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work. There is nothing mysterious about successful 

 farms. In fact, most of them do not attract much at- 

 tention from the passer-by. Nearly always the successful 

 farm has some points where it could be improved by 

 applying principles used on other farms. 



Records are here given of five farms. One is a dairy 

 and crop farm that is typical of hundreds of successful 

 farms in the United States. One is a diversified crop 

 farm that uses animals as scavengers, also typical of hun- 

 dreds of successful farms. One is a diversified crop farm. 

 One is a specialized farm run by a woman. One is a dairy 

 and crop farm that is given to show a method of farm 

 analysis, or study. 



A SUCCESSFUL DAIRY AND CROP FARM 



The farm is located about a mile from a railroad station 

 about 250 miles from New York. Products are shipped 

 to New York to be sold at wholesale prices, or are sold 

 to local buyers who ship them. The farm contains 211 



CAPITAL INVESTED IN THE FARM BUSINESS 



