20(.) now TO MAKE THE FARM FAY. 



does not make permanent grass lands, but gives several yeara 

 to «'rass of each of the divisions of land, and gives one to corn, 

 one to oats, and one or two to wheat. 



Supposing the rotation to begin with corn, a cleansing crop; it 

 is followed by oats, which has the same effect in that respect us 

 the corn crop, though not hoed. It makes a shade at midsum- 

 mer, calculated to check the growth of weeds, and the stubble 

 being short'lj after plowed, it has the effect of a hoed crop, and, 

 with the previous corn crop, combines to leave the ground in 

 condition for grass seeds. The oat stubble is manured at mid- 

 summer, with the contents of the farmyard, and a good foun- 

 dation is laid for a crop of wheat, and of grass following. 



Whether clover seed alone, or timothy or other grass seeds, 

 be now sown, depends upon whether one or two crops of wheat 

 are to be taken from the course. If two crops, then clover seed 

 only will be sown the following spring. From this sowing, a 

 crop of clover hay will be taken the next year, and a fallow 

 prepared for wheat the coming fall. Upon this w^heat is sown 

 timothy, or other grass seeds. The crops should nearly all be 

 consumed on the farm, and the refuse returned to the soil. 

 This is a system to be recommended. It makes variety in the 

 crops; gives the soil the benefit of the preserving .effects of a 

 long standing sod; devotes half of the period of rotation to 

 ameliorating treatment, and returns not only the coarser pro- 

 ducts to the soil, but feeds at home a large proportion of the 

 grain. 



The following is a good six course rotation. First year roots 

 heavily manured. Second, clover limed, and second growth 

 plowed under. Third, wheat. Fourth and fifth, grass, two 

 years. Sixth, corn, rye or oats. A five year course rotation 

 First, green crop. Second, wheat. Third, grass. Fourth, roots 

 Fifth, corn or oats. 



