FEATURES OF GOOD FARMS 175 



Internal External 



Lay of the land, or topography Climate 



Size of the farm Healthfulness 



Shape of the farm Neighborhood 



Kind of soil Distance from town or railway station 



Condition of soil as regards fertility and Shipping facilities 



physical properties Means of communication 



Drainage Labor supply 



Water-supply Markets in which to buy and sell 



State of cultivation School and church privileges 

 Crops now standing, and their condi- Character of the farming in the com- 



tion munity 



Woodland Rural organizations 



Character of fields and of fences Likelihood of increase or decrease in 



Buildings and other improvements value 



Kind of farming to which place is 



adapted 



Scare-card far farms (Warren) 

 SIZE STANDARD 



1. Adapted to kind of farming 20 



FIELDS 



2. Shape and size 



3. Nearness to farmstead 30 



TOPOGRAPHY 



4. As affecting ease of cultivation 30 



5. As affecting production 10 



6. As affecting erosion and loss of fertility 15 



7. As affecting air drainage 5 



FERTILITY 



8. Natural 80 



9. Condition 40 



PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL 



10. As affecting economy of cultivation j QQ 



11. As affecting number of days of labor j 



12. As affecting loss of soil fertility 10 



13. As affecting kinds of possible crops 20 



DRAINAGE 



14. Natural 



15. Artificial 

 CONDITION 



16. Freedom from stumps, stones, weeds, waste land, etc. ... 50 

 CLIMATE 



17. As affecting animal and crop production 



18. As affecting number of days of labor 



HEALTHFULNESS 



19. As an economic factor 40 



LOCATION 



20. Distance to market 40 



21. Roadways 50 



22. Local markets 30 



23. Shipping facilities 



24. Neighbors as an economic factor 40 



25. Labor supply of neighborhood 10 



26. R. F. D., telephone, trolleys, etc 



27. Churches, school, grange, etc., as economic factors .... 30 

 TAXES 



28. Per cent on cash value 10 



