CONTENTS 



PLANT STUDIES 



Exercise No. Page 



1. Estimating the Stand of Corn 13 



2. Machinery Used in Connection with the Corn Crop 16 



3. A Study of the Corn Stalk 17 



4. A Study of the Corn Kernel 18 



5. Studying Butts and Tips ' 20 



6. Selecting Seed Corn 20 



7. Testing Seed Corn 



8. Scoring Single Ears of Corn 23 



9. Scoring Ten-Ear Samples of Corn . . 



10. Judging Contest 29 



11. Weight of Ear, and Number of Grains in Bushel 31 



12. A Study of Corn Enemies 31 



13. Germination Test for Small Grains 32 



14. Parity Test for Small Grains 33 



15. Drawings of the Oat Head 34 



16. Drawings of Wheat or Barley Head 35 



17. A Study of the Small Grains 37 



18. Treating Oats for Loose Smut 38 



19. Scoring Grains 38 



20. Score Card for Wheat 40 



21. Purity Test of Legumes 41 



22. Germination Test of Legume Seeds 42 



23. Drawings of the Legumes 43 



24. Purity Test of Non-Legumes . 46 



25. Germination of Non-Legume Seeds 46 



26. Drawings of the Non-Legumes 47 



ANIMAL STUDIES 



27. A Study of the Different Types of Horses 52 



28. Use of a Score Card 53 



29. Feeding 56 



30. A Study of a Dairy Barn 57 



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