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INTENSIVE METHODS SHOULD BE PROPERLY BALANCED 



117. Profits limited by the weakest point. There 

 is no use in using a heavy fertilizer treatment, if the rain- 

 fall or tillage is not in proportion, neither does it pay to 

 give the same attention to common stock that should be 



FIG. 52. Profits depend on many factors. They cannot rise above 

 the limits set by the weakest point in the system. 



given to pure-breds. The false statement is often made 

 that it costs no more to keep pure-bred stock than it 

 does to keep grades. It takes more capital, more feed, 

 and more care, if the business is to be made to pay. It is 

 foolish to keep pure-bred stock and give it no better care 

 than is given to common stock. This sort of a relation- 

 ship should run throughout the farm business. One can- 

 not afford to get the best machinery and continue to use 



