100 Elementary Principles of Agriculture 



find their food ready when the season is ready for them 

 to multiply. (See H 217 and 1 228.) 



147. Distributes the Labor. Rotation and diversifi- 

 cation make it possible for the' work to be more evenly 

 distributed through the year. Not all the crops will need 

 to be planted, cultivated or harvested at the same time. 

 The farmer will thus be able to keep busy, and not have 

 to pay out so much for help during rush seasons that 

 come with a one-crop system of farming. 



