. An economic study of farm layout .. . 1 -. ^, -T;. y / j i «.â ,~ .1,7 »*â â¢e ' :â¢' â ;' -^i â'» â¢V / '. â¢'1 Fig. 113. a westeen new york farm having many fields of irregular shape, most OF THESE being DUE TO OPEN DITCHES GROWN UP TO ALDERS. THE DITCHES COULD BE EASILY TILED Farm area, acres Average size of fanned fields, . acres Average distance to farmed fields, .53 rods the fields in corn there would have been more than two hundred short rows. The ditch was grown up to brush and wasted a considerable area of land. In the fall of 1910 this ditch was tiled up to the south e
. An economic study of farm layout .. . 1 -. ^, -T;. y / j i «.â ,~ .1,7 »*â â¢e ' :â¢' â ;' -^i â'» â¢V / '. â¢'1 Fig. 113. a westeen new york farm having many fields of irregular shape, most OF THESE being DUE TO OPEN DITCHES GROWN UP TO ALDERS. THE DITCHES COULD BE EASILY TILED Farm area, acres Average size of fanned fields, . acres Average distance to farmed fields, .53 rods the fields in corn there would have been more than two hundred short rows. The ditch was grown up to brush and wasted a considerable area of land. In the fall of 1910 this ditch was tiled up to the south end of field T. In the spring of 1917 the land along the ditch was cleared and plowed for cropping. The costs of making this imi)rovement were as follows:
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