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Report from the Sub-committee on Agriculture

 

 
Table 5.2
Description of present crop composition in crop rotations on clayey and sandy soil. In these tables arable farms with and without pigs are combined because they include the same crops. At the top of the table crops with previous-crop value are shown, followed by other crops. Miscellaneous covers small acreages with different specialised crops. Appendix 1 contains a more detailed description of the crop rotations, yield level, share of acreage and treatment frequency index.
Crop rotations on clayey soil
Arable farms with or without pigs Specialised arable farms with sugar beet Specialised arable farms with seed prod. Dairy farms Other farms
Winter rape Sugar beet Seed grass Winter wheat, 1st yr. Sugar beet
Spring rape Winter wheat, 1st yr. Sugar beet Winter wheat, 2nd yr. Winter wheat, 1st yr.
Peas Winter wheat, 2nd yr. Winter wheat, 1st yr. Spring cereals Winter wheat, 2nd yr.
Winter wheat, 1st yr. Spring cereals Winter wheat, 2nd yr. Wholecrop Spring cereals
Winter wheat, 2nd yr. Miscellaneous Spring barley with undersown crop Grass Winter barley
Spring cereals   Miscellaneous Mangolds Winter rye
Winter barley     Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous        

Crop rotations on sandy soil

Arable farms with and without pig Arable farms with potato production Dairy farms, less than 1.4 LU dairy cows/ha Dairy farms, more than 1.4 LU dairy cows/ha Other farms less than 20 ha
Spring rape Potatoes Winter cereals Winter wheat, 1st yr. Rape or peas
Winter rape Peas Spring cereals Spring cereals Winter wheat, 1st yr.
Peas Winter cereals Wholecrop/maize Grass Winter wheat, 2nd yr.
Seed grass Spring cereals Grass Wholecrop/maize Spring cereals
Winter wheat, 1st yr. Miscellaneous Mangolds Mangolds Grass
Winter wheat, 2nd yr.   Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Winter rye        
Spring cereals        
Winter barley        
Miscellaneous