ROTATION OF CROPS. 



105 



Manuring in 

 Winter. 



sooner in spring. Cross furrows must be run wher- 

 ever necessar>' to carr}^ off all surface water. 



If there is not sufficient mantu-e on hand in the 

 fall to coA-er the whole of this section, the portion 

 that is left ^\-ithout manure should not be ribbed, 

 so that it can be manured on the surface during the 

 winter. In -spreading manure in the winter, when 

 the ground is frozen, double the usual quantity 

 should be put on the knolls or small hills, as a certain 

 portion will leach to the lower land. 



In the event of weed seeds being in the green |^^/ Green 

 manure it is ad\"isable to stack it in the bam yard, 

 from winter until autiunn, in order to destroy all 

 seeds. There is little loss of fertiht}' where the 

 following method is adopted: Make a heap thirty 

 or more feet square; keep the sides plumb; mix all 

 the manure made on the farm; should be six or 

 eight feet high. This will make a valuable compost 

 heap. All the rainfall on this small surface \\411 be 

 absorbed in the manure. Keep the top level. 



On rolling land it is advisable to manure and rib 

 in the fall, so that all the liquid in the manure will Land, 

 be absorbed in the rotted sod contained in the ribs. 

 This completes the fall work on section No. 2, 

 which is to be followed with a hoe crop in section 

 No. 3. 



After making due allowance for the hoe crops, 

 including com, rape, turnips, potatoes, mangel 

 wurzels, etc., in this section, the balance is sown 

 with peas, the highest portion of the section pre- 

 ferred, as a pea crop is usually followed with fall 

 wheat. If this sod land was thoroughly cultivated 

 the previous autmnn, manured and ribbed, in the 

 spring these ribs will require to be levelled down by 

 cultivating, harrowing and subsoiling ten inches 

 deep. This will keep the soil dry and warm — a \er\ 

 desirable condition for growing peas. 



Manure and 

 Rib RoUing 



High Land for 

 Peas. 



