St. Clair MN; Casa Grande AZ | I found this in a book, page 467, in my grandpa's attic. He built this farm site in 1920.
"Every farmer should look upon his farm as a factory, an industrial plant, which takes in food stuffs and converts them into butter, or eggs or beef or bacon, as the case may be. He should should look upon his barn and poultry house and piggery not merely as a place to put animals into, but as units in his industrial plant; the foundry, the casting rooms and finishing rooms of his business. He should arrange his buildings so as to secure the greatest economy of time and space, for time and space are just as valuable on the farm as they are in the manufacturing city. He should give them light and ventilation and attractiveness, not as a matter of sentiment, but as a matter of good business. Above all, he should get the greatest possible efficiency out of his equipment, for efficiency is the key to success, be it in the manufacturing or the farming world."
Farm Economy
A Cyclodedia of Agriculture for the Practical Farmer and His Family
Copyright 1915
By
H.L.Baldin Publishing Company
Copyright 1920
By
Better Farming Assosiation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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