SUPPLEMENT TO 



®I|? Cornell IJ^abtn9-Ol0«r00a 



LE550N FOR THE FARM 



Published semi-monthly throughout the year by the New York State College of 

 Agriculture at Cornell University. Entered as second-class matter October 13, 1911, 

 at the post office at Ithaca, N. Y., under the Act of Congress of July 16, 1894 



L. H. Bailey, Director 

 Course for the Farm, Charles H. Tuck, Supervisor 



„r,j «r Q ITHACA, N. Y. RURAL ENGINEERING 



VOL. I. No. 8 JANUARY 15, 1 91 2 SERIES No. i 



KNOTS, HITCHES, AND SPLICES 



DISCUSSION PAPER 



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

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

 under discussion. 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 which 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 returned 

 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. Under no circumstances will the reader be quoted. 

 As the discussion paper will contain written 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 Farmer's Reading- 

 Course, which has been replaced by The Cornell Reading-Courses, Lessons 

 for the Fann, are : i. (Out of print.) 2. Stock Feeding. 3. Orchard- 

 ing. 4. (Out of print.) 5. Dairying. 6. Farm Buildings and Yards. 

 7. Helps for Reading. 8. Miscellaneous. 9. Breeding. The titles 

 of series already begun in the new publication are: Soil, Poultry, and 

 Rural Engineering. 



Reading-Course Lessons for the Farm Home may be obtained by 

 addressing Professor Martha Van Rensselaer, Supervisor. 



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