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Q. What will happen if improved animals ara 

 not well fed and kept in good condition ? 



A. They soon degenerate and lose all their value. 



Agricultural Implements. 



Q. Enumerate some of the new or improved agri- 

 cultural implements, which are not expensive, and 

 which an intelligent farmer ought to own? 



A. These implements are mowers, reapers, rak- 

 ing mowers, horse rakes, and a very handy 

 although mostly unknown implement called the 

 sheaf-hinder. Those who cultivate vegetables (tur- 

 nips, Swedish turnips, &c.) ought to purchase a 

 drill barrow and a horse hoe. For the destruction 

 of weeds (quitch grass, daisies, &c.), the extirpator 

 or cultivator it is a most precious implement. It also 

 serves to loosen the soil deeply and to bury pea 

 seeds. It is an excellent substitute for the plough 

 in fallows (summer ploughing), and should be in 

 use on every farm. 



Rotations. 



Q. What does rotation consist in ? 



A. Rotation consists in the successive cultivation 

 of different plants in the same field, in order to 

 draw from the soil the greatest quantity of produce 

 at the lowest cost. 



Q. What is meant by the words : successive cul- 

 tivation of different plants ? 



