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societies. The following three ways are suggested in which reading- 

 course lessons may prove valuable to a study club or to any other organi- 

 zation : 



1. For study by the entire membership previous to a general discussion 

 at a regular meeting. 



2. To aid leaders in preparing for a program at a regular meeting. 



3. For reference. A set of available lessons may be obtained for use 

 by a study club or for the library of any church, school, grange, or other 

 organization. 



Bulletins and circulars of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment 

 Station may also he obtained Jar the above purpose by writing to the Mailing 

 Room, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. 



AVAILABLE READING-COURSE LESSONS FOR THE FARM, 



ARRANGED BY SERIES 



Residents of New York State may register for one or more of the series 

 mentioned below by addressing The Cornell Reading- Course for the 

 Farm, College of Agriciilture, Ithaca, New York. 



SERIES LESSONS 



The soil 74 Introduction to the principles of soil fer- 

 tility 

 42 Tilth and tillage of the soil 

 50 Nature, effects, and maintenance of humus 



in the soil 

 70 Soil moisture and crop production 

 78 Land drainage and soil efficiency 



Poultry 80 Incubation 



10 Feeding young chickens 



Rural engineering 8 Knots, hitches, and splices 



*59 Sewage disposal for country homes 



Farm forestry 12 The improvement of the woodlot 



28 Recent New York State Laws giving relief 

 from taxation on lands used for forestry 

 purposes 

 40 County, town, and village forests 

 62 Methods of determining the value of timber 

 in the farm woodlot 



The horse 46 Feeding and care of the horse 



56 Practical horse-breeding 



* Lesson for the Farm Home. 

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