Show increase nerease income inborn e b by crop cop rotation tennessee renn essee far farmer mer Is successful by adopting new system of management by the th unita states ot of agriculture A farmer in henderson llende reon county I 1 ten en lessee has been running his bis farm for to a the 1110 past six years according tern lem of crop rotation and Wana management gement worked out with his county extension igent cotton returns small previous to this time practically gothing was grown on this and nd other farms arbib in tile the county hut but cotton and aven with the greatest economy not more than could be cleared a year in 1010 the new system was started arted tt under it cotton Is grown in rotation with pasture crops on the hill land each field in turn producing cot ton two years and pasture for six y years ears on tile the level land ilay hay and corn are rotated with peas planted at tho last cultivation u ItI of tile the corn to keep ap the soil fertility and furnish some hog feed under the new system as much live stock ns as tile the pastures pasture s will feed has ins been added cli calelly lelly hogs hog sheep and some mules with cows to furnish milk for the family big features Pea turca of system tile the three maln features of tile lem leiu are arst increase in soil fertility second economy in labor and thir liard d several sources of income in 1022 this farmer J F pope spent only 1150 in labor cli chiefly telly for ci chopping lopping and picking cotton he can do most lost of tho the work vork till himself with the aid of his two sons ons ten and twelve years oll old the main money crop Is still cotton but cotton grown on soil steadily increasing in fertility live stock corn rind tiny liny are als also 0 sold last year over COO worth of live stock was waa sold from the farm and 1750 worth of cotton corn and other crops according to reports to the united states department of agriculture leaving an ample sup ply of feed for the next year the years expenses are covered by th the e spent for labor and for fertilizers tili and Inel incidentals dentals the farm income has increased each year since once tile the new system was adopted mr popes neighbors have bave watched tho the development of the farm closely and a number are working out systems along similar lines for their own farms according to reports |