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acres is planted to oats again the next year, and is then 

 seeded. 



The most important differences between this and the 

 three-year rotation are that part of the oats are grown 

 after oats rather than after hay. Most of the corn and 

 potatoes are grown on a two-year-old rather than a one- 

 year-old sod. The oats are in two separate patches each 

 year rather than in one large field. Usually the three- 

 year rotation will be preferred. 



In a similar manner, a rotation may be planned for 

 almost any acreage that may be desired, by trying three, 

 four, five, six, or more fields and the corresponding rota- 

 tions, and picking the best one. 



253. Combining separate fields for crop rotation. 

 If the farm is composed of fields that cannot be thrown 

 together, the problem can ordinarily be solved. 



The following is an example from a much-cut-up farm, 

 showing how the operator arranged the fields for a five- 

 year rotation. In the farm there were seven fields, no 

 two of which could be thrown together, as they were sepa- 

 rated by public roads, streams, or other obstacles. 



