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from root-growing, but in practice it is almost 

 impossible to grow the crop except at a loss. 



In short, roots, from the standpoint of the tillage 

 farmer, might well be described as the root of all evil. 



This statement may need a little qualifying under 

 certain conditions. For instance, there are many 

 farmers living adjacent to towns who can often dispose 

 of roots at 30/- to £2 per ton to town dairymen who 

 must use some succulent food for the in-door feeding 

 of dairy cows, and who find roots convenient for the 

 purpose. At such prices, roots are certainly worth 

 the trouble involved in raising the crop, but the 

 general farmer, who is growing roots for home 

 consumption, will find winter greens and silage far 

 more economical than roots. 



I have detailed the troubles of root-growing fairly 

 fully, and although it may appear contradictory to 

 say so, root-growing, let it be carefully noted, on a 

 limited scale, can be made profitable, provided that 

 the roots are grown on the Continuous Cropping 

 system. This point will be elaborated later. 



DRY FARMING METHODS 



In most Continuous Cropping rotations, winter 

 greens will follow a crop of tares sown in autumn on 

 the lea, or after a lea oat crop, which crop has been 

 cut for hay, soiling, or ensilage in June. Winter 

 greens can also be introduced into the rotation by 

 sowing the crop on the lea in June and July, the lea 

 land having been ploughed in the preceding spring 

 and part summer fallowed. 



In connection with the summer cultivations and 

 sowings of crops, there is one matter which requires 

 every attention in order to ensure success. The 

 summer tillage of land is quite a distinct thing as 



