. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. OUTLINE OF CROP MANAGEMENT 85 rotation of plants is determined largely by the presence or absence of such excreta. Some of the reasons why rotation-farming is considered to be advan- tageous (under present teaching) may now be mentioned. (1) One crop tends to correct the faults of another crop. The contin- uous growing of one crop usually results in the injuring of the soil in some respect; a rotation tends to overcome and eliminate such effects. It evens up and works out the inequalities. The general average of many or several kinds of tr
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. OUTLINE OF CROP MANAGEMENT 85 rotation of plants is determined largely by the presence or absence of such excreta. Some of the reasons why rotation-farming is considered to be advan- tageous (under present teaching) may now be mentioned. (1) One crop tends to correct the faults of another crop. The contin- uous growing of one crop usually results in the injuring of the soil in some respect; a rotation tends to overcome and eliminate such effects. It evens up and works out the inequalities. The general average of many or several kinds of treatment is better than the effects of one treat- ment. (2) Plants differ considerably in the proportions of the kinds of foods that they take from the soil. In rotations, the different plants make the maximum of their draft on the soil at different times in the year, thereby allowing the progress of the seasons to even up the inequalities. (3) By a judicious choice of crops, different plant-food materials may be incorporated in the soil in available condition, through the decay of the parts plowed under or left in the ground. The most marked benefit of this kind probably comes from incorporation of nitrogen com-. Fig. 116. "Tbeirrigator," pictured in 1823. 'Tills nmchine is eal- to water meadow- grouiitls. cotton and provision land, and with a boy and horse, ought to water one or two acres per day. accoiding to the dis- tance of tlie river from the ; "No. 1. The Cask; 2, The Asle: 3, Felloes; 4, Bung: .^. Plug holes at both ends: 6, Seat for the ;. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed. New York, The Macmillan company
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