CONTENTS 



XIX 



to add Humus and Phosphorus to the Soil, 259 — How 

 Bacteria are added to the Soil, 269 — The most Suitable 

 Nurse Crops for Clovers, 260 — How the Seed should be 

 planted, 261 — Seed Selection and Analysis, 261 — Table 

 of Weed Seed Weights, 265 — Methods of Culture of the 

 Legumes, 266 — Securing the Maximum Benefits from 

 Legumes, 272. 



CHAPTER XX 



The Fiber Crops 



I'hree Crops yielding Valuable Fibers, 274 — Valuable 

 Products Other than Fiber, 274 — The Importance of 

 Cotton, 275 — Where Cotton is grown in the United 

 SUtes, 275 — The Cotton Plant, 276— Growing the Cot- 

 ton Crop, 277 — Harvesting the Crop, 280 — Ginning the 

 Cotton, 280 — Proportion and Value of Seed and Lint, 

 281 — How and where Flax is Grown, 282 — Methods of 

 Handling and Value of the Fiber and Seed, 283. 



274-286 



CHAPTER XXI 



Fruit Growing 287-310 



Horticulture and Agriculture, 287 — Where Our Fruits 

 originated, 287 — Developing the Young Tree, 288 — The 

 Location of the Orchard, 289 — The Distances between 

 the Trees, 289 — Cutting back and Planting the Young 

 Trees or Vines, 290 — Cultivation of the Young Plants, 

 291— The l"raining of the Young Plants, 292 — When 

 and how Fruit Buds form, 292 — Conditions which favor 

 the Formation of Fruit Buds, 293 — Age of Wood upon 

 which Fruit Buds appear, 294 — The Reasons for Prun- 

 ing, 298 — Methods of Pruning, 299 — Precautions to be 

 taken in Pruning, 304 — Protecting Fruit-bearing Plants 

 from their Enemies, 305 — Gathering and Storing the 

 Fruit, 309. 



CHAPTER XXII 



Vegetable Growing 



311-329 



Cool Season Crops, 311 — Warm Season Crops, 312 — 

 Getting ahead of the Season, 312 — In the Garden 



