CONTENTS 



PART I. FARM CROPS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I CORN CULTURE 1 



Corn the king of crops The "corn belt" The corn plant 

 Determining the stand Stand in the home field Corn 

 enemies Topics for investigation Saving the seed Types 

 of corn The selection bed Corn judging with score-card 

 Testing the seed Problems and experiments Preparing 

 seed for the planter Seed bed and planting Cultivating 

 the corn Harvesting and storing The silo Uses of corn i/" 

 Topics for investigation Corn demonstrations Corn 

 play contests Corn club projects. 



II WHEAT . ... . . .'..,. . '. v . 64 



Bread the staff of life Importance of wheat The wheat 

 states Types of wheat Topics for investigation Growing 

 the crop Diseases and insect enemies Treatment of fun- 

 gous enemies Treatment of insect enemies Problems and 

 experiments. 



III OATS . . '. ... :-.. -. ' ... Y- . ''',. . . . 80 



Importance of oats as a crop The oats region Types of 

 oats Problems and experiments Raising the crop Har- 

 vesting and thrashing Insect enemies and diseases Topics 

 for investigation Wheat and oat demonstrations Play 

 contests Club projects. 



IV THE POTATO .."..._ : . . . . '. . 98 



Origin Plant and tuber Potatoes as a farm crop The 

 potato region Growing the crop Harvesting and storing 

 potatoes Seed selection The "tuber-unit" method Potato 

 enemies Problems and experiments Potato demonstra- 

 tions Play contests Potato clubs. 



V FORAGE CROPS 113 



The place of forage crops Important grasses and le- 

 gumes Region and extent of forage crops Uses to which 

 the forage plants are put Problems and experiments 

 Demonstrations Club projects. 



