. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 66 Thi. Canadian Horii(ultur;si. 11IX IS OX CKXKRAl. MATIEKS. Exi'i:Rii:Nt i; on a ikn acri: i arm. â â VES acre Farm '" seems rather small to tlie ambitious minds of most farmers, but, when you utilize ten acres in an eco- nomical, judicious way, there is quite enough to occupy the lime of the average working man, that is, if he works as well as /nonages his little domain Some men do not work them- selves, but manage only, depending on others to do the work for them. Such require more land from which to
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 66 Thi. Canadian Horii(ultur;si. 11IX IS OX CKXKRAl. MATIEKS. Exi'i:Rii:Nt i; on a ikn acri: i arm. â â VES acre Farm '" seems rather small to tlie ambitious minds of most farmers, but, when you utilize ten acres in an eco- nomical, judicious way, there is quite enough to occupy the lime of the average working man, that is, if he works as well as /nonages his little domain Some men do not work them- selves, but manage only, depending on others to do the work for them. Such require more land from which to realize a fair margin of profit, yet. their risks are i^rcatcr and the satisfaction /'ss than if they listened to the old adage, that, " He that by the plow would tlirive, Himself must either hold or ; There seems to be an exquisite pleasure connected with eating anything you have cultivated with your own hands : partly, because if you are in the habit of working, you are apt to have an appetite to relish what you eat, and, partly, because you carry out the divine principle of industry, which, if acted upon by mankind at large, would banish many of the " ills that llesh is heir to," and â¢carry prosperity and comfort into many a household, where misery now prevails. Where intelligence and manual labor are comljined, there is sure to be something igood and profitable resulting from the combination. The great study of the future must be the utilization of smaller areas of land to produce corresponding results. If ten acres can be tilled to show the same margin of profit as often results from fifty acres in the usual mode of cultivation, a step in advance is made by its possessor, and a grand achievement obtained for future generations to profit by. It jiays, then, to let ambition for large cultivation subside into a determi- nation to make the most out of a smaller compass, and let wisdom and intelli- gence make up for what one may lack in acres. Th
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