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hired-men will know considerable about the different 

 kinds of work. They will also know what a day's work 

 is, as there will be other farms with which to compare. 

 This usually results in faster, as well as better, work. It 

 will also be easier to change work with neighbors. The 

 same principle applies to all kinds of farming. 



72. Advertising value of the neighborhood. The 

 region that produces hogs, apples, hay, hops, or any other 

 product attracts the corresponding buyers. The writer 

 has seen apples sell in an apple section for $3 per barrel 

 when equally good apples in another county could not 

 be sold for more than $2. The buyers do not care to 

 go to a region where only a little of the product is to 

 be secured. They are also afraid of the product from 

 such a region, because while a single farmer may have a 

 good product, the average of the region is poor. The 

 same fact tends to lower the price if the apples are shipped 

 to a city. If they come from a region that is noted for 

 its product, the price is almost certain to be better than 

 for the same quality from a less known section. It is also 

 difficult to take advantage of carload rates. All the 

 facilities for shipment are better provided if there is a 

 community business. 



Pure-bred stock sells for most in regions where the 

 breed is best developed. Syracuse, New York, is a great 

 Holstein cattle center. Many farmers, who live a hun- 

 dred miles from this center and who have no neighbors 

 in the business, sell stock for much less than it would bring 

 in the Holstein community. Some dealers who know this 

 send out buyers to pick up the scattering animals at 

 bargain prices, ship them to the developed community, 

 and sell at a good profit. There is another important 

 Holstein center in Wisconsin. Percheron horses are most 



