Crop rotations and soil management for Eastern Canada / by E.S. Hopkins, P.O. Ripley and W. Dickson. : A12-2/163-1933E-PDF

"The main advantage of improved crop rotations is to assist in maintaining the fertility of the soil and thereby to increase the yields of farm crops. ... On the Dominion Experimental Farms throughout Canada, many trials have been made, over a long period of years, with different kinds of rotations. Most of these rotations in Eastern Canada have been arranged for dairy farming or, to some extent, for mixed farming. A few rotations, however, are also given in this bulletin for farmers who desire to obtain a considerable proportion of their revenue from grain and clover seed." -- p. 3-5.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Agriculture.
Dominion Experimental Farms and Stations (Canada)
Title Crop rotations and soil management for Eastern Canada / by E.S. Hopkins, P.O. Ripley and W. Dickson.
Series title Bulletin, New series ; no. 163
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
Issued also in French under title: Les assolements et la culture du sol dans l'est du Canada.
Historical publication digitized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Partial contents : The advantages of crop rotations -- The improvement of soil fertility -- A comparison of crop rotations -- Rotations for mixed farming -- Rotations for grain farming -- Rotations for potatoes -- Rotations for pasture or green feed -- The use of catch-crops in rotations -- Green manure crops in rotations -- Rearranging the farm for improved rotations -- The value of an annual crop plan of the farm -- The effect of rotation on crop yields - Methods used in producing crops in rotations -- Rotations and tillage methods to control weeds -- Adapting crops to soils -- Management of clay soils -- Management of sandy soils -- Management of peat and muck soils -- Management of hillsides and rolling land.
Publishing information Ottawa : Department of Agriculture : Field Husbandry Division, Experimental Farms Branch, 1933.
Author / Contributor Hopkins, E. S.
Ripley, P. O.
Dickson, W.
Description 67 p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • A12-2/163-1933E-PDF
Edition 3rd ed. (revised)
Subject terms Soil
Crop rotation
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