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in fanning results. The rewards of labor and thought put into 

 land. 



CHAPTER XXII 



THE WOOD LOT 



Possible income from improving. Preserving its character. 

 Setting out trees. Value as pasture shade. Fire ; burning leaves. 

 State nurseries. Taxation of forests. 



CHAPTER XXIII 



SOME PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS 



Agricultural Department bulletins get knowledge. The 

 mysteries of potatoes. Roof gardens. Mint. Raising seeds. 

 Warm bath stimulation. Overhead irrigation. The coming sub- 

 stitute for the horse. 



CHAPTER XXIV 



SOME EXPERIMENTAL FOODS 



The law of necessity. Novel menus. Substitutes for "garden 

 sass." To lower cost of living. Soy beans vegetable milk. 

 Fresh salads. Wild food at home. Increasing need of food. Select- 

 ing new varieties adaptations to climate. 



CHAPTER XXV 



DRIED TRUCK 



Food conservation. Revival of old ways. New methods of 

 canning. Home dried vegetables and fruits the how and why. 

 Blanching, etc. Frozen potatoes. Saving and sales. Tank ice. 



CHAPTER XXVI 



HOME COLD PACK CANNING 



War economy. The easiest way. Its use. No "boughten" 

 outfit needed. Cheap containers. 



CHAPTER XXVII 



RETAIL COOPERATION 



Farmers ahead. Cooperation in selling in U. S. Delivering 

 milk. The New Orleans stores. Plan and scope. A proved 



