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is that the profits are limited to one kind of production. If 

 something goes wrong with this production, it is difficult to 

 make adjustments so as to prevent losses. In stock farming, 

 on the other hand, unfavorable conditions may be met by 

 selling the stock and relying tem- 

 porarily on the sale of crops for an 

 income. 



Diversified farming. - - While 

 one of the preceding types is fol- 

 lowed as a main line, at the same 

 time another type may be em- 

 ployed. For example, while dairy- 

 ing may be the chief interest of 

 the farmer, he may produce also 

 certain cash crops, such as pota- 

 toes. In this way, his labor may 

 be more fully utilized, and possible 

 losses due to unforeseen circum- 

 stances partly offset. There are 

 several combinations that seem to 

 be successful, such as stock farm- 

 ing and orcharding; wheat farming 

 and stock raising; cotton farming 

 and dairying; etc. Combinations 

 like these require more attention 

 to organization and management 



Plan of arrangement of fields 

 on a farm. 



A, B, C, D, E Fields. 



F, G Feed lots. 



H. Farmstead yard, gar- 

 den, orchard, barn lot, etc. 



/. Lane leading to fields. 



Such a plan may be modified 

 to apply to farms of various 

 sizes and shapes. The essential 

 features are convenience to 

 fields, shape of fields, and 

 economy of fencing. 



than is necessary for a single type, but they offer greater 

 flexibility or more ready adjustment to losses or failures 

 occasioned by unsuspected conditions, such as an epidemic 

 of disease, very unseasonable weather, poor markets, etc. 



System or organization. Whatever the type of farming 

 followed, it should be systematized and organized, and then 



