lo FARM MANAGEMENT 



the proportion of grass the farm consists of 

 the less will be the area of corn sold off, so 

 that the farm will be more a stock farm, pro- 

 ducing just enough corn and roots for use in 

 winter. 



Rotations. — It is an established principle 

 that the same crop must not be grown succes- 

 sively on the same land. It is not an absolute 

 principle, as there are instances of corn being 

 grown continuously on the same land year. after 

 year, but to do so requires special knowledge 

 and skill. 



There are a variety of reasons why croj^s 

 should be alternated, the chief being that, if a 

 crop be grown year after year on the same soil, 

 the soil becomes denuded of the plant-food for 

 that crop, and so inferior crops result. Again, 

 the insects and plant diseases that favour that 

 particular crop would become especially strong 

 if the crop were grown annually. Further, 

 some crops give a much better yield if certain 

 other crops have been grown before them. For 

 these and other reasons it is necessary to 

 arrange the corn, root and forage crops in a 

 certain annual order or rotation. 



Nearly every district has a rotation of its 



