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Where possible to grow corn to advantage, corn ensilage will be 

 fonmd to be the best forage for summer feeding. Where no silo is 

 available or where green forage is preferred, a combination of the 

 three and four-year rotations will be found satisfactory. The four- 

 year rotation should include about three-fourths of the arable land 

 and the three-year rotation the other fourth. 



The four-year rotation land would then provide forage for 

 winter and spring, and pasture for spring and summer. The three 

 year rotation land would supply feed for summer and autumn and 

 a small amount of pasture. A glance at the following diagram will 

 indicate what might be the arrangement of the fields and the crops 

 thereon in the case of a 100-acre farm where in addition to orchards, 

 gardens, etc., about 60 acres could be brought under the plough. 

 Fields Fl, F2, F3, and F4 would be under the four-year rotation and 

 would be cropped as indicated. Fields Tl, T2, and T3 would bo 

 under the three-year rotation and would be cropped as indicated 1 . 



EXPLANATION OF SIGNS ON DIAGRAM. 



A. Dwelling house. 



B. Shed. 



C. Poultry house. 



D. Horse stable. 



E. Implement shed. 



F. Cow barn, feed room and silos. 



G. Pig pens. 



