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4. The fields should be arranged to provide for a good 

 rotation of crops. 



5. The fields should be arranged to reduce the cost of 

 fencing to the minimum. As far as possible, the fences 

 should run straight and at right angles to each other. A 

 farm that has straight fences, roads, and fields presents a 

 neat appearance. 



Equipment. A foot rule divided into one-sixteenth inch 

 divisions. 



Directions. Make a drawing showing the plan of your 

 home farm. Show the arrangement of fields, the position 

 of the barns, feed lots, orchards, etc. If there are any wood 

 lots on the farm, show their location and size ; show also the 

 position of any waste lands, streams, etc. Show all fences, 

 lanes, and roads on the place. Indicate on the map the crop 

 that was on each field last year. Indicate also the crop that 

 will be on the field next year. 



Make a careful study of the arrangement of the farm to 

 see if the fields could be more conveniently arranged or 

 changed in shape so that the expense for fencing would be 

 less. Redraw the plan of the farm, making all changes that 

 you think would better the farm in any way. 



