FIELD, ORCHARD, AND GARDEN CROPS 131 



It is important for sake of both the crop and the soil to utilize 

 favorable conditions. The successful tobacco grower works early 

 and late to get his crop transplanted during a favorable season. 

 A grain grower considers carefully the condition of his seed bed. 



Courtesy of Nebraska Agricultural Station 



AVERAGE PLANTS FROM THREE FIELDS OF GRASS 



The plant on the left was seeded in September ; the others were seeded later and did not 

 get well rooted before winter. 



Any good farmer can give you instances drawn from his own 

 experience which prove that it pays to cultivate a crop well, and 

 that it is important to plant and work a crop at the right time, when 

 seasons are favorable. 



Business Methods. Farming demands for its successful pur- 

 suit the same qualities and methods required for success in other 



