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year, followed by timothy and clover left down two years. The other 

 three-year rotation on 5-acre fields may bo run on any three of the 

 fields B, C, D, E, and F, with the two-year rotation on the remaining 

 two. The farmstead occupies the 3 acres in subdivision A. This 

 gives room for a tenant house, barn, chicken house, and a small 

 garden. 



On receiving the above plans, the manager of this farm wrote: ''I 

 have carefully read your suggestions as to the field arrangements of 

 the farm and the plan of operation. I do not see why I can not carry 

 out every suggestion to the letter." 



The results of the operation of this plan will be carefully studied 

 by this office. It will be seen that some features of the jilan are some- 

 what experimental, at least for that locality. Other features are 

 based on successful practice on near-by farms. 



ARRANGEMENT OF CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR FARMS. 



It is hoped that ultimately it will be possible by the study of farm 

 practice on the best farms to arrange rotations in all parts of the 

 country based entirely on successful local practice. While this office 

 can not undertake to furnish detailed plans for an indefinite number 

 of individual farms, at the same tim<3 we desire the opportunity to do 

 a considerable amount of this work, in order that we may test the 

 possibilities of certain types of farming and enlarge the number of 

 highly successful farms, so that we may have more material for the 

 study of farm management. Ultimately it is hoped to formulate 

 generahzed plans for farms of various types in all sections of the coun- 

 try, and to make these plans available in our publications. 



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