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Show DIVERSIFICATION IS I HELP TO ENTERPRISE Lessens Risk of Loss From Crop H Failures. f . Hi BBI Bffl Promotes Better Utlllnrtlon of Varl-V IbbI ,ous Equipment and Permits Ro ! wBl tatton of Crops, Say Agrl- ' BBl cultural Specialists. VHI (Prepared by the United States Depart- 1 IBB ment of Agriculture.) ' J Dlverslllcutlou ot thu farm business j JBfl by tho production" of several salable ; iBfl products, lessens the risk of loss from ' jBl crop fnlluro nnd low prices, promotes ' JBJ better utilization of teams nnd mn- v BBI chnery, permits rotation of crops, nnd Hl on tho whole Is conducive to tho safe- BbI ty nnd stability of tho enterprise, say ' HH specialists of the United States Do- ' v 1B partment ot Agriculture. Bvi "if the farm selected Is so situated BB that It is deslrablo to grow only ono 4 M product, thu reliability of that prod- BB uct, both ns to production und us to BB sale, should bo assured. If tho climate BB Is such that only a limited class of BB crops will thrive or mature, the grow- ;BH Ing season may ho so short 'that cer- 'BB tain crops essential to n good rotation . BB can not be grown. It should bo madu ' Bfl doubly sure that climatic conditions, IBs such us rainfall, period of drought, lato JBJ spring or early fall frosts, hailstorms, , Bl strong winds, hot winds, fogs nnd hu- IB mldlty do not seriously limit tho do- , 1 B9 vclopmcnt of n well-balanced farm -BC organlzutloq. Many farmers hnvo failed ' .) BJ through falluro to glvo proper nttcn- ( Bjj tlon to this problem. M Equally importunt In this rcgnrd with market and climatic limitations , B lire soil and topography. A soil inny , B grow beans, com, onto and timothy, B but not clover, nn essential crop for At many rotations, or thu soil tnny be too VH,! sandy for some cropsv It may blow f -jBl badly or wash when Intertilled crops i ' AiBJ are used lu thu rotntlon. It may ho ' jPi'Bl too poor, or subject to leaching, or Bfl nlkall, or drought. These conditions ' '.BJ may not necessarily limit all the crops, t ' : BJ yet he ho unfavornblu ua in limit cer- ' BJ tain crops on which prlirfor dlverslflca- . jB tlon - of the buslnesimist ha built. v k IB |