CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE OEA88E8, THEIR CULTIVATION AND TTSE. 



PAGI 



Sec XLVI.— mowing AND PASTURE LANDS : Seeding land ; varieties of grass ; what 

 is graes ; what kinds arc recommended for cultivation ; clover, its cultivation ; harvest- 

 ing seed 748 



Sec. XL VII.— haying AND HAYING MACHINES : Hay caps ; stacking ; how much hay 

 land should produce, and how much it is necessary to provide ; how to measure hay in 

 bulk 772 



CHAPTER X. 

 EOOT CE0P8 AND SUGAR CROPS. 



Sec. XLVm.— potatoes, TURNIPS, BEETS, CARROTS, PARSNEPS, ONIONS : How to 

 plant and cultivate, and how much they should produce ; history of the potato ; charac- 

 ter of varieties ; importance of the crop ; what seed should he used, and how planted ; 

 substitutes for the potato ; sweet potato culture ; turnip culture ; carrots as a crop, and 

 sowing and cultivation ; onions as a crop, how grown, and profits 785 



Sec XLIX.— CHIJfESE SUGAR-CANE, AND SORGO-SUGAR JLVKING : Preparation and 

 time of planting cano ; soil and situation ; harvesting ; manufacturing, and yield and 

 profits as a crop 822 



Sec. L.— MAPLE-SUGAR MAKING : Tapping trees ; spouts, buckets, and boilers ; process of 

 manufacture ; cost, yield, and profit of maple-sugar 835 



CHAPTER XI. 



FORESTS AND FENCES. 



Sec. LI.— TREES AND TREE PLANTING ; WOOD OR COAL FOR FUEL : What trees to 

 plant, and how and where ; descriptive list of trees; value of various trees ; how to make 

 timber durable ; how to season fuel 845 



Sec. LII. — rTINCBS : Their cost ; kinds most economical ; laws regulating ; how to make 

 hedges, stone walls, wire fence, and farm gates ; how to kyanize fence posts ; waste of land 

 around fences ; portable fence, its uso 8C1 



CHAPTER XH. 



FERTILIZATION. 



Sbo. LIII.— THE ART, USE, AND ECONOMY OF MAKING, SAVING, AND APPLYING 

 MANURES AND FERTILIZING FAliM CROPS : Color, fineness, and moisture of ma- 

 nure affects its value ; nitrates, muriates, sulphates, lime, plaster, and bones, how to 

 "PP'y ; guano, its history and use ; muck, its value ; sea-weed and other matters ; value 

 of salt ; special manures for various crops ; soiling to save manure ; manuring with 

 clover ; water, its value as a fertilizer 877 



