ILLUSTRATIONS 



Bob 'WTiite — the Policeman of the Farm . . . Frontispiece 



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A Permanent System of Farming 13 



The Big Shorthorn Steer 13 



Prairie Chicken in a Hurry 16 



Reddy Fox's Winter Home 17 



Happy Jack as a Youngster 26 



The Big Ehn 27 



Happy Jack Having Limch 28 



Jack Shifts the Blame for the Robbery 29 



Happy Jack's Play Ground 30 



Winter Quarters for Com Kernel 31 



The Aristocrats of Their Race 32 



Hand Pollination of the Best Individuals 33 



"Uncle Joe" Caimon, Inspecting the Work 34 



The Destruction of Com Plant by the Ant 35 



Answering the Call 36 



Scientific Breeding of the Com 37 



Bob White and His Family in the Snow 40 



A Perfect Hill of Com 41 



Martin Resting After His Long Journey 46 



The Night Watchman and the Garden Policeman .... 47 



Bluey and Scrappy Have Breakfast with Reddy Woodpecker 50 



Cock Robin Feeds the Youngsters 51 



The Awakening 54 



Humming Bird in Action 55 



Wild Flowers Amid the Silence of the Forest .... 56 



The Old Home of Prairie Rose 57 



The Winding Woods Road 60 



Bob White Leaves His Trail in the Snow 61 



Prairie Rose in His New Home 64 



The Highway Beautiful 65 



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