Amours's hand book an agriculture . ops, and not by the number necessaryto do the plowing, as was the case previous to the tractor. Thismade it possible to reduce horses from an average of 9%. per farmXal% animals. It also increased the number of acres possible totill per horse from 26 Vi to 38^. The actual increase in cultivatedland over that tilled previous to the purcjjase of the tractor, and the average increase in the size of farms was 22 acres,or 6J4%. Nevertheless, the power requirements were such thatonly of the farm operators were able to totally displace horsesfrom plow
Amours's hand book an agriculture . ops, and not by the number necessaryto do the plowing, as was the case previous to the tractor. Thismade it possible to reduce horses from an average of 9%. per farmXal% animals. It also increased the number of acres possible totill per horse from 26 Vi to 38^. The actual increase in cultivatedland over that tilled previous to the purcjjase of the tractor, and the average increase in the size of farms was 22 acres,or 6J4%. Nevertheless, the power requirements were such thatonly of the farm operators were able to totally displace horsesfrom plowing, a;nd only were able to allow their horses to standidle while the tractors were in operation. This, then, gives an initialidea of the balance of the motor and the horse on the farm. Along with more power on the farm comes the ability tomodernize the country home, and, as the standards of the farm arecontinually being raised, to have more home conveniences, a higherdegree of sanitation, and to find more time for 26 STANDARDIZATION ALL ALONG THE LINE When anyone says, It Floats, Spearmint, or TheHamWhatAm, products are suggested that are not only advertised nationally,but which the above slogans describe as tried and true. Before aproduct can be marketed in a large way over vast territory, the rawmaterial from which it comes, the manufacturing processes, theshipping packages, and the name must be controlled and standard-ized so that uniformity of product will result. Standardization helps to promote honesty in business. It is avital link in the chain of marketing that binds the seller to givean honest product and gives the buyer the assurance that he willreceive an article of the usually accepted standard quality. The application of this principle to farm products will meanas much to the farmer as it does to any other business project. Forinstance, it is well, known that a mixed load of liyestock containinga number of different grades does not sell as well a
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