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 PA^^TURKS, MKADoWS. AXD FOKAOE 



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304. Tlie t'uii(lain<'iital ci-Dp is j^rass. it 

 covers the land as with a hlaiikot, prepaivs the 

 soil for othtT crops, and affords siist«Miance for 

 farm animals. 



'M)'). Grass is one of the inii)oi-tant crops in 

 rotations ; and a rotation is <»sscntial to general 

 hn^handrv if productiveness of tlie land is main- 

 tainted. Rotations improve the farm (//) heeausc 

 tic land rccMMVcs ditTcrcnt trcatm»Mits in different 

 years, so that faiilfs of one ycai may lie cor- 

 rected tlie followinp: year, {h) no one element of 

 plant- food is likely to l)e exhausted, (r) one 

 crop leaves the land in best contlition for 

 another, (d) roots and stubble of grass, clover 

 and cereals improve the texture of the soil. 

 ('■) they allow the use of clovers, which add 

 nitrogen, and {^f) bring up food from the sub- 

 soil (170, 170^/), (ff) weeds and pests are kept 

 in check, (h) labor is economized. 



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