Supplement to 



CORNELL 



lRea6ing*Cour6e for jfarmeis 



PUBLISHEU BY THK COLLEGE OF A(iHICULTUKE OP CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 



FROM November to March, and Entere3 at Ithaca as Second-class 

 Matter under Act of Congress of July 16, lS9i. L. H. Bailey, Director. 



SERIES VI. ITHACA, N. Y., No. 26. 



BUILDINGS AND YARDS. NOVEMBER, 19C5. TASTEFUL BUILBINGrS. 



DISCUSSION-PAPER ON FARMERS' READING-COURSE 



BULLETIN NO. 26 



This Discussion-paper is sent out zvitli all Fanners' Reading-Course 

 Bulletins, for two reasons: (i) JVe should like to have your own ideas 

 on these subjects. On some of tlies: points you haz'e probably had expe- 

 rience 7chich will be interesting and valuable to us. Xo matter zchat the 

 Bulletin says, if \ou have different opinions on any of these subjects, do 

 not hesitate to state them on this paper and giz'e your reasons. (2) JVe 

 shou'd life \cu to use iliis paper on which to ask us questiojis. If there 

 are any points zehich the Bulletin has not made clear, or if there are any 

 problen:s in your farming, zehether on these subjects or others on zehich 

 you- think we may be able to help you, lerite to us on this paper. 



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

 retlr:; to us this Discussion-paper, which will be an acknowleix;- 

 ment of the receipt of the Bulletin ( 2c. postage). This paper zeill 

 not be returned to you, but zee shall look it over as carefully as zee zeould 

 a persor.al letter and zerite to you if there are any points about zehich 

 correspondence is desirable. ]'ou may consider tliis Discussion-paper, 

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

 circumstances zeill your remarks be mode public. 



If you are not interested in this Reading-Course Bulletin, zee have 

 others on other subjects, and zee shall be glad to send any of these to you 

 on request. The titles of the si.v Series of the Reading-Course Bulletins 

 iiozc available are: 1. The Soil and the Plant. 2. Stock Feeding. 

 3. Orcharding. 4. I^ji-ltrv. 5. Dairying. 6. Farm Blhldings and 

 Yards The T\Trmers Ulz'cs' Reading-Course, on domestic subjects, is 

 also seni to those zeho desire it. 



These Bulletins cannot be sent to persons who reside outside 

 OF THE State of New York, as both courses are supported v.y a 

 State appropriation. 



For our ozen benefit zee shall be glad to luive you an.szeer (on these 

 sJieets) any or all of the foUozeing questions, if you are interested in the<c 

 subjects; but zee do not zeish you to feel under any obligation to do this. 



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