. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 140. the farm .shown in figure 139, after rearrangement The change from small crop fields to twelve large crop fields required the removal of less than 300 rods of fence Farm area, acres Average size of fanned fields, acres x\v2rage distance to farmed fields, 117 rods each, instead of sixty-four fields of acres each. These changes have involved Httle expense and have necessitated the removal of but few fences. Seven fields were combined to form field S, of 38 acres, without taking out a fence. Five fields were combined to


. An economic study of farm layout .. . Fig. 140. the farm .shown in figure 139, after rearrangement The change from small crop fields to twelve large crop fields required the removal of less than 300 rods of fence Farm area, acres Average size of fanned fields, acres x\v2rage distance to farmed fields, 117 rods each, instead of sixty-four fields of acres each. These changes have involved Httle expense and have necessitated the removal of but few fences. Seven fields were combined to form field S, of 38 acres, without taking out a fence. Five fields were combined to form field H, also without removing


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