10 CONTENTS 



December 

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X XXVI. FARM ACCOUNTS 118 



XXXVII. THE YEAR'S ACCOUNT BY MONTHS , 121 



\ \ XVIII. CHOP RECORDS 122 



XXXIX. RECORD OF A GOOD CROP ROTATION 123 



XL. COMPARISON OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS 126 



XI. I. AN ASSESSMENT OF FARM VALUES 127 



XLII. FARM MACHINERY 127 



XLIII. AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK WEST VIRGINIA AS A TYPE 



STATE 129 



January 



XLIV. COUNTRY LIFE CONVENIENCES 131 



XLV. THE FARMER'S READING 133 



XLVI. SOIL 135 



XLVII. PLANT FOODS 143 



XLVIII. FERTILIZERS 149 



February 



XLIX. DRAINAGE 158 



L. FENCES 162 



LI. KNOT TYING IN ROPES 165 



LII. A HOT-BED GARDEN 167 



LIII. RURAL FKKE MAIL DELIVERY 169 



LI V. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES 172 



LV. THE GRANGE 177 



March 



LVI. STRUCTURE OF SEEDS 181 



LVII. GERMINATION OF SEEDS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLINGS 185 



l . v 1 1 1 . JUDGING AND SCORING SEED CORN 191 



LIX. TESTING SEED CORN 197 



LX. FHE PLANT AND WATER 201 



LXI. THE ROOT SYSTEM OF THE PLANT 205 



LXII. CLOVER AND OTHER LEGUMES 208 



T.X I II. CHOP ROTATION 213 



LXIV. SPRAYING FRUIT TREES HJl 



LX V. PRUNING FRUIT TREES 221 



April 



LXVI. GRAFTING FRUIT TREES 226 



l. xv 1 1. PLANT PROPAGATION FROM CUTTINGS 229 



LXVIII. PHOPAGATION OF RASPBERRIES 232 



LXIX. SCHOOL GARDENING 2:u 



LXX. HOME GABDENING 238 



