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SELECTING THE FARM 



A"^ LI MATE and location determine the value of 

 ^^ the farm. In selecting the site, we must 

 consider climate first, for we are prisoners of 

 climate. It is climate that determines what seeds 

 shall grow and what shall not. Farming is only- 

 one of the uses man makes of climate. It is be- 

 cause of climate that the earth brings forth fruit 

 after its kind. Location means convenience, and 

 the most convenient use of climate is the most 

 convenient use of the land. Yet all land is not 

 equally convenient for use. The man himself 

 must know. He contributes to the conclusion of 

 the whole matter, for his decision in choosing a 

 climate determines his future. There are climatic 

 belts, or regions, each having possibilities and 

 limitations. Man cannot change these. The 

 kind of farming possible depends upon climate; 

 therefore one must go to the proper region for 

 fruit-land, grain-land, or grazing-land. True, 

 tropical fruits may be made to grow in hothouses; 

 man may supply the climate after the fashion of 

 things artificial; but we do not look for orange 



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