204 PRINCIPLES OF FARM PRACTICE 



require a certain feeding balance which can be provided on 

 the average farm. 



We have seen why the production of farm animals is of 

 great importance in supplying the needs of the Nation; and 

 how it affords a good means of maintaining the fertility of 

 the soil, of disposing of the farm crops, of utilizing crop residue, 

 of employing farm labor to good advantage, and of making 

 possible a system of farming which is generally profitable. 

 We will next consider some of the main facts concerning the 

 production of farm animals. 



