Laying Out the Farm. 73 



cally and is decidedly better than one that gives a stubble to plow 

 in the spring. In our first rotation we sometimes used rye to 

 make a sod, after the first potato crop, plowing it under for the 

 second. This is a good way, but the short rotation is best, I think. 

 I have noticed the same thing on other farms often. If you have 

 aside hill subject to wash, and must plow it, get it back into 

 wheat and grass that fall, if you can. 



