CHAPTER XXIII 

 FARM MANAGEMENT 



The scope of farm management. 



Farming as an occupation. 



Choice of a region for farming. 



Choice of the type of farming. 



Choice of the farm. 



Farm tenancy. 



Laying out the fields. 



Kinds of farm equipment. 



Farm labor. 



Planning a cropping system. 



Farm accounts. 



Farm records. 



The marketing of farm products. 



FARMING is a business as well as an occupation. The or- 

 ganization and management of it are subjects of first im- 

 portance. It is not enough merely to be skillful in the raising 

 of crops and animals. One must see that the income is greater 

 than the outgo, and that the business proceeds with regularity. 

 The farmer should know which of his operations and which of 

 his products pay best. He should be able to eliminate the 

 unprofitable activities, considering at the same time the ne- 

 cessity of maintaining a certain volume of business in order 

 that he may retain labor and keep his capital moving. Market 

 conditions must be understood. The good modern farmer is 

 able to analyze his business, understanding the relationships 

 between all the parts. 



231. The scope of farm management. This subject in- 

 cludes studies of such problems as the occupation of farming, 



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