XV111 CONTENTS 



PAGB 



Fertility of the Soil , 521 



Physical Properties of the Soil 622 



Drainage 522 



Water for Irrigation ........ 523 



Condition 623 



Water Supply 523 



Improvements 523 



Climate 524 



Healthfulness 524 



Roads and Markets . 524 



Neighbors 525 



Taxes 525 



Community Improvements ....... 525 



Prospective Development ....... 526 



Map of the Farm 528 



Score Card for Farms ........ 528 



Effect of Amount of Money Available ..... 528 



Cato's Advice on Buying a Farm . . . ' . . . 530 



Buying the Farm ......... 531 



Selection of Farms for Schools and Colleges .... 533 



Selection of Farms for C'.iaritable and Reformatory Institu- 

 tions . 533 



CHAPTER 20 



SOME SUCCESSFUL FARMS 



CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL, FARMS AND HOW TO FIND 



THEM 535 



A SUCCESSFUL DAIRY AND CROP FARM ..... 537 



A SUCCESSFUL GENERAL FARM ....... 541 



A SUCCESSFUL CROP FARM, MANAGED BY A TENANT . . 546 



A SUCCESSFUL POULTRY FARM, MANAGED BY A WOMAN . . 551 



RECORD OF A YEAR'S BUSINESS ON A FARM .... 553 



SUMMARY OF MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING PROFITS . 562 



TABLES 



AVERAGE FARM VALUES OF LIVE-STOCK, BY YEARS . . 566 



AVERAGE FARM PRICES OF CROPS, BY YEARS .... 668 



AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES IN CITIES, BY YEARS . . 571 



TEN-YEAR AVERAGE FARM PRICES, BY STATES .... 574 



AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES IN CITIES, BY MONTHS . . 678 



