No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 47 



NORTHUP, HENRY W., Dalton, R. F. D., Lackawanna County, Pa.: 

 (15-30 minutes each.) 

 1. SELECTING, CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DAIRY. 



Methods of choice. Producing or buying. Milli purposes or 

 butter. Ca're. Comfortable quarters. Good ventilation. 

 Proper food. Summer and winter management, etc. 



2. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE SILO. 



Its location. The kind you need. Filling. Material. How to 



produce and when to fill. Saving expense. How to feed. 



• How to keep. Profits derived. Health of animals fed, etc. 



3. POTATO GROWING. 



Choice of ground. Fertilizing the soil. Preparing the ground. 

 Selecting the seed. Preparing the seed. When to plant. 

 How to cultivate. When to spray. When to dig, etc. 



4. THE EXHAUSTION AND RESTORATION OF OUR SOIL. 

 Why it does not produce. How to restore. Cheap fertility. 



Conserve soil moisture. Make available the elements of fer- 

 tility. Use the legumes. 



5. FRUIT CULTURE. 



Selection of place and varieties. Selection of trees. How to 

 set. How to cultivate. How and when to prune. How to 

 bud. How to force the growth. How to spray. 



(^. FARM PRODUCTS AND HOW TO MARKET THEM. 



Produce the best grade. Place in fine receptacles. Attractive. 

 Suitable attire. Genial. Polite. Proper team and convey- 

 ance. Where to sell. When to sell. When to hold. 



7. NATURE STUDY IN COUNTRY SCHOOLS. 



It's nothing new. The human face. Trees and plants. Insects 

 and their life and habit.s. Birds and their peculiarities. 



8. EDUCATING THE FARMER. 



The farmer's business needs it. He is modest and bashful. He 

 is called to official duties. He is able-bodied and worth edu- 

 cating. 



9. DESIRABLE COUNTRY HOMES AND HOW TO ENJOY 



THEM. 



We have the best place for them. W"e want all the conven- 

 iences. We want literature and music. We can have beau- 

 tiful surroundings. We can have comforts of life. 



ORR, T. E., Beaver. Beaver Countv. Pa.: 



1. POULTRY FOR FARMERS. (30 minutes.) 



The place of the hen on the farm, compared with other farm 

 animals. 



2. THE CITY EGG TRADE; HOW TO GET IT. (30 minutes.) 

 A large and constant trade. A fastidious trade. A good pay- 

 ing trade. ITniformity and quality demanded. 



3. ECONOMICAL POULTRY HOMES. (Illustrated). (30 min- 



utes.) 

 Low cost. Durability at least 12 years. Low down and air 

 tight at tht^ back. Light and ventilation. Floors and litter. 



