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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. — Crops 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. 
