72 THE NEW BUSINESS OF FARMING 



lar of profit have forced business men to rigid 

 economy in the details of work. Leaks that 

 would ruin the American manufacturer or the 

 Oriental farmer creep into every farm business 

 in this country. Neither the Standard Oil Com- 

 pany nor the Ford Automobile concern could 

 prosper if they wasted products as the farmers 

 of the corn belt did when they threw away fer- 

 tility by burning corn,- or if they permitted the 

 losses that the average farmer does in his han- 

 dling of barn manure. 



It is well to realize the different problems 

 confronting the men who would plan his system 

 of farming with the same care that the business 

 man would use. The Bureau of Farm Man- 

 agement, before deciding on the desirability of 

 an enterprise, takes into consideration the fol- 

 lowing factors : 



(1) Profitableness as determined by general 



and local experience. 



(2) The extent and distribution of the enter- 



prises. This has much to do with the 

 stability of the supply and demand. 



(3) Location with reference to markets. 



