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12. Applying Lime to Land with a Special Machine . 62 



By courtesy of the Ohio Experiment Station. 



13. Putting in Shock is a Good Way to Save the Corn 



Fodder Until it is Ready to be Shredded . . 68 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Statiori. 



14. A Harrow Tooth Cultivator 72 



A good tool for preserving a soil mulch in tall com. 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



15. Two Good Ways to Dry Seed Corn .... 75 



The upper picture shows the seed ears hung to rafters of the 

 tool shed; the lower picture shows racks made of lath and 

 six-inch boards. Every farmer can use one or the other of 

 these schemes. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



16. Testing Vitality of Corn — ^This is One of the Good 



Methods 76 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



17. Good Seed Ears 78 



Notice the cylindrical shape, straight rows, uniform kernels, and 

 well-formed butts and tips. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



18. Poor Seed Ears 78 



Notice that these ears show characteristics just opposite to 

 those in the cut above. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



19. An Onion Field . . . . . . . . 103 



A harvesting scene in an Indiana field. 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



20. The Large Root System of the Clover Plant . . 108 



Showing the large number of nodules on the roots. It is these 

 that make the clover plant so beneficial to the soil. 

 By courtesy of the U. S. Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Plant 

 Industry. 



21. A Cow-Pea Plant 110 



Some varieties produce more vines than this one. 



By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



22. A Typical Soy-Bean Plant 112 



Notice the nodules at the base of the plant and on the roots. 

 These are full of bacteria which gather nitrogen from the air. 

 By courtesy of the Indiana Experiment Station. 



