LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Small plots of cereals at the Dominion o£ Canada Experimental 



Farms, Ottawa Frontispiece 



FIGrBE PAGE 



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



2. Six leading crops of United States . ... .11 

 8. 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 grubworms . . . . 64 



18. Eye 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 



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