6 CONTENTS 



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Tobacco 160 



Sugar-producing Plants 164 



The Orchard and its Care '. 166 



The Vegetable Garden 1 76 



The Flower Garden 184 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER FIVE 189 



CHAPTER FIVE. CROP ENEMIES AND FRIENDS 



Weeds 191 



Fungous Diseases 198 



Insect Enemies . . ' . . ' 208 



Insect Friends 221 



Birds 224 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER Six 231 



CHAPTER Six. DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



Stock Raising 235 



Cattle . . .245 



Horses 254 



Sheep 258 



Goats 262 



Hogs . . 264 



Poultry 26 



Bees 274 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER SEVEN 277 



CHAPTER SEVEN. MISCELLANEOUS 



Trees 270 



Farm Tools 285 



Good Roads 29^ 



The Help of Science 29* 



School Gardens 301 



APPENDIX 



Mixing Fertilizers . . 3oc 



Formulas for Spraying Preparations 30^ 



Average Digestible Nutrients in American Feeding Stuffs . . . -3^ 



Feeding Standards 3oc 



List of Farmers' Bulletins 3 I( 



State Agricultural Experiment Stations . . . " . . . 3 I: 



INDEX ,'..."' 31; 



