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PASTURING SWEET CLOVER IN KANSAS 119 



MAP OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, SHOWING ACREAGE OF ALFALFA. . . 121 



ALFALFA OUT-YIELDS OTHER HAY CROPS 124 



A STANDING FIELD OF ALFALFA 126 



CURING ALFALFA HAY IN SHOCKS 128 



COMPARISON OF HOGS FED ON CORN AND ON ALFALFA 129 



A WELL-SET CLUSTER OF ALFALFA PODS 131 



SHEEP PASTURING ON HILLY LAND (Color Plate} 132 



LIVE STOCK ON PASTURE 133 



HAY MAKING SCENE (Millet) : 138 



GOOD PASTURE LAND 141 



FIELD OF IRON COWPEAS PLANTED IN ONE-FIFTH Rows AND CULTIVATED THREE 



TIMES 145 



HAIRY VETCH AND RYE GROWING TOGETHER 150 



MILLET MAKES AN EXCELLENT CATCH CROP 152 



MAKING HOGS OF THEMSELVES 154 



HARVESTING FIELD BEANS WITH A HARVESTER 1 57 



SOY BEANS 159 



CRIMSON CLOVER 160 



A PEANUT PLANT 162 



HARVESTING AND CURING PEANUTS 165 



ROOT CROPS (Map) 167 



A LOAD OF MANGELS 168 



CROSS SECTION OF AN EASILY CONSTRUCTED PIT FOR ROOTS 170 



THE POTATO CROP 173 



THE CONDITION OF SEED POTATOES DEPENDS ON CHARACTER OF STORAGE 176 



A POTATO PLANTER 177 



AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY (Chart) 181 



SUGAR BEET 182 



A GOOD STAND AND VIGOROUS GROWTH OF SUGAR BEETS 184 



A FIELD OF SUGAR CANE 188 



A GOOD COTTON PLANT, SHOWING GOOD BASE LIMBS 192 



COTTON GROWN BY SINGLE STALK METHOD 195 



TURNING UNDER CRIMSON CLOVER FOR COTTON 198 



A FIELD OF COTTON 200 



FIELD OF VIRGINIA HEAVY TOBACCO 204 



FIELD OF CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO 205 



TOBACCO PLANT-BED 206 



A PLANT READY TO SET IN FIELD 210 



FIRE-CURING BARN 212 



FLUE-CURING BARN 213 



THE MANNER IN WHICH CANADA THISTLES SPREAD BY UNDERGROUND ROOT- 

 STOCKS 218 



THE CANADA THISTLE 220 



GREEN FOXTAIL 221 



QUACK GRASS 221 



FIELD DODDER 222 



FLAX DODDER, , 222 



