226 DAIRY FARMING 



Everywhere a good rotation for a dairy farm should if 

 possible provide clover, alfalfa, or some other legume for 

 hay and should provide an abundance of roughage and pas- 

 ture. It should if possible provide a cash crop, or a feeding 

 crop for some other class of animals, such as corn for hog 

 feed. 



201. Examples of Rotations. There are many variations 

 of this rotation plan that follow the general principles given 



FIG. 76. A good basis for profitable dairying ; high-grade cows on a 

 good blue-grass pasture ; corn for the silo in the background ; clover in an 

 adjoining field ; timothy and oats also raised. 



above. In the southern part of the region described above, 

 from southern Pennsylvania to Kansas, a common rotation 

 is corn, winter wheat, clover. 



A little farther north, corn is removed too late for the 

 planting of wheat, therefore oats are grown following corn. 

 In the Northeastern States, corn, potatoes, cabbage, and other 

 tilled crops are usually followed by oats in which grass is 

 seeded. The hay is usually left for about three years. In 

 this region hay does well and is high in price. 



