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fodder corn, land seeded to winter rye ; (3) rye fodder, 

 followed by oats and peas, seeded to red clover and 

 timothy ; (4) hay. [Crimson clover is not hardy north of 

 New Jersey. — Author.] 



" A three-year rotation for the South, recommended 

 by the Louisiana station, is (1) corn ; (2) oats, followed by 

 cowpeas; and (3) cotton. 



" At the Delaware station a good rotation for a poor 

 soil in bad condition was (1) sweet corn, crimson clover ; 

 (2) cowpeas, winter oats ; and (3) red clover. A fertilizer 

 was applied. The results reported indicate that it is 

 better to have crops growing continuously up in the land, 

 than to have it lying idle during a part of the growing 

 season." 



Each farmer must work out the rotation system best 

 adapted to his own situation, but the general lines to fol- 

 low are indicated in the foregoing discussion. 



