. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 91. a crooked farm in southern new tork with irregular fields The crooked Vjoard fence between fields D and E makes acres of short rows in field D and acres of short rows in field E. By straightening the fence all the short rows in field E and most of those in field D could be eliminated, surv^eyed The crooked outline of the farm is due to the way in which this section was Farm area, acres -Average size of farmed fields, acres Average distance to farmed fields, 4S rods the farms were cleared. On the farms included in this investi
. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 91. a crooked farm in southern new tork with irregular fields The crooked Vjoard fence between fields D and E makes acres of short rows in field D and acres of short rows in field E. By straightening the fence all the short rows in field E and most of those in field D could be eliminated, surv^eyed The crooked outline of the farm is due to the way in which this section was Farm area, acres -Average size of farmed fields, acres Average distance to farmed fields, 4S rods the farms were cleared. On the farms included in this investigation 42 per cent of the crop land was in fields that were ai)proximately oblong in shape, 8 per cent was in square fields, and 50 per cent was in irregular fields. The proportion of the crop area in badly-shaped fields varies in different agricultural I'cgions of the State, being 41 per cent on twenty- four western New Yoi-k farms included in this study, 52 per cent on eleven southern New York farms, 57 per cent on twelve central New York farms, and 75 per cent on four southeastern New York farms. The worst-shaped fields are found in that part of the State which was
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