. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 79. a farm having about the same chop area as the farm shown in figure 7s, but divided into seven fields of good size and shape A five- or six-years rotation is followed, the remainder of the land being used for minor crops. There are no road fences and the fields are farmed to the edge of the road Farm area, acres Average size of farmed fields, acres Average distance to farmed fields, 50 rods Physical features, such as shai^e of farm, differences in soil or drainage, streams, and swamps, often make it impossible to have all the farmed fi
. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 79. a farm having about the same chop area as the farm shown in figure 7s, but divided into seven fields of good size and shape A five- or six-years rotation is followed, the remainder of the land being used for minor crops. There are no road fences and the fields are farmed to the edge of the road Farm area, acres Average size of farmed fields, acres Average distance to farmed fields, 50 rods Physical features, such as shai^e of farm, differences in soil or drainage, streams, and swamps, often make it impossible to have all the farmed fields as large as the crop area and the rotation would make desirable. In such cases two, or even more, fields may be farmed together as one course of the rotation.
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