The New Business of Farming (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Dimock, Julian A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440059128 ISBN 13 : 9781440059124

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Balance farming with smart business sense to grow a steady, scalable operation.

This practical guide translates farming into a reliable business, showing how to set goals, pick crops, and manage resources so profits come from steady, repeatable steps rather than luck. Drawing on real-world principles, it helps you tailor a plan to your land, climate, and market.

The book explains how size, scope, and organization shape outcomes, and why diversification, efficient labor, and careful budgeting matter as much as good soil. It emphasizes fitting a scheme to local conditions, understanding price cycles, and avoiding overreliance on one crop or method. With clear guidance, readers can evaluate opportunities, reduce risk, and build a farm that endures.

• Learn how to measure your farm’s profitability and choose a system that fits your land.
• Discover how to align scale, capital, and labor for steady returns.
• See why diversification and smart planning beat chasing quick, high-risk gains.
• Get framework for applying practical farming rules to real-world conditions.

Ideal for readers who want farming to pay off through disciplined management and lasting value, not just big harvests.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The New Business of Farming

The tale of the small bonanza farm, where the owner makes a fortune from three acres, is dear to the heart of the magazine editor and the city reader, but it is "bunkum."

The individual may make a lot of money for a year or two, but if the chance exists for another to do the same thing in that region the claim will have been preempted by a neighbor long before the quick-footed city man can reach the spot. Production will increase until the opportunity is overwhelmed. The produce will flood the market until the producer cannot give it away. Profits will drop out of sight.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440059128
• ISBN 13: 9781440059124
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 132
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