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116. A field of oowpeas. (Successful Farming) . . . 316 



117. Canada field peas . 317 



118. Peanuts 321 



119. A sugar beet 325 



120. Foreigners working in a beet field. (C. S. Wheeler) . . 328 



121. Pasturing hogs on rape 334 



122. A cotton plant. (Alabama Station) 337 



123. Production of cotton 345 



124. Seed pods of flax 362 



125. A bundle of flax and fiber. (Farmers' Bulletin 274) . . 353 



126. Harvesting potatoes. (H. C. Ramsower) .... 364 



127. A potato digger. (H. C. Ramsower) ..... 366 



128. Hauling hay to market. (Extension Department, Ohio 



State University) 372 



129. Examining seeds for purity 374 



130. Testing grass and legume seeds 376 



131. A typical country elevator. (Grain Standardization Depart- 



ment, United States Department of Agriculture) . . 382 



132. A terminal elevator in Chicago ...... 385 



133. Inspecting grain at Chicago ...... 388 



134. A seaboard elevator. (Dr. C. E. Leighty) . . . .393 



135. Unloading grain at a Danish port. (Dr. C. E. Leighty) . 394 



