FARM LAYOUT 



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the two were combined, they would make a profitable 

 farm, as shown in Figure 91. Other farmers in this region, 

 with such a farm as this combination would make, are 

 almost invariably doing well. 



The layout of a southern farm is illustrated in Figures 

 92 and 93, and a proposed rearrangement, when tile drains 

 take the place of the terraces. 



PASTURES AND FENCES 



236. Construction. The important point in a fence is 

 the corner posts. Wherever a permanent fence is re- 

 quired, such posts should be set deeply usually 4 feet 

 deep, and be well braced. The other posts should always be 

 driven from a wagon, 



unless there is some 

 condition that makes 

 this impossible. 



It rarely pays to use 

 trees for posts. The 

 trees grow around the 

 wire and ruin the 

 fence. It is very diffi- 

 cult to remove wire 

 from trees. Occasionally, it pays to use a tree for a 

 corner post, because this saves so much work, but rarely, if 

 ever, does it pay to use trees elsewhere. 



Another exceedingly important point in fence construc- 

 tion is to leave the staples projecting far enough, so that 

 they can be readily pulled with a staple puller when a post 

 is to be changed or the wire removed. Driving the staples 

 too far, as is the common practice, also injures the wire. 



237. Lanes should be wide enough to furnish some pas- 



2c 



FIG. 94. The corner posts are the weak 

 point in a fence. 



