CONTENTS 



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I THE LURE OP THE LAND 3 



H AGRICULTURE A LEARNED PROFESSION .... 11 



HI THE BOOMERS AND THE BOOMEES 18 



IV THE BORN-ON-THE-FARM MYTH 28 



V THE DAIRY THE HOPE OF THE SMALL FARMER . 35 



VI THE FARMER'S WIFE VERSUS THE DAIRY COW . 41 



VII THE ORCHARD A RECREATION AND SOMETIMES A 



SOURCE OF PROFIT 46 



VIII HEALTH ON THE FARM 53 



IX FARM LABOR 61 



X PROHIBITION FOR THE FARMER 69 



XI IS THE SMALL FARMER TO DISAPPEAR? . ... 78 



XII THE PLACE OF THE FARMER IN THE SOCIAL 



SCALE 86 



Xin THE FARMER'S MARKET 92 



XIV THE FARMER AND THE PARCEL P.OST .... 100 



XV BUSINESS METHODS IN FARMING 114 



XVI FARM FINANCE 119 



XVII "BACK TO THE FARM!" 145 



XVIII POWER ON THE FARM 160 



XIX AGRICULTURAL WASTES 167 



XX THE GENESIS OF THE SOIL AND ITS POSSIBIL- 

 ITIES 173 



XXI WHAT IS BECOMING OF OUR SOILS f 208 



XXII THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL 226 



XXIII DRY FARMING 237 



XXIV THE FUNCTION OF WATER IN AGRICULTURE . 244 



