Better Farming Series 14 - Farming with Animal Power (FAO - INADES, 1977, 57 p.): Choosing and preparing fields: (introduction...)

Better Farming Series 14 - Farming with Animal Power (FAO - INADES, 1977, 57 p.)

Choosing and preparing fields

		*(introduction...)*
		Size and shape of fields
		Marking the boundaries of a field
		Grub out all the trees in the field
		Get permission to farm for a long time

(introduction...)

Choose land where plants grow well; if you see tall herbage, the land there is good.

If you can, choose fields near your house, so as not to lose time getting there and back. All the time spent getting to and for is time lost on the fields.