BlUL(XiV OF AGKK'ULTL'KAl. PK«)I>1 ( 11<>N lo.) 



Special problems. Kccj) the lecunl of a cow and tigiin* jiiolil or Iom.h 

 uu basis ol cost of feed and care. Traivnest a flock of hens and study 

 variation iu eg^ production, making results tli«' basis for future bn-ediny 

 and improvement of flock. 



Try different chemicals or l( ilili/crs in .stii|>s across tin- r<jws iji 

 the garden, t<j discover s[>eci:il needs of soil or < rop. 



I'lo. ol. Cjfrowih and (»pi)ur- 

 tunity 



One (»f the H cari'ots. tliimiefl 

 to 4 to the foot, whieh w eijihe<l 

 11 pounds, and the smallest 

 of oO earn»ts, nnthinne<l an<l 

 standing 2.") to the foot, wiiich 

 weighed 1 .7 ]ionnils 



Fiu. 0-. Parsnips .show- 

 ing result of a hard spot 

 in file row 



Experiment with different consistency of soil : tren<di a strip two or 

 three feet deep, dynamite a strip, or cytm leave a hard strip across tin* 

 garden, in order to study differences in production due to tillage (Fig. .'>'2), 

 and thin jdants to different distances (Fig. 51). 



Test seeds of all kinds before planting in garden or Held. l\\ blow- 

 ing off the light, small seeds and jtlanting the o or 10 jK-r cent of the 

 heaviest and strongest seeds, crops of remarkable vigor and <'venness an* 



