THE NEW AGRICULTURE 
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flash back the sunshine, and the houses where plants are 
being grown by electricity. Besides, there are whole fields 
devoted to some of the latest fashions, so to speak, in crops : 
alfalfa, cowpea, crimson clover, and macaroni wheat. 
The perfection to which each tract has finally been brought 
leaves no doubt that the plan has been worked out by a highly 
trained person. Indeed, if we are struck by any one thing 
everywhere, it is that success follows in the wake of applied 
science. 
What does all this cost ? The quotations regarding the 
expense of equipping a great modern farm are certainly im- 
pressed upon us. Therefore the business ability and skill 
needed in conducting it must be that of the expert. A 
manager’s equipment, then, must include both scientific 
training and a knowledge of men and money. It may be 
new to some that a successful farmer must be a successful 
business man. 
While still under the spell of these magnificent ventures, 
another question arises : What relation do these great farms 
bear to the development of our country as a democracy ? The 
answer is that the larger the farm, the greater is likely to be 
the amount of hired labor. Hired labor means workers that 
are controlled by authority but are largely exempt from re- 
sponsibility. Such a class is a weed in the garden of democ- 
racy ; it must be rooted out. Society, because it gains by 
small and loses by great ownerships, is ready to help cut up 
large estates into little farms. 
Some gardeners have been quick to see their chance. A 
man of science knows that he can, in many respects, score 
on a little farm as well as on a large one. In obedience to this 
theory such experts are multiplying fast, and they are reap- 
ing their reward. From mushrooms to medicinal herbs, tip- 
top produce never goes a-begging. A market gardener in the 
