LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Small plots of cereals at the Dominion of Canada Experimental 



Farms, Ottawa Frontispiece 



FIGURE PAGE 



1. Comparative value of crops in United States , . . 9 



2. Six leading crops of United States .."',- . . . . 11 



3. Flowers of the corn plant. (Extension Department, Ohio 



State University) ........ 35 



4. Ear of dent corn with small ears clustered at base . . 39 



5. A branching corn plant . . ... . .40 



6. Cross section of a kernel of dent corn . . . ' . .42 



7. An ear of dent corn . . . . ... . . 43 



8. Cross section of a kernel of flint corn . . ... .44 



9. An ear of flint corn . . . . . . . . 45 



10. Rice pop corn . . ...',. . 46 



11. Cross section of a kernel of soft corn 47 



12. An ear of soft corn . . . . . . . 48 



13. An ear of sweet corn . . . ... . * .48 



14. An ear of pod corn. (Extension Department, Ohio State 



University) ..... ./. . . 49 



15. Unfertilized and fertilized corn plots . . . 60 



16. Plowing with a tractor. (Country Gentleman} ... 62 



17. A field of corn destroyed by grub worms . 64 



18. Rye plowed under. (Extension Department, Ohio State 



University) .... ..... 66 



19. A good type of roller for crushing clods. (Extension Depart- 



ment, Ohio State University) 67 



20. Making a germination test. (Extension Department, Ohio 



State University) . . . . . . . .69 



21. Planting corn with a check rower 73 



22. Harvesting corn with a corn binder. (International Har- 



vester Company) 78 



23. Filling the silo 79 



