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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



It is necessary to next outline a rotation that will best provide for 

 the crops needed. By inspection, .we find the requirements to be as follows : 

 corn 27 acres, oats and wheat each 15 acres, hay 18 acres. This could 

 be provided for in several ways, but since the acreage of corn is nearly twice 

 as large as that for oats and wheat, it will likely be best to] grow corn two 

 years in succession. Five fields of 15 acres each are, therefore, provided 

 and the rotations become as follows: 



If young stock are to be included, let x equal the number of cows plus 

 half as many young, one-half calves and one-half yearlings. If the number 

 of young stock are known, their requirements may be included with the 

 horses. The bull and other stock may also be included with horses. 



The Soiling System. — This provides for the production of crops to 

 be cut green and fed to cows in stables. It calls for a succession and 

 variety of crops that will afford continuous, succulent feed in the best stage 

 of maturity, throughout the greater part of the summer. Such systems 

 are quite extensive in European countries, especially for the production 

 of market milk on high-priced land near cities. It enables the keeping of 

 the maximum number of cows on a limited area. In this country the 

 system is but little used. Farmers here are more concerned with the 

 profits of the year's work than they are in entertaining the largest possible 

 number of cows. There doubtless always will be a tendency to increase 

 the soiling system for milk production, with increased price of milk and 

 advance in land values near centers of large milk production. 



Proper Balance of Intensity. — Intensity depends on many factors. 

 These should be properly balanced. The high-priced cow responds to more 

 and better feed, to a greater extent than the low-priced or poor cow. There 

 will always be a limiting factor, and this factor is the one that should 

 first be intensified. If, for example, land is poorly drained, no amount 

 of fertilizer will insure maximum crops. Drainage is the first deficiency 



