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CHAPTER XIX 

 CONCLUSION 



I am not satisfied with all I have told you for 

 I still believe more can be accomplished when 

 we know more about our soils and how to handle 

 them. I am planning some extensive experiments 

 for 1916 and expect to compile a larger book at 

 the close and be able to tell you better how to 

 get more out of Mother Earth. 



I am more of the opinion that the moderately 

 small farm handled by the farmer's own family, 

 with the aid of implements that will get over the 

 ground quicker, do a broader scope of work and 

 more completely accomplish the work on time, 

 and as it should be, is going to support in the 

 future, the prosperous and happy farm home. 



The real science or "know how" in farming is 

 only in its infancy, because we are just beginning 

 to see its broadness and some of its real pos- 

 sibilities. 



WHAT SOME FARMERS ARE DOING 



Below are given excerpts from just a few of the 

 hundreds of letters the author of this book has 

 received bearing on some of the questions dis- 

 cussed. They show what real farmers are actually 

 doing: 



