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= Four course rotation =
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The four course rotation is the ecologically sound system of husbandry used in
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[[high_farming]]. It is a form of crop rotation
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1) one year [[ley]]
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- grow for one year
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- let livestock graze from it
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- allows for nitrogen to build in the soil
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2) root break
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- plant,
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- turnips
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- swedes
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- potatoes
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- mangold
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- kale
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- these increase soil fertility
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- apply nearly all manure to this field
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- called cleaning crops, as land must be hoed several times to plant in rows
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- Also creates the crops to be eaten during the winter for feeding livestock
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3) Winter cereal break
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- plant,
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- wheat
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- beans
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- barley
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- oats
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- rye
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- All these crops are sown in autumn
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- this is the primary "cash crop" or "staple food"
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4) Spring cereal break
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- Spring sown wheat or barley
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- Undersow ley after placing the wheat and barley seed
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- used crop for beer, feeding livestock, and making manure
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Historically this method created 2 tons of wheat to the acre
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