CHAPTER VII 



FITTING SCHEME TO CONDITIONS 



The man who makes the best financial success 

 of his farm is the one who best fits his system 

 to his individual surroundings. Rules are made 

 for average conditions, but the average is a 

 composite of variations. No two farms will 

 give the best returns from exactly the same 

 system of farming. 



Butter making on the farm is generally a 

 losing proposition, but it is easy to imagine 

 many conditions under which it would be profit- 

 able. The dairyman who uses extra care to 

 keep his product clean is throwing away the 

 fruit of his labors if he sells his cream where it 

 is mixed with unclean supplies and thus brought 

 down to the lower grade. The man who pays 

 the creamery for making his butter while he 

 spends the equivalent amount of time on the 



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