Fig. 14 



Commission of Conservation 

 || Town Flinging Bra n ch A 



PLAN FOR 

 AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENT 



Area,36 square miles 



A y - ,MII. 



jj^ Sites of Farm Buildings^* 



This and the succeeding diagram show eight different methods of planning quarter sections 

 of townships. Imaginary areas are taken and roads are planned to secure (1) close settlement 

 of the farm buildings, (2) convenience and directness of access to the town area and station, 

 (S)reduction in length of road, (4) use of swampy and rocky land for timber reserves. The 

 buildings are also grouped so as to obtain the best social facilities and economic use of wells for 

 water supply. In the town area it is assumed there would be good facilities for obtaining educa- 

 tion, medical advice, and recreation and an organized co-operative agency under Government 

 auspices to supply farm implements, seeds, etc., to the farmers and to collect and distribute farm 

 produce. On this diagram the total length of road provided to give access to all the farms is 46 

 miles, of which 11 miles are secondary and not essential. Under an ordinary rectangular divi- 

 sion plan the total length of road is 54 miles. In addition to the saving in road construction 

 and maintenance, which would be effected by proper planning, there would be the great saving in 

 time and team labour for the farmer, owing to the greater nearness of the farms to the centre. 

 Fewer and more direct roads mean better roads, because it is possible to concentrate a given 

 expenditure on a smaller area. 



See Page 62. 



