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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



tion, providing markets and transportation facilities are available. The 

 least productive are the last to come into use; in fact, cannot be econom- 

 i cally used until economic conditions are such as to enable their cultivation 

 with profit. The variation in the location and character of land necessarily 

 determines the character of crops and the intensity of tillage that prevail. 

 Two of the most extensive types of farming consist of the utilization of 

 land for grazing and forestry. The former has been popular because it 

 requires small capital and gives quick returns. The latter requires so much 

 time for returns that but little has been done in reforestation. 



There is little doubt, however, as to the large possibilities and good 



Economizing Land. 

 An example of intercropping. Pennsylvania State College student gardens. 



profits that may accrue from reforesting lands that are adapted to tree 

 growth and that are of little value for other purposes. They offer induce- 

 ments for long-time investments by people who have capital for investment 

 purposes. 



The grazing and reforestation of land is a most expensive manner of 

 economizing land area. Other methods of economizing pertain to increas- 

 ing the product per acre, and this involves an increased intensity in agri- 

 cultural methods. The necessity for this economy comes gradually with 

 the increase in population. 



Many of the Old World countries practice intensive methods, and 

 produce two or three times as much yield per acre as is secured in North 

 America. It is interesting to note, however, that the returns per man are 



