THE CULTIVATION OF FARM CROPS. 



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Grasses. 



Timothy 7 Ibs. 



Orchard 4 " 



Italian Rye 2 " 



Perennial Rye 2 " 



Tall Oat 2 " 



Red-top 2 " 



Meadow Fescue 3 ** 



Bent 1 " 



Kentucky Blue 2 " 



25 



Clovers. 



Lucerne . 

 White .... 

 Red .... 

 Alsyke.., 



4 Ibs. 

 3 " 

 1 " 

 1 u 



Yellow.. 1 



10 " 



Grasses .. 25 " 



Per acre 



35 



NOTE. The Rye grasses will hold in the most favourable positions in Ontario, in 

 association with others, but rarely alone : 



Cultibatioit 0f Jfann Crop; 



SOIL well stocked with the necessary ash ingredient ^ 

 of plants, and nitrogen ; in a good physical condition ; 

 situated in a good climate, and possessing a good sub- 

 soil, and a favourable aspect, are the necessary con- 

 ditions of fertility. Each of these conditions has or 

 pied attention elsewhere in these- pairs Jind <mi* i 

 study must be that of those general principles which 

 should be observed in order to secure the best crop with 

 the least possible injury to, or the greatest possible 

 f, the hind. 



ROTATIONS. 



ile;i of ;in onh-rly succession of crops is no .Imibt ancient. A 



.iccor-l.-.l to tliis system by Mr. li. T>. M>rier when ho speaks 

 of i: impoi'tant aspect <>t' tlie early Teutonic freeman even BO far 



back century. lbw the i.leanf -.\ rotation first originate, 1 nny 



be r 1 ti .ni i i ctice of growing lai 



kind of crop year a: r on tin- san.e lan<l cannot be carried on 1 



