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cultivation and growth of such trees the exemption of such trees from taxation and 

 the taxation of the land upon which such trees are grown as herein provided, shall be 

 continued and is hereby assured; and the right to such exemption and taxation shall 

 be inviolable and irrevocable as a contract obligation of the state, so long as the owner 

 of the land so planted shall fully comply with and perform the conditions of such con- 

 tract not exceeding said period of thirty -five years. 



THE CORNELL READING-COURSES 



Since October, 1911, a publication known as "The Cornell Reading- 

 Courses " has been issued by the College. This is an enlargement and 

 revision of the Reading-Course for Farmers and the Reading-Course for 

 Farmers' Wives, which have been published by the College for ten years. 

 The Cornell Reading-Courses are two in number The Reading-Course 

 for the Farm and The Reading-Course for the Farm Home. These are 

 not correspondence courses in the ordinary sense, but means of interesting 

 readers in the elementary agricultural subjects and important farm, 

 household, and general rural problems. They also aim to lead the reader 

 to express his own mind on the different subjects and to discuss his own 

 experience. Such persons as desire may receive suggestions for advanced 

 reading. The lessons for the farm are issued on the fifteenth of each 

 month and are numbered by even numbers. The lessons for the farm 

 home are numbered by odd numbers and issued the first of each month. 

 The Cornell Reading-Courses are free to residents of New York State. 



CORNELL STUDY CLUBS 



The late fall of the year is the time to lay plans for spending one's leisure 

 during the winter months to the best advantage. A large number of 

 inquiries are received concerning the farm publications of the College 

 of Agriculture and it is evident that many persons desire to undertake 

 reading that will help them conduct their farming operations to better 

 advantage. When such reading can be done in a group there is an added 

 interest and a better opportunity for self-expression, resulting often in 

 mutual helpfulness between members of the group. The group may 

 include men, women, and young people and may have social features as a 

 part of the programs for the meetings. 



Reading matter which is particularly adapted to such groups is found 

 in the two Cornell Reading-Courses the course for the farm and the 

 course for the farm home. If the group is composed of both men and 

 women, the lessons in the two courses may be alternated, or two separate 

 groups may be formed holding part of the program in common. Granges, 

 churches, and other organizations have undertaken the formation of 

 such groups or conducted such work in connection with regular meetings. 

 In communities where organizations are not attempting to take up agri- 



