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(9) The rotation of crops and the disposal of 

 same (corn and straw are largely sold off) result 

 in insufficient humus for the soil. In con- 

 sequence, the soil, which is of a fairly heavy 

 nature, has become very deficient in humus, and 

 gets into the condition known to practical 

 farmers as " sad," which results in the land 

 being difficult to till, and does not, on account 

 of the humus deficiency, retain either moisture 

 or heat. 



The main object of the writer's visit to this 

 district was to suggest an improved system of 

 cropping, and this will serve to illustrate how many 

 drawbacks of the old rotation can be eliminated by 

 modifying the present rotation in accordance with 

 his suggestions. 



AN IMPROVED ROTATION 



Before setting down the improved rotation, which 

 the writer suggested for adoption in the Glamorgan 

 area, it is necessary to point out that the farmers 

 concerned only undertook to make any change in 

 their present system on condition that the area 

 under corn was not reduced, and that the suggested 

 modifications would not involve a wholesale departure 

 from the existing methods. 



Attention is directed to these points, because in the 

 writer's opinion, the modified rotation could be 

 further improved by substituting a greater area of 

 forage and fodder crops in place of some of the corn 

 area, or such crops might well be substituted for 

 what in the district is, by courtesy, classed as 

 pasture. 



