CONTENTS xiii 



Methods of Seeding Amount of Seed Inoculation for Alfalfa 

 Time of Sowing Harvesting Alfalfa The Seed Crop Growing 

 Alfalfa in Rows Cultivation of Alfalfa Pasturing Alfalfa Dis- 

 eases and Insect Enemies. 



CHAPTER XLII 



THE CLOVERS 398 



Red Clover Origin and History Soils for Red Clover Agricultural 

 Varieties Sowing Clover Rate of Sowing Fertilizers for Clover 

 Clover in Rotation Roots of Clover Stems and Leaves Harvest- 

 ing Red Clover Brown Hay Ensilage Pollination and Seed 

 Production The Seed Crop Harvesting Color of Seed Diseases 

 Inoculation for Clover Alsike Clover Characters Climate and 

 Soil Adaptations Culture White Clover Description Adapta- 

 tions Mixtures Sweet Clover Description Seed and Seeding 

 Adaptation Utilizing the Crop Inoculation Crimson Clover 

 Description Adaptation Seed and Seeding Utilizing the Crop 

 Burr Clover Japan Clover Description Adaptations Culture 

 Utilization Velvet Beans Florida Beggar Weed. 



CHAPTER XLIII 



Cow PEAS, SOY BEANS, FIELD PEAS, VETCHES, PEANUTS 420 



Cow Peas Origin and History Classification Best Known Varie- 

 ties Adaptations Culture Time of Sowing Harvesting Insects 

 and Diseases; Soy Beans Origin and History Varieties Adapta- 

 tions Description Culture for Seed Production Growing Soy 

 Beans for Forage Mixed with Corn Inoculation Utilizing the 

 Crop Field Peas Adaptations Culture Mixtures Utilization 

 Pea Weevil VetchesCommon Vetch Adaptations Culture 

 Harvesting Pasture Hairy Vetch Adaptations Culture Har- 

 vesting Other Vetches Vetch-like Plants Peanut Origin and 

 History Where Grown Description Classification of Varieties 

 Composition Climatic Requirements Soils Fertilizers and Ma- 

 nures Preparation of the Land Distance to Plant Time of Plant- 

 ing Method of Cultivation Harvesting T* me ^ -Digging 

 Methods of Digging Curing the Peanuts Picking and Storing 

 Preparation for Market Uses of the Peanut Peanuts as a Stock 

 Feed Insects and Diseases. 



CHAPTER XLIV 



ROOT CROPS 450 



Importance Beets Root, Stem and Crown Shape of Mangels 

 Structure Composition Preparation of Land Manure and Fertil- 

 izers Seeding Thinning Cultivation Harvesting Yields 

 Feeding Value TurnipsComparison of Beets and Turnips Cul- 

 ture Rape Carrots . 



CHAPTER XLV 



TOBACCO PRODUCTION. 458 



Importance in America Where Grown Description Composition 

 Types and Varieties Soils and Effects of Soil on Type Effect of 

 Crop on Soil Fertilizers for Special Results For the Various 

 Tobacco Regions Forms of Potash to- Use Source of Nitrogen 

 Of Phosphoric Acid Stalks and Stems Breeding and Selecting 

 Tobacco The Plant Bed Sowing the Seed Preparing the Field 

 Distances of Planting Transplanting to the Field Seasons for 

 Setting in Different Regions Care of the Growing Crop Cultiva- 



