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transport the products to the markets often 

 return loaded with the refuse of the city stables. 

 There is little opportunity for the production of 

 live-stock on the market -garden farm. Where 

 intensive agriculture (Ilia) is carried on, a few 

 animals to consume the refuse, in addition to 

 the "work stock," may be kept to advantage. 

 Swine are often a useful adjunct to market- 

 garden farms. 



491. But perhaps the place above all others 

 where live-stock finds the best conditions, and 

 where it is most likely to be improved from 

 generation to generation, is upon the rich, level 

 farms which are adapted to many kinds of 

 crops. Lands which are capable of producing 

 cereals, grasses, fruits, vegetables, flowers and 

 animals should be prized highly. On such lands 

 is offered the greatest opportunity for the high- 

 est agriculture. Diversified agriculture, with one 

 or two somewhat specialized crops, leads to 

 steady and certain income, gives opportunity 

 for furnishing continuous employment for both 

 men and teams, and in all ways tends to 

 economy of time and effort (354a). 



3. How Much Stock May Be Kept 



492. Cheap transportation, refrigerator cars, 

 and the silo, have made it possible to produce 



