INTRODUCTION 7 



abundance of farm labor. The American inventor has 

 surpassed all others in his ability to devise machines. 

 By this machinery the farmer receives good compensa- 

 tion for his services and is able to compete on foreign 

 markets with cheap labor of other countries. 



Lastly, it seems conclusive that an agricultural college 

 course is not complete in which the student does not 

 study much about that which has made his occupation 

 exceptionally desirable. It should be an intensely prac- 

 tical study, for under present conditions success or failure 

 in farming operations depends largely upon the judicious 

 use of farm machinery. 



