CROPS AND FERTILIZERS 



clover sown in corn; 3, grass and clover mown 

 twice; 4, grass and clover sometimes fertilized 

 and mown twice; 5, grass and clover usually 

 fertilized and mown twice. Connecticut — i, 

 corn manured, cut for silage and rye sown in fall 

 for cover crop and ploughed under; 2, corn cut 

 for silage and rye sown in fall; 3, rye and 

 seeded to timothy and clover; 4, timothy and 

 clover mown and retained as long as possible. 



None of these rotations provide for soiling 

 crops; but to add clover, winter rye, oats and 

 peas, and sweet corn would be a very simple 

 matter. 



While proper planting of crops is of the ut- 

 most importance, the actual work is not very 

 complicated with the modern machinery now on 

 the market. 



If possible use riding tools for they save not 

 only time, but labor. The first spring crops to 

 be planted as soon as the ground has been pre- 

 pared will be potatoes, oats, and peas. No 

 crops will succeed unless the soil has been made 

 mellow and fine by ploughing and harrowing. 

 Potatoes are, as a rule, cut to one eye and 

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