SUPPLEMENT TO 



CORNELL 



IReaMng^Course for Jfarmets 



Published Monthly by the New York State College of Agriculture 

 AT Cornell University from November to March, and Entered at 

 Ithaca as Second-Class Matter under Act of Congress July i8, 1894. 

 L. H. Bailey, Director. 



SERIES vni. ITHACA, N. Y. N0.39. 



MISCELLANEOUS. FEBRUARY, 1908. ALFALFA. 



DISCUSSION-PAPER ON FARMERS' READING-COURSE 



BULLETIN NO. 39 



A Discussion-paper is sent out with all Farmers' Reading-Course 

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

 these subjects. On some of these points you have probably had experience 

 that will be interesting and valuable to us. No matter what the Bulletin 

 says, if you have different opinions on any of these subjects, do not hesitate 

 to state them on this paper and give your reasons. (2) We should like you 

 to use this paper on which to ask us questions. If there are any points 

 which the Bulletin has not made clear or if there are any problems in your 

 farming, whether on these subjects or others, on which you think we may be 

 able to help you, write to us on this paper. 



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

 return to us this discussion-paper, which will be an acknowledg- 

 MENT TO THE RECEIPT OF THE BULLETIN. This paper wHl not be returned 

 to you, but we shall look it over as carefully as we would a personal letter and 

 write to you if there are any points about which correspondence is desirable. 

 You may consider this Discussion-paper then, as a personal letter to us. It 

 will be treated as such, and under no circumstances will your remarks be 

 made public. As the Discussion-paper will contain written matter, it 

 will require letter postage. 



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

 on other subjects, and we shall be glad to send any of these to you on request. 

 The titles of the six Series of the Reading-Course Bulletins now available are: 

 I. The Soil AND THE Plant. 2. Stock Feeding. 3. Orcharding. 

 4. Poultry. 5. Dairying. 6. Farm Buildings and Yards. 7. 

 Helps for Reading. 8. Miscellaneous. Helps for Reading, in 

 The Farmers' Wives' Reading-Course, on domestic subjects, is also sent 

 to those who desire it. 



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