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FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



Page. 

 Farm Labourers — 



Better wages must solve 



the difficulty ... 49 



Farm labour demands 

 skill ... ... 39 



Slackness of, compared 

 with earlier days ... 57 

 Farm v. Factory — Exodus 

 of labour from the coun- 

 try ... ... ... 46 



Farms — 



Grazing- versus tillage, 

 the old plan ... 22 



Main source of revenue 

 the sale of live stock 25 



More acreage tilled in 

 small than in large ... 42 



Provided with motor ap- 

 pliances saves labour 187 



Wibberley's suggestion 

 with regard to root- 

 growing on ... 168 



Farmers — 



Can " carry on " if there 

 is an even distribution 

 of labour throughout 

 the year ... * ... 90 



Characteristics of those 

 changing their methods 18 



Critical faculty in, de- 

 velops progressive 

 methods ... ... 67 ! 



Expenditure of, on cakes 

 and meals for dairy 

 cows ... ... 189 



Hints on how to treat 



your labourers ... 24 | 



More stock-keeping car- 

 ried on by ... ... 188 



Must study science and 

 practice of feeding ... 219 



Objection of, to inter- 

 cropping corn ... 183 



Practical men largely op- 

 posed to scientific 

 knowledge ... 16 



Prejudiced against scien- 

 tific methods owing to 

 unpractical enthusiasts 19 



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Small farmers advised to 



substitute fodder crops 



for pasture feeding ... 



Farming — 



Adverse weather condi- 

 tions in 



Horses necessary for the 

 final refining cultiva- 

 tion of the soil 



Ineffective working days 

 under present tillage 

 system 



Larger proportion of 

 skilled labour needed, 

 than in manufacturing 

 industries ... 



Machinery must be more 

 employed in 



Mechanical skill required 

 in 



On pastoral lines must 

 be done away 



Risk of, • not entirely 

 eliminated by Con- 

 tinuous Cropping ... 19 



Run on factory methods 48 



Stockmen must be skilled 40 



Unskilled labour little 

 use in ... ... 40 



Tillage system more 

 risky than pasture ... 48 

 Fence, Measurements and 



plans for movable ... 256 



Field cultivated in very dry 



weather, A ... ... 141 



Fodder and forage crops 



under the Continuous 



Cropping ... ... 77 



Fodder crops turned into 



ensilage ... ... 158 



Folding System, The, Lots 



still to learn about ... 257 

 Food — 



Balanced and unbalanced 

 rations ... ... 223 



Maintenance and produc- 

 tive dietaries ... 220 



Measuring values of ... 224 



Points to be considered 

 in rations ... ... 225 



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