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would, of course, be zero. In fact, he would not be a 

 farmer at all. 



166. Relation of size of farm to size of fields. The 

 small farm of necessity has small fields, if a rotation is 

 followed. Cost accounting has shown a considerable differ- 

 ence in the cost of producing crops on small and fairly 

 large fields. Every operation costs more. It also costs 

 very much more to fence small fields than large ones. 

 (See page 368.) 



TABLE 51. RELATION OF SIZE OP FARM TO EFFICIENCY IN THE 

 USE OF CAPITAL, UNITED STATES, 1900 l 



1 Twelfth census, Vol. V, pp. li and 187. 



167. Relation of size of farms to economy in buying 

 and selling. Usually better terms can be obtained when 

 a farmer is able to buy and sell in large quantities. There 

 is a great saving when drain tile, lime, fertilizers, feed, 

 and stock can be bought in carload lots, if any of these 

 are wanted. There is also a gain when stock, hay, pota- 

 toes, cabbages, and apples can be shipped in carloads. 

 Sometimes the same results can be secured by cooperative 

 buying and selling. 



