its food from the soil and the air and elaborates it in the leaves, 

 emphasizes the desirability of preserving the latter from insect and 

 fnngous attack, so that it may perform its life functions in a proper 

 manner ; a knowledge of tlie principles of animal nutrition is 

 essential to the successful and profitable production of beef, milk 

 and butter. These features have been set forth in Reading-Lessons 

 1 to 10. It is now proposed to specialize somewhat. Tliis 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 ont of it. 



Lessons for This Winter. 



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

 ing. AVe shall devote our first lesson to a consideration of the tree 

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

 preparation, 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 diversified. We hav^e our apple 

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

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

 cess usually rewards the cultivator in proportion as the underlying 

 principles of science and good business abihty are combined and 

 applied with industrious perseverance. It will be our endeavor in 

 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 sam])le copies of these Lessons ? Let us hope that you will 

 not only do this, but that you wull organize a chib. 



How Tu Organize a Reading-Club. 



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

 seme 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 meetino- at the Grano^e Hall or the school house, or 

 at his home. State the objects of the meeting. Distribute and 

 examine the lessons. Discuss matters informally and then take the 



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