274 AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. 



tain the land in a fertile condition. I subjoin, simply 

 for the purpose of illustration, and the guidance of such per- 

 sons as may have little experience in rotation, some sys- 

 tems which have been pursued with advantage in this country. 



1. On a grass sod broken up, with a heavy dressing of 

 barn- yard manure, or muck, ashes, and lime if necessary. 

 First year, corn with gypsum scattered over tlie plants after 

 the first hoeing, which should be done immediately upon its 

 making its appearance ; second year, roots with manure ; 

 third year, wheat if adapted to the soil, with guano ; if not 

 then barley, rye or oats, with grass or clover seed or both ; 

 fourth year, meadow, which may be continued at pleasure, or 

 till the grass or clover gives way. The meadows may be 

 followed by pasturing if desired. Clover alone should not 

 remain over two years as meadow, but for pasture it may be 

 continued longer. 



2. First year, corn or roots on a grass or clover ley with 

 manure ; second, oats and clover, with a top dressing of 10 to 

 20 bushels of crushed bones per acre ; third, clover pastured 

 to last of June, then grown until fully matured in August, 

 when it is turned over, and a light dressing of compost and 

 40 to 80 bushels of leached ashes spread over it, and wheat 

 and Timothy seed sown about 15th September. If desired, 

 clover is sown the following spring. This gives for the 

 fourth year, wheat ; fifth and sixth, and if the grass continues 

 good, the seventh year also, meadow. 



3. First, corn on a grass sod heavily manured, and a half 

 gill of ashes and gypsum mixed at the rate of two of the 

 former to one of the latter, and put in the hill, and a less 

 quantity of pure gypsum added after the corn is first hoed ; 

 second, oats or barley, with lime at the rate of 20 or 30 

 bushels per acre, sown broadcast after the oats and harrowed 

 in; third, peas or beans, removed early, and afterwards sown 

 with wheat ; fourth, wheat with a light top-dressing of com- 

 post, guano and saline manures in the spring, and clover, or 

 grass and clover seed ; fifth, two or three years in meadow 

 and pasture. 



4. First, wheat on a grass sod; second, clover; third, 

 Indian corn, heavily manured ; fourth, barley or oats, with 

 grass or clover seed ; fifth, and following, grass or clover, 

 with guano. 



5. A good rotation for light, sandy lands, is first, corn 

 well manured and cut off early and removed from the ground, 

 which is immediately sown with rye, or the rye hoed in be- 



