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LE550N FOR THE FARM 



Published Semi-monthly by the New York State College of Agriculture at 

 Cornell Univ^ersity, Throughout the Year. Application for Entry as 

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L. H. Bailey, Director 

 Course for the Farm, Charles H. Tuck, Supervisor 



TTH\r\ N Y 

 VOL. 1. No. 2 /->^V?.d^d' ^^- ^- SOIL SERIES No. i 



OCTOBER 15, 1911 



THE SOIL: ITS USE AND ABUSE 



DISCUSSION PAPER 



A discussion paper is sent out with each Reading-Course Lesson, for two 

 reasons: (i) We should Hke to have the reader's ideas on the subjects 

 under discussion. On some of the points the reader has probably had 

 experience that will be interesting and valuable to us. No matter what 

 the Lesson says, if you have a different opinion on any of the subjects, 

 do not hesitate to state it on this paper and give your reasons. (2) We 

 should like the reader to use this paper on which to ask us questions. If 

 there are any points that the Lesson has not made clear, or if there are 

 problems in your farming, whether on the subject of the Lesson or any 

 other, on which you think we may be able to help you, write to us on this 

 paper. 



The next Reading-Course Lesson will be sent to those who 

 return to us this discussion paper, which will be an acknowledg- 

 MENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS Lesson. This paper will not be retiimed 

 to the reader, but we shall look it over as carefully as we would a personal 

 letter and write to the reader if there are any points about which corre- 

 spondence is desirable. The reader may consider this discussion paper, 

 then, as a personal letter to us. It will be treated as such, and under no 

 circiunstances will the reader be quoted. As the discussion paper will 

 contain w'ritten matter, it will require letter postage. 



If you are not interested in this Lesson, there are others on other sub- 

 jects, and we shall be glad to send any of them to you on request. The 

 titles of the series of available bulletins of the former Farmers' Reading- 

 Course, which has been replaced by this publication, are: i. The Soil and 

 THE Plant. 2. Stock Feeding. 3. Orcharding. 4. (Out of print.) 

 5. Dairying. 6. Farm Buildings and Yards. 7. Helps for Reading. 

 8. Miscellaneous. 9. Breeding. 



Bulletins in The Cornell Reading-Course for the Farm Home may be 

 obtained by addressing Miss Martha Van Rensselaer, Supervisor. 



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