The overall operating costs borne by many small farmers are reduced when the farmers eliminate expensive commercial chemical fertilizers and pesticides in favor of crop rotation and twice-yearly use of manure as fertilizer. Therefore large farmers should adopt the same measure. They will then realize even greater total savings than to small farmers.
The arguments above assumes that
(a) It is more cost effective for small farmers to eliminate the use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides than it is for large farmers
(b) Sufficient amount of manure will be available for the fields of large farmers.
(c) Large farmers will not realize similar cost benefits by using treated sludge instead of commercial chemical fertilizers.
(d) Large farmers generally look to small farmers for innovative ways of increasing crop yields or reducing operating costs.
(e) The smaller the farm, the more control the farmer has over operating costs.
The arguments above assumes that
(a) It is more cost effective for small farmers to eliminate the use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides than it is for large farmers
(b) Sufficient amount of manure will be available for the fields of large farmers.
(c) Large farmers will not realize similar cost benefits by using treated sludge instead of commercial chemical fertilizers.
(d) Large farmers generally look to small farmers for innovative ways of increasing crop yields or reducing operating costs.
(e) The smaller the farm, the more control the farmer has over operating costs.
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