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per acre. It is probably safe to say that at least 30% of the 

 manure produced in this country is lost through leaching, heat- 

 ing and rotting. In spite of these wasteful, slip-shod riiethods 

 the farms that have been regularly manured from time to time 

 have in a large degree retained their original natural fertility 

 and are growing large crops. In the older countries every pos- 

 sible precaution is taken to see that the manure is not wasted. 

 A farmer is judged by the way he handles the manure on his 

 farm. The final test, however, as to any system of farming or 

 business is: Is it profitable? Does it yield a return in dollars 

 and cents ? Farming at best is not a business where large profits 

 can be made. Experiments have shown, however, and we know 

 from observation that with the proper kind of live stock and 

 the proper methods of feeding the price received for grain over 

 the price paid by the elevator constitutes a liberal remuneration 

 for the farmer who chooses to market his crops, or a large part 

 of it, on the hoof. The President of this Association has dem- 

 onstrated on his own farm that there is money in the dairy busi- 

 ness. 



Live stock and diversified farming keeps the farmer on his 

 farm. It makes a better home on the farm, better buildings., 

 raises the business of farming above drudgery, makes better 

 roads, better schools and makes a better place for the farmer 

 to live. 



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