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orchard. Here again we should hke to help you if we may. Be 

 sure to prej)are your ground thoroughly and then choose tlie right 

 varieties. 



And noio for our disappointriient. — We promised to send you 

 the correct answers to all questions asked on the previous five Les- 

 sons. It grieves me to say that we find tliis to be impossible. The 

 expense of printing and mailing lessons to twenty-seven thousand 

 readers has been considerable, and we find ourselves unable to carrv> 

 out our intentions at this time. Kext fall, however, this " round up 

 Lesson," the close of the Cornell Reading-Course so far as it has 

 been planned at present — in fact probably as far as our funds will 

 allow us to carry it — will be sent to you with the hope that it ^^-ill 

 find you balancing a very satisfactory set of season's accounts. 



Winter course in agriculture. — You have completed the Reading- 

 Course, but there is another Course open to you by the appropria- 

 tion for Extension woric in cigricult\ire. This is the short winter 

 Course in agriculture at Cornell Universit}^ It is the logical 

 and fitting finish of the Farmers' Reading-Course. To many of our 

 older readers it will be impracticable, but what about the young 

 men, fresh from school who are as yet wavering in regard to choos- 

 ing a life vocation ? Send them to us. The expense is 23ractically 

 the cost of living. The inspiration they will receive we feel sure 

 will bring them back to the farm with a new conviction that there 

 is dignity, happiness and competence in farming, which are to be 

 gained by the application of intelligence and by perseverance. For 

 further information consult Lesson 11. or write to the undersigned. 



Exjyerimentation. — Remember that the Reading- Lessons are for 

 the season of study and reflection — the winter. In the summer we 

 are ready for cooperative experiments, with fertilizers on your 

 farms, studies of cultural methods and means of combating insects 

 and fung-ous enemies in A'our orchards. 



We shall be glad to hear from you on this side of your farm woi'k 

 at an early date, so that we can plan for the sunnner campaign. 



With best wishes for a profitable season, I am. 



Yours faithfully, 



JOIIK CRAIG. 



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