376 AGRICULTURE 



favorable climate; (5) its general suitability for being made 

 into a pleasant and profitable homestead where an attractive 

 home can be established. 



The equipment. With the nature of the farm enter- 

 prises in mind, the buildings, fences, divisions of fields 

 and all other improvements should be planned with great 

 care to fit into the general project. The machinery should 

 be adapted to the soil and the crops and should receive 

 the best of care. Too much machinery means too large 



It pays to build good fences. 



an investment, and too little means poor farming and loss 

 of labor. 



Crops and animals. Many farmers are wearing out 

 their soil and obtaining poor crops because of lack of suf- 

 ficiently diversified farming. They do not manage well by 

 expanding their system to include the legumes, orchard, 

 garden and wood-lot products, or other crops adapted to 

 their locality. Or, perhaps certain crops are raised or ani- 

 mals kept even at an actual loss, thus neutralizing the 

 profits on other crops or animals. This all suggests the 

 need of better management on such farms. 



