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will fit all cases, for that must be left to the needs, facili- 

 ties, and inclinations of the individual farmer. Those that 

 are suggested here are some that are in more or less common 

 use, and that include the principal crops of the sections 

 specified. They may be varied in almost innumerable 

 ways. 



679. In New England, special crops are grown or special 

 lines of farming are followed in the different sections, and the 

 rotations depend entirely on the particular system in vogue 

 in the locality. Where potatoes are the main crop, the rota- 

 tion is often as follows: 1, potatoes; 2, oats, with clover 

 seeded in the oats; 3, clover. 1 The clover may be left for two 

 years, or the potatoes may be grown for two years in suc- 

 cession. In the dairy sections, fodder corn is one of the 

 principal crops. Here the rotation may be: 1, corn, cut for 

 silage, followed by rye; 2, rye, plowed under for green ma- 

 nure, followed by corn and rye as before; 3, rye, with clover 

 seeded in it; 4, clover. In the tobacco district, tobacco 

 may take the place of the second crop of corn. 



680. In the North Atlantic States, dairying is generally 

 important. Here a common rotation is: 1, corn; 2, wheat, 

 seeded to clover and grass; 3, meadow; 4, pasture. The 

 pasture may be left for one or more years. A little farther 

 south, where cowpeas and crimson clover can be grown, the 

 rotation may be: 1, corn; 2, wheat, followed by cowpeas; 

 3, cowpeas, cut early for hay, followed by grass; 4, meadow; 

 5, pasture. The simple three-year rotation of corn, wheat, 

 clover, or corn, oats, clover, may also be followed. 



681. In the Southeastern States, rotations are less com- 

 mon, for the land is kept pretty constantly in cotton. Because 



iln this discussion of rotations, the figures refer to the year in the ro- 

 tation. Thus, in the one just given, a crop of potatoes is grown on a given piece 

 of land the first year; the second year it is sown to oats, with clover seeded in the 

 oats while the third year it is a clover meadow or pasture. If potatoes are grown 

 for two years, it would be: 1, potatoes; 2, potatoes; 3, oats; 4, clover. 



