200 ROTATION OF CROPS. 



living near a large market would pursue a course very 

 different from one at a great distance. He would natu 

 rally make his farm resemble a large market garden. 



721. Other Rotations. Usually a field laid down to 

 grass may be profitably kept for mowing for several years. 

 This being understood, and also that grass seed may often 

 be conveniently sown with clover, either of the following 

 may be an advantageous course : 



I. 1, corn ; 2, beets ; 3, rye ; 4, clover ; 5, grass. 



II. 1, potatoes ; 2, corn ; 3, carrots ; 4, cabbages ; 5, 

 beets ; 6, clover and grass. 



III. 1, potatoes ; 2, beets ; 3, beans ; 4, cabbages ; 5, 

 parsnips ; 6, corn ; 7, clover. 



IV. 1, tomatoes ; 2, squashes ; 3, carrots ; 4, pease or 

 beans ; 5, cabbages ; 6, clover. 



V. 1, turnips; 2, parsnips ; 3, corn ; 4, potatoes; 5, 

 rye ; 6, clover ; 7, grass. 



For a long course, 1, potatoes ; 2, beets ; 3, squashes or 

 melons ; 4, carrots ; 5, wheat ; 6, parsnips ; 7, rye ; 8, 

 turnips ; 9, buckwheat ; 10, corn ; 11, clover ; 12, grass. 



It is found by experience that corn does not well follow 

 turnips. 



722? The famous Norfolk, (Eng.,) rotation is 1, tur 

 nips ; 2, barley ; 3, clover ; 4, wheat. A favorite rotation 

 in France is for the 



1st year, winter wheat, 20 acres. 



2d year, beets, carrots, potatoes, 10 acres ; poppy or 

 flax, 5 acres ; colza, 5 acres. 



3d year, oats and spring wheat, 10 acres ; fall wheat, 

 5 acres ; turnips, 5 acres. 



4th year, clover or leguminous vegetables, 20 acres. 



Poppies and colza are a special object of cultivation in 

 France. From the seeds of both oil is made for light and 

 for culinary use. 



