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to the soil. Sugar is a carbohydrate and, like butter, 

 it is formed from the food matter which the plants 

 get from the air and the water; but it must be remem- 

 bered that beets are heavy feeders and, if the return of 

 the pulp is impossible, they, like tobacco, will soon 

 wear out the soil. 



Kind of Farming Depends on Local Conditions. 

 The reader must not make the mistake of thinking 



A PRIZE PACKAGE.* 



that the system of diversified farming outlined here is 

 necessarily the best system. The greatest flexibility is 

 allowable, depending upon the location of the farm, 

 the character of the soil, nearness to factories and 

 markets, and various other conditions. But it is easily 

 seen that in the North Central States, at least, cows, 

 corn and clover should form the basis of any system 

 of diversified farming. 



This prize package was grown by Frank McConnell, a member of 

 the Boys' Corn Club, of Hamilton County, Indiana. 



