Arizona republican., 1920-01-23

A rancher who sticks to diversified farming seldom fails. Go to a banker and ask him who he would rather loan
 money to, a man who keeps his ranch ! in one crop alone, or one who rotates
 his crops and has a few dairy cows
 roaming his land. The reason for both
 of these facts is that the diversified
 farmer is not carrying his "eggs in one | basket" If one of his crops falls off | or is a complete failure, his other
 crops will pull him through, allow him | to pay interest on his investment and
 make him a living besides. If he is
 dairy farmer with the enormous de-
 mand for his products ever prevalent, his condition will be even more stable One of the most prominent farmers
 in an eastern state was asked if dairy ing paid him in connection with his other farm industries
 This was his reply:
 Tt pays me just the difference be-
 tween 40 bushels of wheat to the acre
 which is what I am harvesting this
 year and Is bushels to the acre which
 my nejgkbor across the road is getting
 he keeps no cows, tries to cultivate too
 much land. uses no fertilizer because
 ne has none, and although his ground
 is the same as mine. his yield of grain
 per Scre is only one third of mine. conserve and utilize evry bit of fer
 tlizer and the results are self evidents
 Fertilization of the land is only one or the many arguments in favor of ths dairy COW on the ranch. The COW again comes to the front in the dis tribution of labor on the farm. At certain seasons of the year. the grain farmer, the cotton farmer and the orchardist is confronted with a short age of labor. During the rush season he requires a large number of men. but when his one crop is harvested ha Is forced to let them go. If he is keen ing dairy cows he has work for them the year round, and has a full crew when he needs them. His croDs ara
 coming on" throughout the wear and his income never ceases. He can keep his men for he has steady work for them. There are no long periods of idleness followed by strenuous rush.
 On ranch of 40 or 50 acres it is very easy to keep a herd of 20 dairy cows. Even with their increase tbav can be easily carried and it is possible to raise crops on the greater portion of the acreage. The yield of crean, rom these cows should approximate $500 per month throughout the year there IS little added work the land win be greatly enriched by fertilizer. thus increasing crop yield and there would be no failures.
 The ultimate results to be obtained ffom ranch are either very good or very bad. In the case of the .'one cron', i iarnsr. they are more apt to be bad than in that of the man who carrie, :. humber of different crops. In orde. 10 realize a good return on his invest r1ent and his work, the man who ia rlacing his faith in one crop. musr have everything in his favor u3s ground must be properly prepared. his seed must be fertile, and his groWin.s season must be just right, or all of his iaoor will not avail against the action Of nature, if they happen to be arainsf him. And then if all those Conditions are with him, he must find a good market or again he is out of luck.
 Give the one crop farmer a big cron ana high price and there is a verita- oie stampede for others to get in tbe same line. With the diversified farpe. conditions are always different badly placed rain storm may iniura bis hay, but his cotton may be benefited by 1t, and cool spell of weather mayr lnJure his cotton, but benefit his ofbe. crops In either case, damage to one crop is set off by benefit to another, One crop is insured by the otheh and the diversified farmer knows that af the end of the season, his balance sheer will show profit.
 The diversified farmer who keeps a good dairy herd is merely a good busi- ness man, for he is reducing the hazard IS much as possible and he is utilizinfr he faithful dairy COW to aid him i'm his work. He must wait until the end oe he year to realize what he has nnada md know exactly where he stands. but turing the entire year he has a rev enue, he is filing away his paid bills md when the othsr crops are harvested md sold at the end of the season. he las almost clear velvet. for the dairy .ow has carried him along