Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1912 — Successful Woman Farmer. [ARTICLE]

Successful Woman Farmer.

Miss Grace M. Putnam is said to be one of the most successful farmers in New Jersey. She was born and brought up in the city, never even visiting the country until after she was 15 years old. Her farm consists of about five acres and is planted exclusively in cantaloupes. She report* that she rented her farm for the first year. The second year she bought it, the third year she paid up every debt she owed and put? 43,000 in bank. She does all the work herself after the first plowing, for which she pays a farmer sl2. Her Beeds cost her $1 an acre, fertilizer $lO an acre and barrels for shipping one year’s crop S6O She sells her melons direct to dealers at $6 a* barrel. She thinks her success as a farmer is largely due to the fact that she loves the work better than anything ,else in the world.