CONTENTS 



PAOE 



Introduction 3 



James Mills, M.A., LL.D., President. 



A Handful of Earth 5 



J. B. Reynolds, B.A., Trof. of Physics. 



The Story of Plant Roots 10 



Muhillc Cuniniing, B.A., B.S.A., Associate Piof. of Agriculture. 



The Story of a Grain of Wheat 16 



C. A. Zavitz, B.S.A. , Director of Field Experiments, 



The Story of a Loaf of Bread 20 



Robert Harcourt, B.S.A., Prof, of Chemistry. 



Tlie Story of the Yeast Plant 26 



F. C. Harrison, B.S.A., D.P.H., Prof, of Bacteriology. 



The Story of a Pound of Butter 30 



H. H. Dean, B.S.A., Prof, of Dairy Husbandry. 



The Story of the Cabbage Butterfly 37 



W. Lochhead, B.A , M.S., Prof, of Biology. 



The Story of the Bees 43 



H. R. Rowsome, Lecturer in Ajjiculture. 



The Story of the Birds 48 



M. W. Doherty, B.S.A., M.A., Associate Prof, of Biology. 



The Story of an Apple 53 



H. L. Hutt, B.S.A., Prof, of Horiculture. 



The Story of Sugar 58 



W. P. Gamble, B.S.A., Associate Prof, of Chemistry. 



The Story of an Egg 65 



\V. R. Graham, B.S.A., Lectuicr on Poultr}-. 



The Story of Wool 69 



G. E. Day, B.S.A.. I'rof. of Agriculture. 



Tomboy— The Story of a Colt ". 72 



J. Hugo Reed, V.S. , Prof, of Veterinary Science. 



All of the illustrations in this Bulletin signed J. B. are from drawings made for the 

 purpose In- iSlr. John Buchanan, B.S.A. , a graduate of the Agricultural College. The 

 two illustrations on pages 9 and 25 are from drawings loaned by Tlie Weekly Star, 

 Montreal. 



WARWICK 15ROS' & RITTER, 

 Printers, Toronto. 



