So completely has Mr.
Jonas adhered to this rule, that he could not give me the market price of hay, straw, or turnips per ton, as he had never sold any, and was not in the habit of noticing the market quotations of those products.

I was surprised at one fact which I learned in connection with his economy.

He keeps about 170 bullocks; buying in October and selling in May.

Now, it would occasion an American farmer some wonderment to be told that this great herd of cattle is fed and fatted almost entirely for the manure they make.

It is doubtful if the difference between the cost and selling prices averages 2 pounds, or $10, per head.