44 THE CORNELL READING-COURSES 



cultural study, Cornell study clubs are particularly helpful. The 

 supervisors of the Cornell Reading-Courses will cooperate with interested 

 persons in any locality in the State in the formation of study clubs. Sug- 

 gestions will be offered for preparing programs. Correspondence is 

 invited. 



THE CORNELL READING-COURSE FOR THE FARM 



The Cornell Reading-Course for the Farm, as stated above, is an enlarge- 

 ment and revision of the former Reading-Course for Farmers. Following 

 is a list of available back numbers of the former Reading-Course for 

 Farmers (designated as " Old course ") and lessons of the present course 

 (designated as " New course "), arranged by series: 



Series Lessons 



The soil Old course 37 Drainage and larger crops 



New course 2 The soil: Its use and abuse 



Poultry New course 4 Incubation. Part I 



6 Incubation. Part II 

 10 Feeding young chickens 

 Rural engineering . . New course 8 Knots, hitches, and splices 



Farm forestry New course 12 The improvement of the woodlot 



28 Recent New York State laws giving relief from 

 taxation on lands used for forestry purposes 



The horse New course 14 Horse breeding to increase the farm income 



Dairying Old course 23 Construction of sanitary dairy stables 



New course 16 Practical dairy problems 



Fruit growing New course 18 The renewal of the neglected orchard 



22 The culture of the currant and the gooseberry 



Farm crops Old course 10 Pastures and meadows 



New course 20 Alfalfa for New York 



24 The rotation of farm crops 



Stock feeding Old course 7 The computing of balanced rations 



New course- 26 Computing rations for farm animals 



Plant-breeding Old course 41 Improving plants by selection or breeding 



42 Improving corn by seed selection 



Residents of New York State may register for one or more of the series 

 named above by addressing the Cornell Reading-Course for the Farm, 

 College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 



The foregoing list is correct to November 15, 1912. The demand may 

 at any time exhaust the supply of particular numbers. Requests will be 

 filled as long as the supply lasts. 



