CHAPTER Isize of the farm from a business standpointWhen Abraham Lincoln was asked how long a man's legs should be, he made his famous reply that they should be long enough to reach from the man's body to the ground. In like manner a man's farm should be big enough to supply him with work-steady, efficient, economical work. His job is to raise food for the human family as cheaply as possible. His business is to make a profit for himself in doing it.The world wants cheap food. Every centthat can be cut from the cost of the twentymillion breakfast tables of this country leavesso much more to be spent in other ways. If thefood of the family costs less, the children canhave warmer clothing, the talking-machine canhave a few extra cans of Caruso or Mme. Sem-10Table of Contents CONTENTS; CHAPTEB PAGE; Introduction 1; I Size of the Farm from a Business Standpoint 10; II Capital Necessary in Farming 20; III Diversity 29; IV Big Crops vs Normal 40; V Rotation of Crops 49; VI Competition and the Laws of Prices 58; VII Fitting Scheme to Conditions 67; VIII Coordination of Enterprises 76; i; IX The Opportunity for the Individual 84; X Live Stock on the Farm 93; XL The Farm As a Home 103; Bibliography 113About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.