REASONS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



ero says: "Farming in a circle, unlike logic, 

 is a productive process." 



The fiscal policy of one of the great 

 nations of the globe is based upon this idea. 

 Everything possible is done by Germany to 

 encourage the keeping of live stock, because 

 the more live stock that is kept, the more 

 productive will be the soil. The larger the 

 crops raised the more people will be 

 required to harvest them and the larger will 

 be the population to recruit the army and 

 navy. The Kaiser and the German scien- 

 tist recognize that the fighting force of the 

 Empire is related to the number of domestic 

 animals reared. The meat supplies of the 

 people are, therefore, taxed to bring about 

 this end. 



(5) The rearing of live stock makes it 

 possible to arrange a better rotation of crops. 

 A five-year and, even better, a six-year rota- 

 tion, is more effective than a four-year in 

 maintaining the crop-producing power of 

 the soil and enables the farmer to reduce his 

 cost of production. It is possible to keep a 

 larger proportion of the farm in grass and 

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