Show crop rotation essential to increased production Product lon field director agricultural blon department international harvester company Rk notation tation of crops means di diversification fi and diversified farming is sato udo farming crop rotation lessens the risk of failure increases the of income we cannot expect to make A i profit from farming by growing only one crop a ad aid id devoting two thirds cl c ur time to doire it crop rotation distributes farm farin work throughout the entire year it means steady employment more efficient farm help maintains lity crop rotation including the growing of alfalfa cloven clovers or other legumes and th raising of live stock maint maintains ainis eoll suil fertility whenever we have crop rotation we have livestock whenever wo we have stock we have crop rotation the two are inseparable not only do they maintain toll soil fortuity fertil lity but thy they improve the condition of the soft weeds insect pests and plant diseases flourish whenever we follow ft a one op system rotation notation keeps down he bees starves out many destructive insects and helpa helps to eliminate plant diseases di notation rotation gives us a variety ot of feed makes the raising of livestock more profitable gives us something to sell every very feek in the year in wide ulde sections where the one crop system predominates there is no country home life few children and few country schools there may be great fields but the foil soil Is sick unproductive erosion of the soil Is common there are no big red barns no silos no modem homes neglect and decay are evident everywhere ery where W I 1 ti al poverty sure to result soil robbery means poverty poverty not only for ourselves but for our children and our children childrens children we only hold the land in trust for those who come after us we must turn it over to others in an good condition as we found it the future welfare of OUT our community and our state the future of america depends upon our being good stewards |