CKOP ROTATION AND CULTURAL METHODS AT AKRON, COLO. 27 
The small grains, either fall or spring sown, do not follow sorgo as 
well as they do corn. Where possible, sorgo land should be seeded 
to some row crop that is planted late in the spring. 
The average annual yields of the several crops, their response to 
cultural methods, the effect of a crop upon the yield of the one that 
follows it, and the possibility of avoiding failure by growing crops of 
different habit or season indicate that the most stable type of agri- 
culture for this region will be a diversified one with livestock as the 
main source of dependence and with less emphasis on the cash grain 
crops. Corn for silage and grain feed and the sorghums for hay and 
forage offer a reliable and safe foundation for the livestock industry. 
Corn may be grown continuously with advantage to its yield, but the 
usual relative values are such that its rotation with small grain, 
either winter wheat or barley, will be more profitable. Such a rota- 
tion distributes the labor, minimizes the probability of failure, and 
grows the small-grain crop on a favorable preparation and at a low 
cost per acre. More extensive grain production would be based upon 
winter wheat and a liberal use of the fallow. 
