. A catechism of agriculture. Agriculture. FARM MANAGEMENT 91 The fertility or productive power of the land should be certainly ascertained. It is usually cheaper to purchase fertility in the land than in a fertilizer sack. The contour of the land should receive care- ful consideration—steepness, roughness, stoniness, dryness, wetness, etc. The proportion of waste land, buildings, water supply, woodland, orchards, fences and attractiveness of surroundings should be duly Green unbleached asparagus buncned for market. SYSTEMS OF FARMING 314. What should determine the system of farm-


. A catechism of agriculture. Agriculture. FARM MANAGEMENT 91 The fertility or productive power of the land should be certainly ascertained. It is usually cheaper to purchase fertility in the land than in a fertilizer sack. The contour of the land should receive care- ful consideration—steepness, roughness, stoniness, dryness, wetness, etc. The proportion of waste land, buildings, water supply, woodland, orchards, fences and attractiveness of surroundings should be duly Green unbleached asparagus buncned for market. SYSTEMS OF FARMING 314. What should determine the system of farm- ing? The system of farming should depend upon many things—personal likes and dislikes; adaptation of the land and climate; plan of rotation desired; mar- kets to be supplied and labor to be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Atkeson, Thomas Clark, 1852-1935. New York, Orange Judd Company


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