174 KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON 



cured and the lespedeza will reseed itself, and 

 one cutting can be secured the following year. 

 Lespedeza is a most excellent plant for im- 

 proving the soil. In sections where it cannot 

 be grown other crops can be substituted in 

 the rotation. 



The above outlines of crop rotations are 

 offered only as suggestions. Each farmer can, 

 with a little study, plan a system best suited 

 to his conditions. 



Farm Manures. The last but by no means 

 the least important factor to be considered 

 in building up the land and maintaining fertil- 

 ity is that of farm manures. The practical 

 and experimental results in the best farming 

 countries have proven that soil fertility can- 

 not be most economically maintained without 

 the use of live stock. The keeping of sufficient 

 live stock will allow the farmer to get two 

 values for the heavier rough food products 

 grown. He may first get the full feed value 

 through the animal, and second the manure 

 which can be returned to the land. The neglect 

 in preserving and increasing the supply of 

 farm manures has been a great drain on the 

 American farm, especially in cotton-growing 



