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Show BALANCED FARMING i Material Supplied by Experiment St Vlon, Utah Agricultural College I Iuring the period of war, farmers were called upon to produce the things that were necessary in the emergency. . This o:"t'-n lei to unbalanced system! of fy ruling. It become necessary ta 1 ra.se the same crop year after year n the same land regardhss of its ef- ; feet on the s-iil. It ivas more impair j taut to win the war than to keep the j land ;n good condition. Now, however, it is Hie duty to return to sauird sy : terns of farming. l'ractices ths.t wire Justifiable dur- ', ing the e'l.ergoD.y should no longer i be toleratel. The Government does not Ir.n.er nsk the fatner to sacrifice his own Interest by raising any par- . ticular crop. He is at ii ierty to fane i in Hie way that would be meat profit- I a! le. He is merely giien the ever i Miiolesome advice to sine as much as ! possible and to produce as ef:"ic!eu;'v ! and a- cheaply as he can. fiie -present ; call Is not for any particular crop, ! but to place tiie farm on a wcil-imlano- i ed system Hint will yield the highest profit and. at the same tune, keep tiie 1 land in a high state of productivity. ! The planning of a definite system of en p rotation, the securing of profitable profit-able tip- s of livestock, the purchases of no i" machinery, tho erocthm of ' needed farm buildings, and the orgnn- j hation of Hie farm on a more sound j business basis: these are among the items that should now encate the at-tonfnn at-tonfnn of tiie farmer. He siiould do eiervthing possible to baian.-e his sys- tetn of farming so that he can prosper j no mutter what ouiditlon arises. j |