XVIU 



CONTENTS 



Climate, 397; Soils, 398; Rotations, 399; Fer- 

 tilizers, 400. Cultural Methods: Preparing the seed- 

 bed, 401; Date of seeding, 402; Rate of seeding, 403; 

 Methods of seeding, ,404; Wheat seeding machinery, 

 405; Cultivating wheat, 406; Pasturing wheat, 407. 

 Harvesting Wheat: Methods, 408; When to harvest, 

 409; Methods of handling as related to quaUty of 

 grain, 410. 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



Wheat — Weeds, Insect Enemies and Fungous Dis- 

 eases 



Weeds, 411; Insect enemies, 412; Hessian fly, 413; 

 Chinch-bugs, 414; Fungous diseases, 415; Loose smut, 

 416; Covered smut, stinking smut or bunt, 417. 



334-340 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Rye . 



Origin and nativity, 418; Description, 419; Com- 

 position, 420; Varieties, 421; Climate, 422; Soils and 

 fertilizers, 423; Rotations, 424; Seed, 425; Culture, 

 426; Harvesting and handling, 427; Enemies, 428. 



341-346 



CHAPTER XXX 



Barley .... .... 



Nativity, 429; Description, 430; Composition, 431; 

 Types of barley, 432; Chmate, 433; Soils, fertilizers 

 and rotations, 434; Sowing, 435; Harvesting, 436; 

 Enemies, 437. 



347-353 



CHAPTER XXXI 



Rice 



Structure, 438; Composition, 439; Varieties, 440; 

 Upland rice, 441; Climatic adaptations, 442; Irriga- 

 tion, 443; Rice-growing sections, 444; Drainage, 445; 

 Soils, rotations and fertilizers, 446; Preparation of 



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