The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know

The author offers a practical manual for aspiring farmers, combining principles of success—knowledge, capital, and devotion—with step-by-step guidance on acquiring and organizing a farm, selecting site and size, crop rotation, equipment, and estimating profits. Chapters address grain, hay, and animal husbandry, intensive cultivation, labor and costs, shipping and marketing, and laws and rural policy. Emphasis is on marrying formal education with practical experience, improving yields through scientific methods, and planning farm schemes that balance economics, soil management, and community forces.