Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . ape of the fieldis also a factor in the relative cost of fencing. A strip of land 1 rod wideand 160 rods long contains 1 acre and would require 322 rods of fence toenclose it. One acre in the form of a square requires about 50 rods offence; 10 acres in the form of a square requires 16 rods of fence per acre;40 acres in the form of a square requires only 8 rods of fence per acre;while a square mile requires only 2 rods of fence per acre. The most 852 SUCCESSFULFARMING economical fen
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . ape of the fieldis also a factor in the relative cost of fencing. A strip of land 1 rod wideand 160 rods long contains 1 acre and would require 322 rods of fence toenclose it. One acre in the form of a square requires about 50 rods offence; 10 acres in the form of a square requires 16 rods of fence per acre;40 acres in the form of a square requires only 8 rods of fence per acre;while a square mile requires only 2 rods of fence per acre. The most 852 SUCCESSFULFARMING economical fence and the one occupying the minimum of space is thewoven wire fence. This calls for very strong deeply-set and well-bracedcorner posts. Fields of irregular shape have more corners and increasethe expense of brace posts. It is much better to have a few large fields than many small ones. Thenumber of fields should be determined by the crop rotations, there beingone field for each crop or each year in the rotation. In some cases, streams,woodlots, roads or railways may interfere with the regularity in shape of. A 100-Acre Farm Poorly fields and uniformity in size. The plan for the fields should be such as toobviate these difficulties as much as possible. Distance to Fields.—The distance from the farmstead to fields shouldbe as short as possible and the reduction in this distance will depend greatlyon the size, shape and arrangement of the fields. Time spent in travelingto and from the fields is unproductive. The number of trips in the course ofa year are many. If the average distance to fields is reduced by twenty rodsas a result of proper planning, many miles of travel and many hours oftime on the part of the men and teams will be saved in a year. Eventhough the average distance of the farmlands from the farmstead is notchanged, bringing the nearest portion of the field close to the farmsteadgreatly facilitates the work. All tillage, seeding and harvesting operation
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