CHAPTER I 



SIZE OF THE FARM FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT 



When Abraham Lincoln was asked how long 

 a man's legs should be, he made his famous 

 reply that they should be long enough to reach 

 from the man's body to the ground. In like 

 manner a man's farm should be big enough to 

 supply him with work — steady, efficient, eco- 

 nomical work. His job is to raise food for the 

 human family as cheaply as possible. His busi- 

 ness is to make a profit for himself in doing it. 



The world wants cheap food. Every cent 

 that can be cut from the cost of the twenty 

 million breakfast tables of this country leaves 

 so much more to be spent in other ways. If the 

 food of the family costs less, the children can 

 have warmer clothing, the talking-machine can 

 have a few extra cans of Caruso or Mme. Sem- 



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