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CHAPTER XVII 



LEGUMES FOR GRAIN AND FORAGE ..... 

 The soybean : Description, 305 Distribution and 

 adaptation, 307 Uses and cultural methods, 308-312 

 The cowpea : Description, 312 Distribution and adap- 

 tation, 314 Cultural methods, 315 The field pea: 

 Description, 316 Distribution and adaptation, 317 

 Cultural methods, 318 The field bean, 320 The pea- 

 nut, 321. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



ROOT CROPS AND RELATED PRODUCTS .... 



Introductory, 323 The sugar beet, 324-328 Mangel 



wurzels, 329-330 Turnips and rutabagas, 331 The 



carrot, 332 Rape : Description, 333 Distribution and 



adaptation, 333 Uses, 334 Cultural methods, 335. 



305-322 



323^336 



CHAPTER XIX 



THE FIBER CROPS 337-357 



Cotton : Description, 339 Kinds of cotton, 341 

 Marketing and uses, 343 Production and adaptation, 

 345 Methods of culture, 348 Flax : Description, 351 

 Uses, 352 Production and distribution, 354 Cul- 

 tural methods, 355 Hemp, 356. 



CHAPTER XX 



^HE POTATO 358-369 



Production, 358 Description, 359 Cultural meth- 

 ods, 360 Sprouting and planting, 361-362 Varieties, 

 363 Harvesting and storing, 366 Insects and fungous 

 diseases, 366-368. 



CHAPTER XXI 



MEADOWS AND PASTURES ....... 370-380 



Meadows and pastures as field crops, 370 The rota- 

 tion, 371 Grass mixtures, 372 Testing the seed, 374 



