DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
631 The farm, farmsted 
SUMMARY 
631.1 Farm economics 
“ bildings 
* machinery and tools 
f.and, soil, soil chemistry 
Farm operations 
Drainage and reclamation 
Irrigation and conservation of moisture 
Pertilizers 
.9 Climate, roads, etc. 
Geografic distribution of cultivation 
Zones and physical regions 
Arctic regions 
Temperate zone 
Tropics 
Mountains 
Farm economics 
Parm and estate management 
Selecting and acquiring a farm 
Land settlement guides 
Location: nearness to market; means of 
(railways, highways), climate and rainfal! 
Purchase 
Cost, valuation, taxes 
Rent 
Share systems (Métayage) 
See also 631.1153 
Systems of working a farm 
Owner his own farmer 
By a manager 
Share system 
Prom owner's point of view 
See also 631.114 from worker's point of view 
Renting 
Prom owner's point of view 
See also 631.113 from renter’s point of view 
Scale of farm 
Large farm 
4 
communication, by. water, by land 
Small farm (One-man farm) 
Laying out farm 
Locating bildings, fields, farmsteds, roads and lanes 
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Types of farms 
Crop farm 
See 633 Field crops, 634 Fruits, 635 Garden crops 
Vegetable farm 
See 635 Garden crops 
Fruit farm 
See 634 Fruits 
Woodlands 
See 634.9 Forestry 
Stock farm 
See 636 Domestic animals; 637.113 Dairy farms 
Fish culture in ponds 
See 639 Hunting, trapping, fishing