Auburn in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
The Old Rotation
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014
1. The Old Rotation Marker
Inscription.
The Old Rotation. . Established in 1896 by Professor J.F. Duggar, the Old Rotation at Auburn University is: (1) the oldest, continuous cotton experiment in the U.S.; and (2) the 3rd oldest continuous field crop experiment in the U.S.; and (3) the 1st experiment to demonstrate the benefits of rotating cotton with other crops to improve yields and utilize nitrogen-restoring legumes in a cotton-production system. It continues to document the long-term effect of these rotations in the same soil., The Old Rotation consists of 13 plots on 1 acre of land. Each plot is a different crop rotation of cotton with corn, summer legumes, winter legumes, and fertilizer nitrogen. , National Register of Historic Places, January 14, 1988.
Established in 1896 by Professor J.F. Duggar, the Old Rotation at Auburn University is: (1) the oldest, continuous cotton experiment in the U.S.; and (2) the 3rd oldest continuous field crop experiment in the U.S.; and (3) the 1st experiment to demonstrate the benefits of rotating cotton with other crops to improve yields & utilize nitrogen-restoring legumes in a cotton-production system. It continues to document the long-term effect of these rotations in the same soil.
The Old Rotation consists of 13 plots on 1 acre of land. Each plot is a different crop rotation of cotton with corn, summer legumes, winter legumes, and fertilizer nitrogen.
National Register of Historic Places, January 14, 1988.
Erected 1988 by the Alabama Historical Commission.
Location. 32° 35.624′ N, 85° 29.149′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. Marker is on Lem Morrison Drive, 0.1 miles north of Duncan Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn University AL 36849, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Alabama's "Old Rotation" Experiment. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry. (Submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014
2. Part of the 13 plots on the 1 acre.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014
3. The Old Rotation Marker area near IT Building
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
