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Figure 7. Large, level fields near active dairy farms are more apt to be used than smaller, 

 more remote fields. This fie'd of about 20 acres on an unoccupied farm appeared to be yield- 

 ing less than one ton per acre. Un'ess ferti ized and reseeded, its hay soon will not be worth 



the cost of harvesting alone. 



any method of increasing the general awareness of agreements under which 

 improvements may be made should help. Also, because problems are often 

 highly individual, agencies servicing agriculture should offer their help 

 toward working out the most satisfactory arrangements possible for individ- 

 ual situations. It is hoped that this bulletin will be of help both toward in- 

 creasing the general understanding and toward anticipating the problems 

 to be solved in individual situations. 



The frequent existing cases of very light use of others' land are in 

 themselves some obstacle to more intensive use. There is a tendency on the 



Figure 8. Farmers sometimes rent pasture several mi'es away. The per acre carrying capacity 

 of this large idle pasture is low. Most of this fie'd cou'd be improved by bush and bog harrow- 

 ing, ferti. izing, and reseeding. Otherwise in a very few years it can only be reclaimed after a 



complete clearing job. 



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