2' FARM MANAGEMENT 



word whrch 'Covers a large variety of agri- 

 cultural systems. These systems may be 

 divided into Mixed Farming, Stock Farming, 

 Arable Farming and Dairy Farming, but each 

 of these includes a number of fundamentally 

 different systems. For example, the sheep 

 farming of the Northern hills differs substan- 

 tially from the sheep farming of the Southern 

 Downs, and the pupil who hopes eventually to 

 become a flockmaster in the Cheviots would be 

 ill-advised to secure his experience on the 

 Downs. Therefore, the first point the student 

 must definitely decide is the particular kind of 

 farming he will take up, and a few months 

 occupied in enquiring into the different systems 

 and firmly deciding this point will be well 

 spent. Of course this will be unnecessary if he 

 has a predilection for some particular kind of 

 farming, or is the son of a farmer and intends 

 following in his father's footsteps. In any 

 case, the kind of farming decided on from the 

 first should be the dominating factor in 

 arranging one's agricultural education ; it will 

 avoid the waste of time in acquiring experience 

 one may never need, and failing to learn many 

 things that may be required. There is far too 



