Having been a practical farmer all my life, with considerable experience
in the care of stock and dairying, I give you the result of my
experience. The system of management which would be profitably adopted
by one would be utterly impracticable for another. In my own case I have
about one acre of land, one half of which I set apart for production of
food for my cow, while the remainder is occupied by the buildings in
part, and the rest is devoted to the culture of small fruits. Without
this land I should be obliged to hire my cow pastured through the summer,
at a cost of about fifty cents per week, which I am now able to save by
practising a system of soiling. The advantages of which are numerous.