THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



probably discover how much the crop cost to 

 work. 



The details of work on fields 1 and 2 have 

 been given because they were in the worst con- 

 dition, and so different in character that we 

 have always considered their restoration as 

 our most valuable experiences in tillage, re- 

 building soils, and rotation of crops. If I had 

 to undertake the work again, the fields would 

 be sown with rye in the fall, and timothy and 

 clover in the spring, instead of using the 

 timothy in the fall, and clover alone in the 

 spring, as we did at that time. This amend- 

 ment was suggested by reading of Mr. T. B. 

 Terry's success in making the innovation on 

 his farm. 



The exact process is to sow either rye or 

 wheat in rows in September; then in March, 

 at the first signs of winter breaking, a still, 

 bright morning after a heavy frost is selected 

 for Mr. Fred or Sidney to start off with the 

 seeder, first filling it with timothy seed, and 

 then with clover. The work must be accom- 



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