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its character it should be favored as much as possible. 

 The largest addition of plant food of the best kind to the 

 soil, is made by a grass and clover sod plowed in; and the 

 soil is most favorably affected by the frequent cultivation 

 given to what are known as hoed crops. Now, if instead of 

 5 years crops as at present in vogue in the common 4 course 

 rotation, with the single green crop plowed in, the single 

 cultivated crop, and the single manuring, there could be 8 

 years crops with two green crops plowed in, two cultivated > 

 and two manured crops; it is unquestionable that the land 

 would be greatly improved in condition; and the yield of 

 the crops would be increased; and all with corresponding 

 profit to the farmer. The two rotations would compare 

 with each other as follows : 



Present rotation. Xi if rotation. 



Wheat (manured). Wheat (manured). 



< Jrasx and clover. Grass and clover. 



Pasture. Pasture 



Corn (with sod plowed in). Corn (with sod plowed in). 



Oats. Roots (manured). 



Oats or barley. 



Clover hay. 



Clover seed (sod plowed in). 



Moreover there would be a crop of roots to be fed to stock 

 with the hay and straw, and some bran or oil meal pur- 

 chased, with the result of a large quantity of manure which 

 would greatly enrich the soil and very much add to the pro- 

 ducts of the farm. 



