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for this purpose, in the first year the crop, as far as 

 possible, should be consumed where grown, so as to 

 economise labour in carting the crop and manuring 

 the land. Ry consuming the crop in situ the humus 

 contents of the soil will be increased, and the land will 

 be in very good heart for the following crop of tare 

 hay. The salient points of this rotation are as 

 follows: — 



1. Four leguminous crops are grown in the rota- 



tion, which enrich the soil in nitrogen. 



2. A large amount of humus is ploughed into the 



land. 

 8. The amount of stock which can be carried is 

 very high, being at least double the number 

 the land would carry if grass dairying is fol- 

 lowed. 



4. Heavy stocking means heavy manuring and en- 



hanced fertility of the soil. 



5. The crops grown provide balanced rations with- 



out the use of imported foodstuffs. 



G. Both horse and manual labour are evenly dis- 

 tributed throughout the season, and are com- 

 paratively cheap, considering the amount of 

 arable land. 



7. The land is practically never idle. 



A DRY STOCK FARM ROTATION 



Another rotation which is followed on a farm prac- 

 tically devoted to the production of beef and mutton 

 is as follows: — 



1st Year.— Winter tares cut for hay in June, fol- 

 lowed by winter greens. 

 2nd Year.— Roots and potatoes. 



