The soil in the area is relatively shallow and early farmers considered it poor for growing crops.

And the farmer must consider the shape of the land - called the relief.

For example, a farmer might be considering planting corn on some unused farmland.

That sounds like a good deal - but not many farmers consider it good enough.

Some farmers sold their land during the hype over the high land prices but did not consider the future after the money was spent.

In some areas, farmers consider them pests as they sometimes feed on their orchards.

The cantankerous old farmer would never even consider actually skinning us alive.

Even the farmers would have considered it sacrilegious to suggest anything different.

Because of its aggressive attacks on rattlesnakes, many farmers in southern Texas consider it a useful ally.

In many cases, too, these farmers consider themselves the survivors of the 1980's, the people who learned to be smart farm managers.