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of rotation can be given that will apply to all farms, as the crops must 

 be adapted to the soil, climate, markets, and local conditions in each 

 instance. 



FIG. 237. Plan of Farm arranged for a Six-year Major Rotation and a Six-year 

 Minor Rotation adapted to Three Small Fields. 



Cost of Production. The cost of production of each crop in tht 

 rotation should be considered in all cases where figures are available. 

 The Bureau of Statistics, United States Department of Agriculture, has 

 published two bulletins, Numbers 48 and 73, which give valuable 

 figures on this subject, gained from an extensive study of farm opera- 

 tions in Minnesota made in cooperation with the Minnesota Experiment 

 Station. 



