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tion is essential to the successful and profitable production of beef, 



milk and butter. These features have been set forth in Headino^- 



Lessons 1 to 10. It is now proposed to specialize somewhat. This 



is what the college man does in his life work. After building a 



broad foundation by taking a general scientific course, he applies 



himself to a single problem at a time. In this way the problem 



receives his individual attention and he gets so much the more out 



of it. 



Lessons for this Winter. 



This winter we propose to take up questions relating to orchard- 

 ing. We shall devote our fii*st lesson to a consideration of the tree 

 and its manner of growth, and succeeding lessons to the soil, its 

 prejDaration, the planting and subsequent care of the tree and its 

 fruit. The fruit interests of the State are of high importance. 

 The fruit industry is exceedingly diversitied. We have our apple 

 districts, our peach sections, our grape belts, our strawberry and 

 small fruit regions. The amount of capital invested is large. Suc- 

 cess usually rewards the cultivator in proportion as the underlying 

 principles of science and good business ability are combined and 

 applied with industrious perseverance. It will be our endeavor iii_ 

 the lessons issued this winter to direct attention to some of these 

 elementary but essential truths. Will it not be to your interest to 

 send for sample copies of these Lessons? Let us hope that you will 

 not only do this, but that you will organize a club. 



How TO Organize a Reading-Club. 



The formation of a Reading-Club is a veiy simple matter. Let 

 some one write us for information regarding this Reading-Course 

 and the methods employed in carrying it on. We will gladly send 

 him the desired information and a supply of Lessons. Then let this 

 leader call a meeting at the Grange Hall or the school house or at 

 his home. State the objects of the meeting. Distribute and exam- 

 ine the Lessons. Discuss matters informally and then take the 

 names and addresses of all those who wish to become members of 

 the Reading-Course, and forward them to us promptly. When the 

 Lessons are received from us arrange to meet regularly once a fort- 



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