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rotation which includes crested wheat grass for 7 years, followed by 

 wheat, corn, wheat, summer-fallow, wheat, and barley. In the fall of 

 the thirteenth year crested wheat grass is drilled in the barley stubble. 

 This rotation has increased crop yields about 20 percent. 



Table 14. — Results of including crested wheat grass in part of the 

 crop rotation on the organisation, production, and income of a 

 wheat-cattle conch in southwestern Xorth Dakota 



Item 



Former plan — 



before inclusion 



of crested wheat 



grass in crop 



rotation 



Total 

 acreage 



Pro- 

 duction 



Present plan — after inclu- 

 sion of crested wheat 

 sra<s in rotation on 650 

 acres of cropland 



Total 

 acreage 



Acreage 

 under 



crested Pro- 

 wheat duction 

 grass 



rotation 



Crops and land use: 



Wheat 



Summer-fallow. _ . 



Oats 



Barley 



Corn 



Corn silage 



Oats cut for hay 



C re-ted wheat grass ha v. 

 Wild hay 



Acres 

 500. 

 500. 

 90. 

 120. 

 182. 4 



57. 6 

 30. 



Bushels 

 5, 150 



100. 



Native grazing land 2, 580. 



Crested wheat grass pasture 



Crested wheat grass seeding. . 

 Aftermath crested wheat grass. 

 Aftermath wild hav 



2.394 

 2,400 

 3,338 



Tons 



144 

 15 



Total. 



Livestock: 



Cows 



Heifers 2 yrs. (replacements) 

 Yearling heifers and steers__ 



Bulls 



Horses 



Hens 



Xet cash income: 



With high price level 



With medium price level 



25 



AUM's* 



1,720 



Acres 

 390. 

 340. 

 100. 

 100. 

 136. 7 



63. 3 



Acres 

 150. 

 50.0 



~~50.~0 



Bushels 



4.317 



~~2~660 

 2. 170 

 2. 501 



Tom 



50. 



183 



98.0 

 100. 



2. 580. 



202. 



50. 



98. 



120 

 25 



46 



AUM's* 

 1, 720 

 202. 412 



50. 



65 



46 



4, 160. 4, 160. 



Inven- 

 tory 



Sold 



Inven- 

 tor v 



X umber 



125 



20 



106 



5 



3 



100 



Number 



16 



83 



Dollars 



11.006 



5,901 



650. 



Xumber 



160 



24 



136 



6 



3 



100 



Sold 



Xumber 

 19 



10s 



Dollars 



12. 207 



6. 623 



'Animal-unit months of grazing. 



