CHAPTER 13 

 FARM LAYOUT 



THE present arrangement of practically all farms is the 

 result of accident. The older the country the worse the 

 farm layout, because as new obstacles are introduced, the 

 fields become smaller and more irregular. As new buildings 

 are built and old ones patched up, numerous unrelated 

 buildings collect. Every farmer should make a more or less 

 definite plan for the development of his farm, so that new 

 fences and other changes will gradually work toward a defi- 

 nite plan. 



FIELD ARRANGEMENT 



230. Size and shape of fields. For economy in work, 

 fields should be large. The more horses one drives per 

 team, the more important it is to have long rounds so as 

 not to waste time in turning. The negro farming with one 

 mule can farm rather small fields, but when three- to five- 

 horse teams are used, fields should be large. 



The time required to plow an acre on stubble land in 

 England gave the following comparisons : 



365 



