CONTEXTS XV 



PASTURES AND FENCES : 



Construction .......... 385 



Lanes ........... 385 



Permanent vs. Rotated Pastures 386 



Field Fences 387 



THE FARMSTEAD: 



Location of Farmstead 388 



The Farmyard 389 



THE GARDEN 391 



FARM BUILDINGS : 



Relation of Buildings to the Farm ..... 394 



Capital in Buildings 396 



Arrangement for Convenience ...... 397 



Rearrangement of Buildings ....... 398 



The Farmhouse .... ... 399 



CHAPTER 14 



CROPPING SYSTEMS 



Reasons for Crop Rotation ....... 402 



Characteristics of a Good Cropping System .... 405 



Crop notations Used in Different Regions .... 406 



Two Rotations on One Farm ...... 409 



Fixed Cropping Systems with Irregular Acreages . . 410 



Combining Separate Fields for Crop Rotation . . . 412 



Relation of Cropping and Feeding Systems .... 414 



CHAPTER 15 



MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS 



TIME TO SELL PRODUCTS : 



Cost of Holding Products 417 



Shrinkage of Farm Products ...... 417 



Prices in Different Months ....... 420 



Conclusions on the Best Time to Sell ..... 422 



WAYS OF SELLING PRODUCTS : 



Retailing vs. Wholesaling ....... 424 



Selling on Commission . . 425 



Farm Auctions . 426 



