90 THE BUSINESS OF FABMING 



Sahara Desert, while accessible to good polishing 

 sands, and sands from which good glass might 

 perhaps be made, yet it would be so remote from 

 markets for the finished product, and for the se- 

 curing of other materials that go into the manu- 

 facture of plate-glass, that it would be a miserable 

 failure. 



Not every farm is favorably situated as to mar- 

 kets for all the products that can be produced upon 

 the farm. A farm far removed from a railroad 

 or consuming center might produce the finest fruit 

 and vegetables that can be grown, but what profit 

 would there be in growing such if there be not an 

 accessible market? 



The successful farmer considers these things 

 and so produces those products upon his farm that 

 can be disposed of to advantage or profit. The 

 staple crops of corn, wheat, oats and live stock, 

 can be marketed from most any farm, no matter 

 where located, yet in the marketing of these prod- 

 ucts a greater profit is secured if the farm be in 

 easy access to the market. 



We who already own our farms must make the 

 best of our situations and grow such crops, or 

 produce such farm products as we can market 

 to the best advantage and profit, and which will 

 grow, or can be produced upon our soils. Of 

 course we should grow the crops that fit the soil, 

 yet it is wonderful how many different crops 

 will fit upon most any soil. If we are in the mar- 

 ket for a farm, then we should determine the 

 kind of farming in which we wish to engage, and 

 buy the farm that will not only produce them, but 

 from which they can be marketed to the best ad- 



