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Lesson 52. — Hay making. 



1. Time for cutting various forage crops, 



2. Cutting and curing. 



3. Storing. 



4. Market hay. 



Special references. — The following Farmers' Bulletins: 312, A Success- 

 ful Southern Hay Farm ; 508, Market Hay ; 677, Growing Hay in the 

 South for Market. 



Lesson 53. — Pastures. 



1. Management and care of natural pastures, 



2. Soils and fertilizers. 



3. Pasture mixtures. 



4. Establishing and maintaining the pasture. 

 Special references. — 



Permanent Pastures for the Cotton Belt, Office of Secretary of 



Agriculture. Special circular. 

 Meadows and Pastures, Farmers' Bulletin 66. 



Lesson 54, — Groups for Soiling and Silage. 



1. Crops suitable for soiling. 



2. Crops suitable for silage. 



3. Management of the crops. 



Special references. — The following Farmer's Bulletins: 102, Southern 

 Forage Plants; 147, Winter Forage Crops for the South; 300, Some 

 Important Grasses and Forage Plants for the Coast Region. 



Lesson 55. — Rotation of Crops. 



1. History and development of crop rotation. 



2. Purposes of crop rotation. 



Illustrative material : Chart showing purposes of rotation. 



Lesson 56. — Rotation of Crops — Continued. 



1. Essentials of good rotations. 



2. Plans for rotations. 



Illustrative material : Maps of farms showing rotation plans. 

 Special references. — 



Cropping Systems for Stock Farms. United States Department of 

 Agriculture Yearbook. Separate, 456. 



Planning a Cropping System. United States Department of Agri- 

 culture Bur. PI. Indus. Bui. 102, pt. 3. 



Practices in Crop Rotation. United States Department of Agri- 

 culture Yearbook, 1902. 



Relations Between Rotation Systems and Insect Injury in the 

 South. United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook. 

 Separate, 561, 1911. 



Lesson 57. — Weeds. 



1. Definition of weeds. 



2. Importance of weed study. 



3. Classification. 



4. Damage done by weeds. 



