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4. MAIJSTAINING SOIL MOISTUKE AND VE(iETAliLE MAT 



TER IN THE SOIL. 



The value of moisture in Ihe noil and the ht^sl methods of con 

 serving it. 



5. THE EASIEST AND MOST FKOFITAHLE WAY TO GROW 



POTATOES. 

 Quality of the soil best adapted. The importance of location 

 within reach of market. The importance of good seed and 

 treatment. Preparation of the seed bed, planting, culti- 

 vating, digging and marketing. 



6. FEEDING AND CARE OF POULTRY. 



The egg production of the U. S. The necessity of careful atten- 

 tion. Breeds, feed, winter eggs, houses, runs, etc. The in- 

 cubating and raising of chicks. 



CURE, Z. T., Jermyn, Lackawanna County, Pa.: 



1. PRODUCTION OF THE APPLE ORCHARD; WHY AND 



HOW. (20 minutes.) 

 Location and preparation of soil. Varieties. Pests and how 

 to fight them. 



2. AN UP-TO-DATE TALK ON CORN. (20 minutes.) 

 Breeding for protein contents. Corn land and its feeding. 



Seed selection and cultivation. 



8. ECONOMY IN THE USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER'S. 



(20 to 30 minutes.) 

 Supply only the plant food in which the soil is deficient. When 

 applied to nitrogen-gathering plants, fertilizer pays from 

 tvvo sources. Purchase of ingredients and home mixing. 



4. METHODS OF POTATO CULTURE. (20 minutes.) 

 Preparation for seed bed. Planting and cultivation. Spray- 

 ing, when and how. Harvesting. 



5. EDUCATION TO THE FARMER INDISPENSABLE. (Even- 



ing lecture.) (80 minutes.) 



6. SHEEP HUSBANDRY. (20 minutes.) 



Early spring lambs. Breed. Condition. Market. 



7. RAISING OF COLTS PROFITABLE TO THE (GENERAL 



FARMER. (25 minutes.) 

 Class of animal. General care. Breaking in and sale. 



8. THE HEIFER CALF. (20 minutes.) 

 Breed, feed and training. 



9. SOME FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING ANI- 



MAL IMPROVEMENT. (25 minutes.) 



DETRICH, J. D., West Chester, R. F. D. No. 12, Chester County, Pa.: 



1. HOW TO KEEP TWENTY^ HEAD OR MORE OF DAIRY 



ANIMALS ON FIFTEEN ACRES. 



2. EIGHTEEN YK.ARS EXrERIENCK IN SOILING 



