ILLUSTRATIONS 



" Betty " Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



" Betty," " Baa-Baa," and their Babies .... 5 



A Warm October Day 9 



In Pasture Time 16 



Champion Dorset Ram and Ewe 20 



A Perfect Leaf and Flower 25 



A Strong, Healthy Plant which Bears 131 Flowers in a 



Season 32 



The New Violet House . .44 



Harrowing the Second Time 53 



The Finishing Touch 68 



Harvest Time 76 



Filling the Silo 100 



Carelessly Thrown Out Manure Rapidly Deteriorates in 



Value 121 



Compost Heaps of Sod and Dead Leaves on which is 



Emptied the Surplus Leachings and Stable Drainage . 128 



The Result of Several Years' Neglect 137 



After the Suckers and Dead Wood Had Been Removed . 144 



Grain Crop in Young Orchard 153 



Sheep Keep the Grass Short and Fertilize the Ground . 160 



Young Jerseys " Grades " 169 



Mixed Heifers 176 



Cream Separator 185 



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