. An economic study of farm layout .. . FlG. 124. UNNECESSARY WASTE OF LAND BY FENCING Every rod of this fence wastes land worth $1, besides furnishing an ideal protection for weeds, brush, and woodchucks. Field fcncrs are unnecessary in this region since little stock is kept coming more important. The actual cost of maintenance varies with the type of fence. It was probably between 5 and 10 cents a rod a year on most farms in 1919, when this study was made. In unfenced fields the aftermath and stubble not pastured are not entirely wasted if left on the land, as th(\v serve as green manure and
. An economic study of farm layout .. . FlG. 124. UNNECESSARY WASTE OF LAND BY FENCING Every rod of this fence wastes land worth $1, besides furnishing an ideal protection for weeds, brush, and woodchucks. Field fcncrs are unnecessary in this region since little stock is kept coming more important. The actual cost of maintenance varies with the type of fence. It was probably between 5 and 10 cents a rod a year on most farms in 1919, when this study was made. In unfenced fields the aftermath and stubble not pastured are not entirely wasted if left on the land, as th(\v serve as green manure and help to keep up the supply of hvunus. Th(^ value of the feed from meadows depends on the cost of the feed which it replacc^s. If it replaces ]iasture, its value is appi'oximately equal to the cost of pasture, usually about $1 to $2 a month for each cow. If
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