CHAPTER XXVIII 

 FARM MANAGEMENT 



What is meant by farm management. There are two 

 aspects to successful farming: production, and the disposal 

 of products (which includes other business transactions). 

 Production is based upon the proper adjustment of crops to 

 soil and climatic conditions, and upon a proper balance 

 between farm animals and the feed supplied by the farm. 

 The principles underlying production have been considered 

 in previous chapters, especially in those on Soil Management, 

 Crop Production and in the introductory chapters on Farm 

 Animals. 



The business side of farming includes a system of organi- 

 zation which correlates production with disposal of products, 

 and also includes a system of accounting or of keeping busi- 

 ness records of receipts and expenditures. 



Farm management deals with both aspects of farming. 

 "It is not enough to raise good crops or to secure large ani- 

 mal production; these must be economically secured. This 

 is accomplished only when capital and labor are so adjusted 

 to existing conditions that maximum yields are obtained at 

 the lowest cost. To farm successfully every department 

 must be well organized and must be coordinated with others. 

 Labor must be fully employed, capital must be well utilized, 

 both quantity and quality of products must be secured and 

 the products must be well marketed. All these things come 



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