THE NEW BUSINESS 

 OF FARMING 



INTRODUCTION 



The tale of the small bonanza farm, where 

 the owner makes a fortune from three acres, 

 is dear to the heart of the magazine editor and 

 the city reader, but it is " bunkum.' ' 



The individual may make a lot of money for 

 a year or two, but if the chance exists for an- 

 other to do the same thing in that region the 

 claim will have been preempted by a neighbor 

 long before the quick-footed city man can reach 

 the spot. Production will increase until the op- 

 portunity is overwhelmed. The produce will 

 flood the market until the producer cannot give 

 it away. Profits will drop out of sight. If 

 the space writer again visits his wonderland 



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