THE YOUNG FARMER 



exorable laws of competition will adjust 

 men to their several tasks. 



It will be of interest to note what influ- 

 ence in actual practice the type of farming 

 has upon the size of the farm. The census 

 reports the average size of all farms in the 

 United States as 147 acres, with the differ- 

 ent types as follows: Vegetables, 65 acres; 

 fruits, 75 acres; dairy products, 120 acres; 

 hay and grain, 159 acres; and live stock, 

 227 acres. Speaking in a very general way, 

 only about one-half the land on these farms 

 is in cultivated crops, while only 40% of the 

 income may be from the products which 

 cause the farm to be thus classified. The 

 young farmer will do well to have these 

 figures in mind when he starts out in life, 

 for while they are not to be followed liter- 

 ally, they give him a measuring stick with 

 which to compare his operations. 



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