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2. Crops Suitable for Southern Farms 



Frequent failure of cotton to find a profitable market 

 and the ravages of the boll weevil have induced many south- 

 ern farmers to add crops which they had not previously 

 raised on their farms. 



The cereals. Corn can be raised in most regions of 

 the South as profitably as in the North. Indeed the long 

 growing season makes it possible to produce a much more 



Field of cow-peas ready to plow under as green manure. 



prolific variety of corn than is possible in northern states. 

 Under right cultural conditions much of the land now used 

 for growing cotton can be more profitably employed in the 

 raising of corn. It is evident that this will give an oppor- 

 tunity for rotation and thereby secure all advantages. Oats 

 can also be grown in most regions of the South and prove 

 almost as profitable as corn. Wheat may also find a larger 

 place in southern agriculture, especially when the right 

 variety for this region can be found. 



