CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Foreword "> 



Introduction v 



CHAPTER I. 

 Beautifying the Country Home .... 9 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Vegetable Garden 26 



CHAPTER III. 

 Small Fruits 3" 



CHAPTER IV. 

 The Orchard 45 



CHAPTER V. 

 Farm Implements and Buildings .... 57 



CHAPTER VI. 



Underdraining 78 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Cultivation of the Soil 84 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Cultivating and Seeding 89 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Destroying Weeds 97 



CHAPTER X. 

 Rotation of Crops 100 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Grain Growing 107 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Field Root Crops 115 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Exhibition Roots 129 



