Rotation of Crops 



enough for Rover, while the fowls pick up the 

 crumbs despised by Jim, Rover and the 

 cat. Martha, as it seemed, had only pre- 

 pared the dinner for the men and women on 

 the farm, and behold — by making use of the 

 remains not wanted by these, many others 

 have had a share in the repast. With the 

 leavings despised by man the dog will gain 

 strength to defend the flock ; the cat will 

 develop the keen sight and sharp claws with 

 which it sees and seizes the mice, by means 

 of the remains left by the dog ; while that 

 which is scorned by the cat will enable the 

 fowls to lay their eggs ; and everything, 

 every single thing, will have been a source 

 of profit to the farm. 



The husbandman, in his turn, in his own 

 way, prepares the dinner for the harvest, by 

 spreading manure on the ground — the fertile 

 corruption which is the favourite food of 

 the plant. The table is set ; the field is 

 thoroughly prepared, ploughed and manured. 

 Who shall be the first guest, since obviously 

 all cannot be invited at the same time ? Who 

 shall be summoned first ? It may be wheat, 

 a plant with particular tastes, but which will 

 give us bread in return. Suppose that we 

 sow wheat. If only the weather is favour- 



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