The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-01

Field s, woods lot, 20 rods by 100
rods, containing 20 acres.
We shall now give some of the eco
nomic principles which are involved in
this farm diagram and which can be
advantageously applied from time to
time upon many farms OF the state.
Ffrst-A rather narrow frontage
compared with depth of farm has the
effect of keeping down assessed valu-
alton and the consequent taxation
without in any sense lessening it's pro-
ductive power. Locating the dwelling
house and other farm buildings CEN
trally along the roadway presents the
great advantage Of placing the differ
ent fields. when considered as whole,
the nearest possible to the farm build
ings. The narrow and deep farm yard
and barn lot permit of a deep lawn,
with the house not so near to the barn
lot and chicken yard as to render it
subject to being overrun with flies in
summer. The keeping of stock behind
the barn also makes flies less trouble
some and adds to the good appearance
OF the front part of the barn lot.
Second-To be handy, the main pas
ture fields, the poultry lot. and the hog
lots should be located near to the barn
lot. In the economy Of labor in feed
| ing and otherwise caring for the poul-
try and stock, this principle is so self
evident that it need not here be elab-
GRATED upon. This farm plan provides
for four long lots of SIS acres each, or
| a total of 2213 acres for hogs. Swine,
correctly managed, are profitable in
Kentucky, and this is not too large an
| acreage to give up exclusively for this
use. These four lots, opening into a
common lane leading to the barn lot,
make it easy, by using portable pens,
to do all feeding in the hog lots, and,
by switching the hogs from one lot to
another during the growing season,
green crops can be so planted and
managed that splendid pasturage of
rye, rape, cowpeas, ETC., will keep
them growing during the entire pas
ture season. 1t should be noted here
that the wooded pasture field, located
adjacent to the pike, is always the
pride of the Kentucky stockman.
Third-A woods lot, when we'll cared
for, is valuable asset to any farm
1t furnishes lumber for building and
repairing, and all dead and waste tim
Der can be proftably utilized for fire
wood. The back part of the farm is
the best location for the woods lot
Fourth-Oblong fields necessitate
the least amount of turning of teams
while working, and hence are saving
of time and energy. All fields of a
farm should come as near to the barn
lot as possible. Fields of some farms
require one-fourth of a days travel tc
get to and from them. There should
be as many fields as crops in the rota
ton praeticed. The above plan lends
itself to two cropping systems: Ca
Corn, cowpeas, wheat, clover; Oh
corn, wheat, clover. The latter is much
used in Kentucky, yet the former hal
more to be said in it's favor, especially
from the standpoints of wheat produc
ton and that of maintaining the fer
tility of the soil. With a good crop
ping system no field needs resting, ant
the current price Of land renders waste
acres Improbable. This latter state
ment can not be too strongly empha
sized.
Last, but not least, every farm home
should have good vegetable anC
small fruit garden, as well as gooC
variety of orchard fruits. Chicken!
and orchards go well together, so it Il
well to locate the chicken lot and or
chard adjacent to each other. If faith
ers and mothers of farm homes coulC
suddenly become young again to re
alize once more the appealing appe
tites of girls and boys, better gardens
and more fruit would be provided, tt
the end that the country home would
appeal stronger to the youth and fewe
of them would be lured away to tn,
inviting scenes of city life.-H. 3
J Hendrick, Department of Agrinomy
Kentucky Experiment Station.