The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know

Hon. R. W. Dunlap, Kingston, Ohio, graduate of course in agriculture, Ohio State University, 1895, noted football player, state senator, state dairy and food commissioner. Farmer and institute lecturer. Introduced alfalfa fourteen years ago into his farm and community. Introduced commercial fertilizers and raised thereby more wheat from 50 acres than his father did from 150 acres, thus convincing his father and neighbors that when rightly used commercial fertilizers paid. Mr. Dunlap claimed that the agricultural college made him a farmer, because when he left for college he had no intention of returning to the farm.

The

Young Farmer

Some Things He Should Know

THOMAS F. HUNT

Imperial man! Co-worker with the wind

And rain and light and heat and cold, and all

The agencies of God to feed and clothe

And render beautiful and glad the world!

—Stockard

NEW YORK

ORANGE JUDD COMPANY

LONDON

Kegan Paul, Trench, TrÜbner & Co., Limited

1913

ORANGE JUDD COMPANY

Entered at Stationers’ Hall

LONDON, ENGLAND

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	essentials of success	1
II	means of acquiring land	14
III	farm organization	31
IV	opportunities in agriculture	44
V	where to locate	57
VI	size of farm	64
VII	selection of farm	71
VIII	the farm scheme	88
IX	the rotation of crops	101
X	the equipment	109
XI	how to estimate profits	117
XII	grain and hay farming	135
XIII	the cost of farming operations	148
XIV	the place of intensive farming	162
XV	reasons for animal husbandry	172
XVI	returns from animals	185
XVII	farm labor	195
XVIII	shipping	210
XIX	marketing	220
XX	laws affecting land and labor	233
XXI	rural legislation	248
XXII	rural forces	268

THE YOUNG FARMER:

SOME THINGS HE SHOULD KNOW

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