QUIZ ON 



CORNELL READING-COURSE READING-LESSON 



FOR FARMERS ^^- '^ 



FEBRUARY, 1899 



By L. H. bailey. 



These qiiestioyis constitute supplement to Readi7ig Lesson No ^^ 

 (" How the plajit gets its food from the soiV). Its purpose is to 

 induce the reader to think carefully about what he_ reads. Ajiswer 

 the questions as best you can and retjcrii this sheet to us (2 cents post- 

 age). We ivant these ansivers in order that we 7nay know what 

 interest you are taking in the Readijig- Course a7id how much good 

 you are gettijig from it ; and we want to help you wheji you do not 

 understand the problems involved. We are after results, and do 

 not care about the handwriting nor the granimar. These answers 

 are for our own exajnination ayid will ?iot be made public. We 

 shall be glad of aiiy comments on these lesso7is. Those zvho answer 

 the questions will receive future lessons. 



When Lessoji No. 5 shall have beeyi digested, we hope to se?id 

 you a supplementary Lesson answeriiig questions in all five Lesso7is, 

 ayid also suggesting how you 7nay f7id out what fertilizers your soil 

 a7id crops 7ieed. 



Do the root-hairs finally become roots, or do they stay on as 

 the main root grows ? 



Are there root-hairs on old roots ? 



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On what part of the roots are the root-hairs 



Where does the radish plant, which you grow in moss or 

 between folds of cloth, get nourishment for making the root-hairs? 



