. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 122. an untrimmed hedge occupying a strip of land .3 rods wide where land IS worth $150 AN acre Every rod of this fence occupies nearly $3 worth of hind. The cost of clearing 60 rods of similar hedge on this farm was SO cents a rod has a place on any New York farm, but unfortunately both are expensive to eradicate. Hedge fences are expensive to trim, but more expensive to let go. They waste much land, harbor insect pests and woodchucks, and do not turn stock satisfactorily. On land worth $100 an acre, the land actually occupied on both sides of an a
. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 122. an untrimmed hedge occupying a strip of land .3 rods wide where land IS worth $150 AN acre Every rod of this fence occupies nearly $3 worth of hind. The cost of clearing 60 rods of similar hedge on this farm was SO cents a rod has a place on any New York farm, but unfortunately both are expensive to eradicate. Hedge fences are expensive to trim, but more expensive to let go. They waste much land, harbor insect pests and woodchucks, and do not turn stock satisfactorily. On land worth $100 an acre, the land actually occupied on both sides of an average hedge fence would be worth 72 cents a rod. In addition to the land actually occupied, hedge fences injure the crop for a considerable distance on each side.
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