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292. Suitable Rotation for the Park Belt.— A rotation 

 which has given excellent results is as follows : — 



1st Year. — Hay; manure during winter, 12 tons per 

 acre. 



2nd Year. — Pasture. 



3rd Year.— Pasture to July or early August, plow- 

 ed 6 inches deep and cultivated. 



Fig. 104. — Alsike Clover and Timothy, Lacombe, Alta. 



4th Year. — Wheat or oats. 

 5th Year. — Oats. 

 6th Year. — Barley seeded down. 



As a rule a first-class stand of timothy and alsike or 

 red clover combinations can be obtained when seeded 



