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23. A Plot of German Millet Ready to Cut for Hay . 114 



This patch was about five feet tall and made four tons of hay 

 per acre. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station, 



24. Filling a Silo 116 



This is one of the best methods of preserving the com crop. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



25. Sorghum for Green Feed 118 



This field made eleven tons per acre of green feed. 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



26. Methods of Grafting 143 



By courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 



27. A Basket of Fine Peaches 147 



The large size and uniformity were secured by judicious thinning. 

 By courtesy of the Ohio Experiment Station. 



28. A Planting Board 151 



An easy device for setting trees in line. 



29. A Scene in an Indiana Apple Orchard . . .156 



One hundred and seventy acres are set in apples, principally 

 Yellow Transparent, Grimes' Golden, Rome Beauty, Jona- 

 than, Winesap, and Genet. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Horticultural Society. 



30. Hot-Beds Used for Starting Early Plants . . .170 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



31. A Basket op Choice Muskmelons Raised in Southern 



Indiana 176 



Notice the finely netted rinds. 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



32. An Attractive Country Residence .... 182 



Many homes could be made attractive by the planting of flowers, 

 shrubs, and trees. 



The home of K. E. Morgan, Otsego, N. Y. 



33. San Jose Scale on Bark (much enlarged) . . . 191 



Notice the peculiar shell-like covering of the insect. One must 

 use a magnifying glass to identify the scale. 

 By courtesy of the Ohio Experiment Station. 



34. A CuRcuLio Catcher 193 



The insects are jarred on to the sheet and then swept into a 



bucket and killed. 

 By courtesy of the New York {Cornell) Experiment Station. 



