18 



MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 430 



Total 



256 



8,384 



24 



295 



5.266 



14 



From assessors' books. 



The consideration of the size and distribution of undeveloped tracts confirms, 

 in general, the conclusions gained from study in the field in regard to both the 

 improvement of existing farm units and the formation of new farms. The 

 possibilities in the first type of utilization are undoubted!}^ much greater than 

 in the latter. 



UNDEVELOPED LAND IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURAL USE 



In a previous land utilization study (Mass. Agr. Expt. Sta. Bui. 387) it was 

 estimated that in Uxbridge 35.4 percent of the total area was of good suitability 

 and 38 percent of medium suitability, but only 16.7 percent of the total area was 

 in any form of agricultural use. 



As will be seen from Map 1 1 , there are in general three large areas which appear 

 to be potentially available for desirable adjustments in land utilization. As in 

 the case of Southwick, most of this is in existing farms. Another large portion 

 is scattered in small tracts with a considerable amount of it adjoining e.xisting 

 farms. These areas, both within farms and outside of them in convenient posi- 

 tion, form a potential reservoir for the desirable adjustments of land utilization. 



Map 12 shows areas of poor quality, now in farms, which are used for crops. 

 These are to be in the first line of possible adjustments. On the other hand, if 



