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CHAPTER IX 



PAGES 



COMMERCIAL GRADES OP CROP PRODUCTS. FRUIT PACKAGES . 150-171 



Cotton G-rades 150 



Grades of Hay and Straw 151 



Hay, 151 Alfalfa, 152 Straw, 152. 



Grades of Grain 153 



White winter wheat, 153 Red winter wheat, 154 Hard winter 

 wheat, 154 Northern spring wheat, 154 Spring wheat, 155 

 White spring wheat, 155 Durum wheat, 155 Velvet chaff 

 wheat, 156 Pacific Coast wheat, 156 Mixed wheat, 157 

 Rye, 157 White oats, 157 Mixed oats, 158 Red or rust- 

 proof oats, 158 White clipped oats, 158 Mixed clipped oats, 

 159 Purified oats, 159 Corn, 159 White corn, 160 Yellow 

 corn, 160 Mixed corn, 160 Milo-maize, 160 Kaffir corn, 

 161 Barley, 161 Winter barley, 162 Sample grades, 163. 



Fruit Packages . .163 



California deciduous fruits, 163 Chautauqua grape figures, 164 

 California citrus fruits, 164 Apple boxes, 164 Canadian 

 fruit packages, 167 Proposed United States standards, 168. 

 Packages for truck crops, including strawberries , . 169 



CHAPTER X 



THE JUDGING OF FARMS, CROPS, AND PLANTS. EXHIBITION AND NO- 

 MENCLATURE RULES. EMBLEMATIC PLANTS AND FLOWERS 172-186 

 Farms and Farm Practices . . '. . . . . .172 



The agricultural virtues, 172 London's rules for gardeners, 173 



Essential points to consider in the organization of a farm, 174 



Points of a good farm, 174 Score-card for farms, 175. 



Corn and Potatoes 177 



Score-card for dent corn, 177 For use in the plant selection of 

 seed corn, 177 Card for use in judging varieties of corn at 

 husking time, 177 Score-card for potatoes, 177. 



Standards for Judging Fruits at Exhibitions 177 



Apples and pears, 177 Peaches, 177 Plums, 178 Cherries, 

 178 Grapes, 178 Collections, 178 Barrel apples, 178 Box 

 apples, 179. 



Flowers and Plants 179 



The American Rose Society scale of points, 179 Standardiza- 

 tion of roses, 179 Carnations, 179 Gladiolus, 180 Chrysan- 



