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3. Drainage. 



4. Growth of leguminous crops. 



5. The use of cover-crops. 



6. The proper use of lime and commercial fertilizers. 



7. Crop rotation. 



8. Selection of seed. 



9. Spraying for fungous and insect pests. 



10. Disposal of poor cows. 



11. Use of pure-bred sires. 



12. Feeding economical rations. 



13. Protection against bovine tuberculosis. 



14. Production of clean milk. 



15. Keeping of farm business accounts. 



16. Use of mechanical power and machinery. 



17. Employment of labor throughout the year. 



18. Maintaining a reputation for honesty. 



19. The providing of home comforts. 



20. Reading reliable agricultural publications. 



21. Membership in active agricultural organizations. ^ 



London's rules for gardeners. 



1. Perform every operation in the proper season and in the best 

 manner. 



2. Complete every operation consecutively. 



3. Never, if possible, perform one operation in such a manner as to 

 render another necessary. 



4. When called off from any operation, leave your work and tools in 

 an orderly manner. 



5. In leaving off work, make a temporary finish, and clean your tools 

 and carry them to the tool-house. 



6. Never do that in the garden or hothouses which can be equally 

 well done in the reserve ground or in the back sheds. 



7. Never pass a weed or insect without pulling it up or taking it off, 

 unless time forbid. 



8. In gathering a crop, take away the useless as well as the useful 

 parts. 



9. Let no plant ripen seeds, unless they are wanted for some purpose, 

 useful or ornamental, and remove all parts which are in a state of decay. 



