SIXTY LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



FARMING 



Farming a business. Farming or agriculture is 

 the business of raising crops and domestic animals. 

 A crop is anything grown from the soil, as a crop of 

 wheat, a crop of potatoes, or a crop of apples. 



There are many different kinds of farming. If the 

 farmer cultivates large fields, we call his business 

 agriculture, which means field culture. If domestic 

 animals are raised on pasture lands, we call the busi- 

 ness grazing, ranging, or herding. The business of 



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