Bulletin . Before rearrangement of fields nite crop rotation and to have larger fields resulted in severalchanges. The rearrangement of fences eliminated 315 rods of fence,reclaiming thereby five-sixths acre of land for crop production, andsaved the maintaining and clearing of these fence rows each year. 12 Eleven acres of stump land was brought into cultivation, thus in-creasing the crop area. By the rearrangement and enlargement ofrieids, 3200 turns with a team were saved during a years crop fields are now of nearly the same size. A 4-year crop rota-. After reaiiangement of fields t
Bulletin . Before rearrangement of fields nite crop rotation and to have larger fields resulted in severalchanges. The rearrangement of fences eliminated 315 rods of fence,reclaiming thereby five-sixths acre of land for crop production, andsaved the maintaining and clearing of these fence rows each year. 12 Eleven acres of stump land was brought into cultivation, thus in-creasing the crop area. By the rearrangement and enlargement ofrieids, 3200 turns with a team were saved during a years crop fields are now of nearly the same size. A 4-year crop rota-. After reaiiangement of fields tion has been established, the fifth field to be permanently in al-falfa. The permanent pasture between the buildings and the high-way is rough and broken and of a different soil type. Having thisland in pasture permits an unobstructed view of the highway. 13 r 5* ttOOS 11 ~i 30 A. WHt AT 01? 0AT550 A. 3. ! i^VILP). h4 30 A. PA5TUR£ 50 A. »^*—»—». rft. /^<-<- A good farm layout 14 A GOOD FARM LAYOUT With land on both sides of the highway the buildings may belocated by the public road, yet in the center of the farm, with allfields adjacent to the buildings. Regular rectangular fields of thesame size allow an economical use of labor and a systematic crop-ping of the fields. On the above 140-acre farm the average distancefrom the buildings to the center of the farm is 78 rods. If the build-ings were located at B, the average distance would be 103 rods; ifat C, 131 rods. The advantages of a central location are apparent. 15 Make a rough map of t
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