. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Soil: Its Use and Abuse ^3^5 PRACTICES AVAILABLE FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT We see, then, that by drainage, irrigation, tillage, manures, and fer- tilizers (including lime), the farmer endeavors to modify the soil. To these he may and should add two other practices essential to the highest financial results. These are crop rotation and crop adaptation
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). The Soil: Its Use and Abuse ^3^5 PRACTICES AVAILABLE FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT We see, then, that by drainage, irrigation, tillage, manures, and fer- tilizers (including lime), the farmer endeavors to modify the soil. To these he may and should add two other practices essential to the highest financial results. These are crop rotation and crop adaptation. a. Crop rotation.— Nature rotates her crops, and there must therefore be a fundamental reason for the practice. In the forest, oak follows pine and pine may follow oak. On the farm, corn after com and wheat after. •^ -• •-??.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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