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CONTENTS 



The Soil Requirements of Rice, 222 — Preparation of the 

 Seed Bed, 222 — Planting the Seed, 223 — Caring for the 

 Growing Crop, 223 — How the Grain is prepared for Use, 

 223 — Uses of Bice, 224. 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 Grasses fob Pastdres, Meadows and Lawns . . . 226-237 

 Characteristics of all the Grasses, 226 — A Peculiar 

 Habit of Growth, 226— Wild Grasses, 227 — Cultivated 

 Grasses, 227 — Where and how Timothy is grown, 227 — 

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Timothy, 228 — When 

 to cut Timothy, 229 — The Character and Value of Blue 

 Grass, 230 — The Seeding of Blue Grass, 231 — Advan- 

 tages and Disadvantages of Blue Grass, 232 — The Range 

 and Character of Redtop, 232 — Its Advantages and Dis- 

 advantages, 233 — The Range and Character of Bermuda 

 Grass, 234 — Advantages and Disadvantages of Bermuda 

 Grass, 234 — Where each Grass thrives, 236 — Why 

 Clovers should be grown with Grasses, 236. 



CHAPTER XIX 



Clovebs and Other Legumes 238-273 



Characteristics of the Legumes, 238 — How Legumes 

 benefit the Farmer, 239 — How Legumes add Nitrogen 

 to the Soil, 240 — How Roots of Legumes open the Soil, 

 241 — How Legumes add Humus to the Soil, 241 — How 

 Legumes make other Plant Food Available, 241 — How 

 Legumes balance the Food Ration, 242 — How Legumes 

 assist in the Control of Insects and Fungous Pests, 242 — 

 Where the Different Legumes grow, 242 — Why Clovers 

 frequently fail, 250 — How Acid Soil affects Clovers, 252 

 — How a Lack of Phosphorus affects Clovers, 254 — 

 How a Lack of Humus affects Clovers, 256 — How Ab- 

 sence of Friendly Bacteria affects the Clovers, 255 — 

 How the Nurse Crop may affect Clovers, 256 — How the 

 Method of Seeding may affect Clovers, 256 — How Drouth 

 may affect Young Clovers, 257 — How to succeed with 

 Clovers, 258 — How to correct an Acid Soil, 258 — How 



