CONTENTS-INDEX 
Surface and sub-soil...............0 20200 e eee eee 82 
Pia G G2 se. 2 Siete) oe sadeaesl tad Rearend ant anton teaedlauik hss 37-40 
USL GH cuhdsce aoe net al iss Wiateantos teas omettighen de wonton wgSeee 36, 37 
Cuarter III.—Sor Ferriuiry..............- See sar sere 
Soil fertility—what it is.........2....2.-.222-.005. 42 
Agricultural Department’s crop work........... 46, 48 
EVO] THOM OMS 3 cue-3.G cep cn dobie naa boeieh led ung HEA deve he 48 
LAMItEd. Crops sic cciere. «doe! o-o.a Sede & Sacaaeios Got ne ad eons ae 46 
Nature and the abandoned farm..............-. 42, 43 
Seeds, Bob’s solution...............--2002000- 43,45 
Types of soil in the U.S.................02.-0000-. 46 
Whitney’s (Prof.) idea.............0 0200220 ee eee 45 
Cuaprer IV.—LOCATION..........0-000 00sec eee eee eee 
How to buy, clear, build.....................-4-- 49 
Land you can’t afford to use.........--....000005- 49 
Manure and watering.................-...-05- 49, 50 
Marketi i concider et gusedon ide beh ean ee OME aro Es 50 
To find out where and how ...............-...--- 49 
CuapTerR V.—SEEDS.........002 0.002 e ee eee eee 
Houses, good seed........... 2-220 cc cece eee eee ees 52 
ddeal- thé. <2. ovate cctstuaeme ppon oeaheeeaEhatens 51 
Planting datesias ca cain ideas aoe td dint eeoa ee 53 
Seed bests ite icitsin ecgla tind aug shied us Systeda sow seas ever ensress os 52 
Use only the béstic.naxse neice eee a byob ged sees 51 
Cuaprer VI.—Piant BREEDING..........-...-..05- ses 8 
Plant breeding—what it is...........-.....0..-04- 54 
Good farmers and breeding...............2...+-5- 54 
HOW CO TMprOVe assis ink Seton seat ae Me a HEH EE eS 54 
Professional breeders.............-. 0020000 e eee eee 54 
Selection and variations..............2.0.22.00005 55 
SPOS hie aay ance saa Se aiee wus Pelee am aS 56 
Cuapter VII.—Puant NEEDS............-.0 00002 eee eee 
Plant needs—what they are...........-.2..--005- 57 
Foods, three: Sure: . :c..aes naw esa e ee ose Ree eG ae es 58 
Light, degrees of............0 20000 e eee eee es 57, 58 
Ee! VANES: 2 oie a sos sere Sa as duar eb abuse) Saousnnce ee we SE 59 
IMG GGL TES este octets a sates athena. pt aaeieooueny ae sets tras yea 59 
PLOteCtOrs cs cicnmndsacarn hues Ketan ts aaa eee 60, 61 
Temperatures; caccncocs teeta eee in coke ee Eee 59 
Under- and over-feeding....................20--- 58 
Water, Ct: Oficina sg ucsrse cee siamese dun tas ah a 57 
Cuapter VIII.—Crop RotaTIon..............-.00 00005 
Farming a busines$:...0s¢es0neea ves csamegecsmase 62 
Special crops. jsc0¢ 649 wa osad oe sesso aes See sed Bees 62 
Value of rotation................20.005. 63, 64, 65, 81 
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