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VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA. 



At some time in February, I sow clover seed on the wheat, let- 

 ting the clover stand two years. I either pasture or mow it. 

 After the clover, I plant the land with corn two years, and 

 then plant potatoes again. Thus it takes seven years to make 

 a rotation. As I have seven fields, I have one field in pota- 

 toes, two in wheat, two in clover, and two in corn eacli year. 



PLAN OF FIELDS. 



The plan I submit has the fields numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 

 7. The dots along the edge denote soft maples that I have 

 planted inside of the fence along the public road. They stand 

 about two rods apart. The dots in the lawn fronting the house 

 represent timber, such as poplar, elm, dogwood, ash, pine, 

 cherries, black walnut, cedar, and pecan. These trees have 

 been planted over twenty-five years. 



Figure 1 represents the location of the house. Figure 2 

 shows the site of the horse barn, cow stable, and carriage 

 house. I l^ave a lifting apparatus for raising two wagon boxes 

 and two l\ay racks, with rooxn enough for two wagons and two 

 buggies. 



By attaching a table like this to each field, I ascertain the 

 yield of each at a glance : 



The crosses in the plat of blue grass denote large forest 

 trees, blackberry, ash, black walnut, elm, and sugar trees. 

 They are from twenty to thirty inches in diameter. 



cow STABLE. 



My stable for cows has sufficient space for the accommo- 



