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crop may include corn^ potatoes, and the various root crops. Among 

 the many other crops that are successfully gro^vn, the following may 

 be mentioned; Alfalfa, sweet clover, oats and peas, peas, beans, 

 soy beans, hairy vetch, buck^vheat, and millet.^ 



POTATOES. 



Potatoes are a leading money crop on many farms, and practically 

 every farm m the district produces enough for home use. They do 

 exceptionally weU when planted on a fertile loam. They do not 

 ordinarily yield so well on compact clay or light sand, but potatoes 

 grown on sandy soils are generally of excellent quaUty. 



The cost of raising potatoes m this district is comparatively low, as 

 commercial fertilizers are seldom used. Yields are greatly increased 



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Fig. 10.— Potatoes on cut-over land. A moderate acreage of potatoes is generally a satisfactory cash crop. 



by the use of barnyard manure. The application of 10 tons of barn- 

 yard manure per acre often doubles the yield. Potato growmg 

 combines well with dairying and furnishes an excellent opportunity to 

 turn the manure of the dairy herd into a direct profit. (See fig. 10.) 



CORN. 



Early varieties of corn yield well in the southern part of this 

 district and make good silage in a considerable portion of the area. 

 Varieties especially adapted to the various parts of the district have 

 been d(!velop(!d by the Stat(; experiment stations and by the local 

 8ubstati(jns. In many parts (jf the district the value of a silo to a 

 farm depends largely upon the number of cows kept and the success 



> Wisconsin Experiment Station JJulletin No. 260, "First Aid to the Settler." 



