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farming. Successes have been made in every line 

 and successes will continue to be made in every 

 line repeatedly. No farmer cares to pursue exactly 

 the line followed by his neighbors nor is it neces- 

 sary. Individuality is just as marked here as 

 elsewhere. To have and to pursue one ideal is the 

 essential thing, and to know all there is to be known 

 about it is a large part of the equipment. Success 

 follows knowledge and application. 



The diversified farm is a farm that, having a rul- 

 ing central idea, grows a rotation of crops to main- 

 tain fertility, supports enough and the proper 

 kind of hvestock to best utilize those crops, and 

 furnishes as much as is profitable of the products 

 necessary for maintenance of everything on that 

 farm. Any one of the component parts that make 

 up a diversified farm is capable of being a specialty, 

 but the combination and the utilization of the 

 waste ends make diversity. 



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