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intensity, although so far as machine labor is concerned, high-priced labor 

 may be used advantageously in intensive enterprises. Intensive farming 

 will generally not only employ more labor, but can advantageously use 

 a greater variety of labor. Skilled and unskilled men, women and children 

 frequently can all be utilized to advantage in intensive farming. The 

 more extensive farming generally calls for skilled labor and less variety. 



There is little opportunity for 





the employment of women and 

 children in the production of 

 cereals. Most of the work on 

 the larger farms is done with 

 complicated machinery and large 

 teams that call for skilled and 

 experienced workmen. 



Relation of Intensity to Type 

 of Farming. — Intensity depends 

 largely on type of farming and 

 character of enterprises included 

 in it. The growing of forest 

 trees, pasturing of animals and 

 the production of cereals are 

 necessarily extensive, requiring 

 large areas of land, and because 

 of the low returns per acre, require 

 much land to bring a satisfactory 

 labor income. The production 

 of cultivated crops, such as corn, 

 potatoes and roots, involves more 

 labor and better class of land, and 

 requires less area. These crops 

 are consequently cultivated in 

 a more intensive manner and 

 often this type of farming may 

 fall in the class of intensive 

 farming. The next step towards 

 intensity would be the produc- 

 tion of the usual run of truck 

 crops, small fruits and tree fruits. This will almost always be strictly 

 intensive farming. The degree of intensity will be determined by the 

 value of the land and the price of the products. The most intensive form 

 will be represented in greenhouse production where the returns per acre 

 of land may be several thousand dollars annually. 



The Most Profitable Yield. — Increasing the yield of any crop involves 

 additional capital in the form of irrigation, drainage, manures or fertilizers. 

 Increased cost per acre may not only increase the net income per acre, 



Rape Seeded in Standing Corn at Last 



Cultivation, Protects the Soil and 



Increases the Returns. 



