INTRODUCTION 



experience on his own farm must toll hiin what 

 crops to jz:row, how to f»M-tilizo his hind, what 

 breeds and varieties to raise, when and how to 

 sow and to reap. The experience of one farmer 

 is invaluable to another, but each farm is 

 iit'vertheloss a separate and local problem, which 

 the farmer nuist think out and work out for 

 himself. 



V2. The farmer must bo able not only t<> 

 rais(» his i>roducts, but also to sell them. He 

 nnist protluce either what the trade deman<ls, 

 or be able to sell products which are ii<>t known 

 in the general market. In other woids, thcif 

 are two types of (Mniunercial elTort in farminjj: : 

 growing the staple i)roducts for the world's 

 markets (as wheat, beans, maize, meat), in 

 which case the market dictates the price ; grow- 

 ing special products for parti<'ular or personal sale 

 (as the products of superior excellence, and 

 luxuries), in which case the producer -looks for 

 his customei's and dictates the }>rii'e, 



2h. I'pon >t knotrledije of iinturnl srifuce 



1.1. The farmer, however, inis more prctblems 

 to deal witli than those connected with trad-'. 

 He must raise pnnhu'ts : and such production 

 depends Upon the exercise of much Sj>ecial 

 knowledge and skill. The most successful pro- 



