A good farmer is one who:

Realizes that his farm is an organic unit in which all the organs must function in cooperation and reciprocation.

Realizes that the fertility of the soil is the life-blood of his farm and that this fertility is not static, but is a dynamic and perishable balance.

Realizes that humus is the mainspring of fertility.

Realizes that for each part of the farm there is a best natural use of the land, and conforms to it as far as possible.

Long before regenerative agriculture was a thing, this farmer advocated for the land.