better for such 
people than a larger place. It would be 
better to try to keep poultry and grow 
fruits or vegetables. First of all try to 
produce as much of the family supplies as 
possible on the farm. 
Returns from Intensive Cultivation 
After working a leased form of 30 
acres for 18 years, and saving a little 
money, I was confident I could make a 
comfortable living for wife and self on a 
much smaller place, so I purchased eight 
lots, size 125x06 ft. each, in one block, in 
the village of Kingston, N. .T., and erected 
a comfortable modern house in 1908. 
That, with my barn, garage, henhouse and 
lawn, occupied nearly one-half of my 
ground, leaving me three-fourths of an 
acre to sell stuff from to make a living. 
Did I make good? I will leave it for my 
readers to judge. The lot was 240x135 
ft. with hotbeds and cold frames at one 
side. It was set in 11 groups of rows, 
240 ft. long, as follows: 
No. 1, 10 rows lettuce; No. 2, 6 rows 
onions from sets; No. 3, 13 rows onions 
from seed; No. 4, 3 rows strawberries; 
No. 5, 2 rows Limas and eggs plants; No. 
6, 4 rows sweet corn ; No. 7. 4 rows string 
beans; No. 8, 20 rows celery plants; No. 
9, 6 rows peas; No. 10, 6 rows radishes 
and beets; No. 11, 14 rows spinach. 
That is the way lot was planted in 
Spring of 1919 for first crop. Second 
planting Nos. 1 and 2, celery; No. 3, 
three cuttings of spinach (this was ob- 
apart, and Chesapeake strawberry plants 
set between the rows IS inches apart and 
kept in hills. 
RECEIPTS. 
Plants—Tomato, cabbage, pepper. 
cauliflower, celery, etc. 8'50 
Onions . 135 
Strawberries . 78 
Beets, radishes, sweet corn. 35 
Beans and peas. 60 
Celery . 398 
Cauliflowers .*.. 55 
$ 1,211 
Miscellaneous. 100 
$1,317 
The $100 for miscellaneous consisted of 
sour cherries which are planted along the 
fence, and turnips, the seed of which was 
seeded between cauliflower and tomatoes, 
left in cold frames after other plants were 
sold. 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
One car manure, 22 tons. $05 
Seed. 29 
Hired help . 20 
Tires, tubes, gas and oil for “Henry” 00 
Miscellaneous—Fumigating material, 
wire netting, cord, telei>lioue, etc., 
etc. 120 
$300 
Besides clearing a thousand dollars, we 
used all the vegetables we wanted and 
gave away nearly as much more. 
Beceipts. Disbursements. 
$1.110.30. 1918 .$180.50 
959.35. 1917 . 210 30 
1,013.05. 1916 . 225.25 
778.84. 1915 . 175.55 
W. P. 
