The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know. Thomas Forsyth Hunt
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Thomas Forsyth Hunt
The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066224141
Table of Contents
THE COST OF FARMING OPERATIONS
THE PLACE OF INTENSIVE FARMING
CHAPTER I
ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESS
Columella, the much traveled Spanish-Roman writer of the first century AD, said that for successful farming three things are essential: knowledge, capital and love for the calling. This statement is just as true today as it was when written 1900 years ago by this early writer on European agriculture.
Every man who loves the calling and has an ambition to become a successful farmer should understand that no two of these essentials are sufficient, but that all three are necessary. Although this is so simple as to be almost axiomatic, it is indeed surprising how few people believe a knowledge of farming is really essential to success.
America is strewn with cases of failure, in farming, by men investing capital acquired in other business. In nine cases out of ten failure has been due to lack of knowledge of farming.
There is known to the writer an expert mineralogist and metallurgist. On the subject of coal and gold mining he can give the most valuable information. His advice is constantly sought on all such matters. Instead of investing his money in mining, on which he is a recognized authority, he has invested