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FARM MANAGEMENT 



roughage and produce manure. They require little labor 

 and are not expected to much more than pay for their 

 feed in most years. This method of farming appears 

 very rough to those who keep fine stock and to those 

 who finish their meat animals for the top price. But the 

 farmers who have a large area of cash crops, and who 

 follow such methods, usually make money and have good 

 crop yields. 



A similar system where the cash crops are cotton and 

 grain is described in Farmers' Bulletin 364. A farm that 

 is somewhat similar is described in Farmers' Bulletin 432. 

 The cash crops are grain and apples. 



A SUCCESSFUL CROP FARM 



This farm is located one and one-half miles from a rail- 

 road station about 325 miles from New York. It contains 



CAPITAL INVESTED IN THE FARM BUSINESS 



