SUPPLEMENT TO 

 LESSON FOR THE FARM 



L. H. Bailey, Director 

 Course for the Farm, Royal Gilkey, Supervisor 



voi n No ™ ITHACA, N. Y. vegetable-gardening 



L ' °' 3 DECEMBER 15, 1912 series No. i 



HOTBED CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT 



DISCUSSION PAPER 



A supplement called the discussion paper is sent with each Reading- 

 Course lesson with a view of assisting the reader to examine and improve 

 his present methods of farming. The discussion paper also aids in review- 

 ing important points in the lesson. The answering of the questions is 

 optional, but a majority of readers accept this opportunity for addi- 

 tional work. An expression of the reader's experience or opinion is one of 

 the best ways of converting into working knowledge what has been read. 



New readers should enroll in one or more of the following series of 

 Reading-Course lessons: the soil, poultry, rural engineering, farm 



FORESTRY, THE HORSE, DAIRYING, FRUIT-GROWING, FARM CROPS, STOCK- 

 FEEDING, VEGETABLE-GARDENING, PLANT-BREEDING. The first leSSOn in 



each series desired is sent on enrollment and subsequent lessons are 

 sent, one at a time, on the return of discussion papers. Persons who 

 wish to continue to receive Reading-Course lessons should sign and return 

 the discussion paper sent with each lesson. Each discussion paper returned 

 will be read over carefully and a personal reply will be made when help 

 can be given. The Reading-Course will endeavor to aid in the solution 

 of farm problems, assist in the organization of Reading-Course clubs, and 

 give references for advanced study. The space below on this page is reserved 

 for correspondence concerning Reading-Course work and also for names and 

 addresses of any persons likely to be interested in the course. 



Published semi-monthly throughout the year by the New York State College of Agriculture at 

 Cornell University. Entered as second-class matter October 13, 191 1, at the post office at Ithaca, 

 N. Y., under the Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. 



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