LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



The Lure of the Land . . Frontispiece 



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Senator Justin S. Morrill . .9 



" The children will not get to college unless I should find a 



chance to sell" ,,. . .... 16 



I pulled up an acre of peach orchard and sowed alfalfa . . 16 



Inconveniences of life 24 



The hired man can never put a soul into a field . ... 33 



Resting in the shade and watching other people work ... 33 



The cradle has revolutionized the wheat industry ... . 41 



W!hat would you think of the farmer to-day who would buy 



a cradle for his wheat cutting? 41 



Cut clover with a scythe instead of a mower 48 



Mule harvester and thrasher 48 



Unless cows are properly stabled and have pure water and 



pure air they are subject to disease 57 



The silo is a graceful structure and adds an element of 



architectural beauty to the dairy buildings . ... . 64 



Judged by the cow's taste, silage is almost an ideal food . . 64 



I have seen her repeatedly chopping her own stove wood . . 69 



She does the milking and churning 69 



Churning butter .... . 84 



Stacking the oat straw 84 



"Orchard's where I'd ruther be" 88 



The peach tree borer 88 



Ravages of the San Jos6 scale 97 



