Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1920 — ORGANIZATION OF CROP LAND [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZATION OF CROP LAND

Among Other Things Efficient Adjustment Will Depend on Supply of Labor and Its Cost. Are the crop acreages of the farm adjusted to each other for highly profitable production? The efficient adjustment or organization of the crop land will depend on, says the United States department of agriculture, the acreage necessary to supply the family and farm needs; the economic importance of enterprises adapted to the region, particularly as to market demand and the relation of prices to costs of production and marketing; the seasonal labor requirements of the enterprises; the supply of labor and its cost; the fertility of the soil;‘ the topography of the farm; and the size of the farm.