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are pastured. It seems to be a cofamon practice to turn 

 hogs into the orchard after the above crops have reached 

 a certain stage and"hag down" the crop. This practice gives 

 the soil the advantage of a leguminous crop and at the same 

 time the hogs are prepared for market economically. 



In some sections where a cannery is accessible, to- 

 matoes have been found to be profitable catch-crops. The 

 same may be said of beans and sugar corn. 



Tobacco is grown in some of the orchards of the middle 

 Piedmont region, particularly in Nelson, Bedford and Amherst 

 counties. This crop is very satisfactory when grown in 

 proper rotation. 



Wheat, rye, oats and "small grain" were reported by 

 several growers; but even the growers, who reported these 

 crops, were of the opinion that it was not best to grow 

 grain crops in the orchard. 



Beans, "vegetables", melons, strawberries, turnips, 

 canteloupes, cabbage, onions, "truck crops", and sweet po- 

 tatoes are reported by a few growers. These growers were 

 located near some town or city which furnished a local mar- 

 ket for truck. The truck crops require hoe-cultivation and 

 theis keeps the surface of the soil thoroughly tilled. 

 When these crops are taken off, the land is usually seeded 

 to a cover crop, such as clover, vetch or rye. On the whole, 



