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FARM MANAGEMENT 



In Figure 90 is shown the layout of a farm in a hilly re- 

 gion. This farm has about 36 acres of good bottom land 

 and 56 acres of hillside pasture, creek, and woods. Not 

 only are the fields too small and irregular, but the farm is 



FIG. 92. Layout of a farm in 

 the south. 1 



FIG. 93. Proposed rear- 

 rangement of farm shown 

 in Figure 92. 



too small for a profitable business. There is about 2| miles 

 of fence in the lane and pasture. This fence has some- 

 thing like 50 corner posts where the fence changes direc- 

 tion. The entire pasture would not rent for enough to 

 pay for keeping up a good woven wire fence of this length. 

 There is considerable other fence on the farm. 



Joining this farm is another even worse farm. Neither 

 of the farms has been profitable for a generation, but if 



1 Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, Vol. I, p. 146. 



