. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 93. layout of a farm in southeastern new york The irregularly shaped fields are liounded by stone fences which make rearrangement difficult. Much time is wasted owing to the small, irregular fields in this region Farm area, 150 acres Average size of farmed fields, acres Average distance to farmed fields, 47 rods rearrangement, the probable savings and costs should be given careful consideration. Plans of farms illustrating desirable and undesirable shapes of fields are shown in figures 89 to 95 (pages 427 to 433).

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