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CuapTer XXVII.—FERTILIZERS... 2.2.2.2 eee eee 237-249 
Best are cheapest..............-.0000005 241, 242, 243 
Care of manure, the...........--02 0 cee ce eee eeee 240 
Natural and chemical...................-..- 237, 238 
What each contains...................000055 238, 239 
What fertilizer’ isi... 3 wovte aes ta whens wees sueye 237 
Wire basket, soil needs test................- 244, 249 
Cuaprer XXVIII.—More Apout FEeRTILizers........... 250-257 
Experiments show, what.................... 250, 251 
Growing crops and fertilizers..................... 255 
Manure contains, what....................002205- 257 
Potassium, kainit, wood-ashes and lime....... 252, 253 
Value of “check plats,” the...............-.- 258, 254 
Valuable elements.................022 2000022 e eee 250 
Cuaprer XXIX.—Roor Houses anp VEGETABLE Pits....258-259 
How to build one.................0..00200.- 258, 259 
Us@o theirs eo. vsesesca wdssauus bak qu buaraunis eee yea eee 258 
Varietiesiof pits... 04ceeecc he semwaaanceneaus 259 
CrapTer XXX.—SMALL FRUITS..........02.000000 0000008 260-266 
Cultivation 2-4 5 accns cca gv cag Sang eons cues 262 
Currants and gooseberries...............--+2+0++ 264 
How to grow them...................0-++55 264 
Enemies and their remedy..................- 264, 265 
GAD ES a ace Seances aca pete ape ented dueeecice atten ecto 265 
How to grow them.................---- 265, 266 
Growing new plants..............0...000c cee eee 263 
Labor and yield................00-2-0.0000022 eee 260 
Marketing......... Pe Pe I eT eee 262 
PIAMUING 2 tthat ioeos ok Aen cine ebay sean eS 261 
Preparing thersoilas cs ccce yeurxiee ea pes tas 45 faxes 261 
Raspberries and blackberries...............-.+--- 263 
How to grow them................222.0-0-- 264 
Strawberry patch, the...................--.00005 260 
Cuaprrer XXXI.—Tue Poutrry Run.................-. 267-279 
Branches of the business...................02065 272 
Care and. £60 2s esd secs aus db 2ie tutes Saw oe wide wai 269 
Central hatching. ..........0.0. 000000 c ccc e eee ees 273 
Cleanliness............... Leite gs ee aewea nies ae 269 
Colony plan versus yarded..............--.--- 274, 275 
Effort and profit........0....00.0 cece eee eee ees 278 
How tosh ccéed joce.c xe cee. ceeeesae ess ese oe eee 279 
Importance of incubation.....................005 273 
Incubator hatching.............0..000000 0-0 ee eee 271 
Indian Runner ducks............ ia ecipegtar as seein 277 
Intensive hen, the....................000-000005 267 
