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value, and the yield is heavy, corn is an excellent crop 

 to raise. 



Cows. Cows are a constant source of income to 

 the farmer, and, at the same time, they supply him 

 with the cheapest and best of fertilizers. You will re- 

 member that if the manure from a single cow were 

 carefully saved during the year and applied to the soil 

 its value as fertilizer would be nearly $20, besides im- 

 proving the texture of the soil to a marked degree. 



A Good Combination. Cows, corn and clover are a 

 splendid combination for other reasons. Corn requires 

 frequent cultivation and the soil is improved thereby. 

 Weeds are exterminated, the ground is plowed deeper, 

 and the manure is thoroughly mixed with the soil. 

 Besides being an excellent feeding stuff, and adding 

 nitrogen to the soil, clover is a splendid crop to sow 

 with oats, following corn, offering an excellent oppor- 

 tunity for rotation of crops, the advantages of which 

 have already been pointed out. 



Other Advantages of the Three C's. With cows, 

 corn and clover, the raising of sheep and hogs is made 

 possible and profitable. The cows and clover furnish 

 milk and pasture for the growing animals, while corn 

 is one of the best of fat-producers. Tobacco raising 

 can also be engaged in, if the farmer is careful not to 

 exhaust the fertility of his soil by too frequent crop- 

 ping with tobacco. Sugar beets, too, are a source 

 of good income to the farmer, and if the factory is so 

 located that the pulp may be had for feeding purposes, 

 or for manure, they also can be grown with little loss 



