CROP ROTATIONS • 203 



marized by tlie ex- superintendent, Mr. Hutton, 

 as follows : — 



"Since corn is a practical crop over a relatively small 

 section of the West where mixed farming is most gen- 

 erally practised, and since the growing of roots on such 

 a scale as would be necessary is prohibitive owing to the 

 high cost of labor and the difficulty of housing, the 

 rotation scheme has at once been set aside by many 

 farmers. 



"The fact that within the last half dozen years the 

 growing of oats alone or peas and oats sown together, for 

 use as ensilage, has been successful, puts an entirely dif- 

 ferent light on this phase of agriculture. While the 

 objection may be raised that the growing of green feed 

 does not clean the land to the same extent as is done 

 where corn or roots are raised, yet the growing of green 

 feed for ensilage does clean the land to some extent, 

 since two or three crops of weeds may be destroyed be- 

 fore the crop for ensilage is sown. It is a thoroughly 

 practical crop and provides ensilage that is at once high- 

 ly palatable and nutritious. It readily forms a part of 

 any rotation and is more economically produced than 

 roots and much safer than corn since there is no area 

 where its culture can be questioned because of unsuit- 

 ability to climatic conditions. 



"Among the rotations which are at all suitable where 

 mixed farming is practised are the following : — * 

 "Rotation "L" :— 



1st year — Hay. 



2nd year — Pasture. Manure 12 tons 

 per acre. 



3rd year — Pasture. 



4th year — Wheat. 



