Excerpt from The English LandThe modern system of farming, properly carried out, requires considerable capital, varying in amount according to the nature of the land occupied and the live stock it is capable of carrying. Large purchases have annually to be made of Oil-cake, corn, and other feeding stuffs, for producing beef and mutton costly manures have to be bought for raising roots and green crops to be consumed by the animals. The money expended on these substances often amounts to more than the rent of the farm. Then there is the purchase and maintenance of expensive machinery, and above all the labour bill, which Often exceeds in amount the rent paid.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.