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what’s in his fertilizer formulas. He doesn't have to be an agronomist, but he must know which crop variety is best and when to plant it. He doesn't have to be a diplomat, but diplomacy will help convince his wife that a one-man hay baler will increase profits enough to buy her a dishwasher.
“He doesn't have to be a psychologist, but is might? help to keep his children, interested in farming while the city boys go fishing. As a farmer today he is a goodsized capitalist, but also a day laborer. He must have brains enough to make many decisions each day, and brawn enough to toss around bales of hay and bags of fertilizer. And, with it all, he must be able to walk into the bank and askfor a $20,000 loan without batting an eye."
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