CONTENTS 



CHAPTER ' PAGE 



I. Soil Management 1 



II. Land Drainage 32 



III. Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Kye, and Rotation of Small Grains 46 



IV. Forage and Soiling Crops 84 



V. Potatoes 110 



VI. Tobacco 130 



VII. Cotton 135 



VIII. The Farmer's Orchard 140 



IX. Bush Fruits and Strawberries 167 



X. Vine Fruits 181 



XI. Insecticides and Fungicides 187 



XIL The Vegetable Garden 198 



XIII. Chickens 223 



XIV. The Horse 247 



XV. Dairy Cattle 288 



XVI. Care of Milk on the Farm 313 



XVII. Sheep 349 



XVIII. Swine 364 



XIX. The Cueing of Meats on the Farm 379 



XX. Bees on the Farm 387 



XXI. The Farmer's Wood Lot 395 



XXII. Location and Arrangement of Farm Buildings 403 



XXIII. Trees, Shrubs and Plants for Farm and Home Plantinc; 409 



XXIV. Concrete 424 



XXV. Running Water for House and Outbuildings 430 



XXVI. LTsE of Explosives on the Farji 444 



XXVII. Kerosene and Gasoline Engines on the Farm 452 



XXVIII. The Care of Tools on the Farm 457 



XXIX. The Care of the Harness 461 



XXX. A Practical ^arm Repair Shop 465 



XXXI. How to Prolong the Lira of Fence Posts 470 



XXXIL Roads 474 



XXXIII. Benefits of the Federal Farm Loan System 480 



XXXIV. The Farm Record 484 



XXXV. Pests on the Farm and Their Control 490 



XXXVL Weeds and Their Control 500 



XXXVII. Standard Weights and ^Measures and Other Valuable Infor- 

 mation ^^'^ 



Index 553 



