Design (short description):
The TA3 area, like the Wooster 731-732 series, consists of 54 plots. There are 3 reps of 3 tillages with 3 rotations. The rotation of corn-soybean has a plot of each crop for every year and the rotation of corn-oats-meadow (hay) has a plot of each crop for every year. The continuous corn plots of course, retain the same crop year to year. Plot size is ~ 21ft wide (8 rows of corn) x ~ 100 ft long. The plots exist in three ranges (reps) which are separated by grass alleys. Each rep is also split with a grass alley between plots. The field is bordered by a wooded area which we currently use as a comparative background soil.