. An economic study of farm layout ... Farm buildings; Agriculture. An Economic Study of Farm Layout 547 1915 field K of the crop land was pastured, in addition to the small area of permanent pasture, field I. The layout of this farm was fairly good considering natural obstacles. There were ten crop fields in 1915, averaging acres each in size and reasonably convenient to the buildings. The irregular shape of the fields was caused by a large open ditch which drained a considerable area of the land. This farm was made up of three parts, as its outline Fig. 158. plan of a western
. An economic study of farm layout ... Farm buildings; Agriculture. An Economic Study of Farm Layout 547 1915 field K of the crop land was pastured, in addition to the small area of permanent pasture, field I. The layout of this farm was fairly good considering natural obstacles. There were ten crop fields in 1915, averaging acres each in size and reasonably convenient to the buildings. The irregular shape of the fields was caused by a large open ditch which drained a considerable area of the land. This farm was made up of three parts, as its outline Fig. 158. plan of a western new york farm in 1915 Farm area, acres Average size of fanned fields, aeres Average distani'e to farmed fields, (iO rods In 1916 the owner sold about 20 acres of his farm, and bought the run- down 90-acre farm adjoining his own on both sides of the road. The area sold comprised the fields L and M of the 1915 plan. These fields adjoined a neighbor's barn, and the owner was able to sell them to excellent advan- tage. They were bounded by a road on two sides, 7 per cent of thi>ir area thus being made untillable. The plan of the combined farms as they appeared in 1916 is shown in figure 159. The newly bought farm had been owned by an old man who had rented a considerable proportion of the land for several years. The farm was divided into eight rather small. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Myers, William Irving, 1891-. [Ithaca
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