ABSTRACT

Is farming the industry of food production, or is it a way of liv­ing — or is it just something to talk about? And what is a farmer? We speak of farmers as though they were all alike. That we know is not true. There are wheat farmers, cotton planters, cat­ tle, sheep, and hog raisers, fruit farmers, dairy farmers, not to speak of the diversified farmers who try a little of everything.