Mallard notes, v4295
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Journal March 13, 1948 Mather 8 miles west of (Gigiles) Belle Co Calis, consideration. There are & features that may affect the general use of a particular area. The following points should be considered: (1) accessibility from main roads; (2) availability of water for irrigation; (3) soil type and fertility; (4) slope steepness (too steep areas cannot be plowed); (5) presence of rocks or boulders in fields which would interfere with machinery; (6) drainage conditions - too wet soils will not support crops unless drained properly. Other factors affecting land use include climate, rainfall patterns, temperature extremes, frost dates, etc. These must all be taken into account when deciding what kind of farming operation is best suited to any given piece of property. In addition to these physical characteristics there may also exist economic considerations such as cost of labor, availability of markets nearby, transportation facilities available locally, taxes imposed by government bodies responsible for collecting them on agricultural products grown within their jurisdictional boundaries along with other charges levied against farmers who operate under certain regulations set forth by state laws governing activities related directly towards production purposes involving cultivation practices employed during growing seasons extending over several years prior to harvest time occurring annually depending upon specific crop varieties planted each year according to market demands prevailing at that particular moment in history."