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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
The seed should be of uniform shape, size, color, and 
thickness of fuzz coat. From sixty to severity bolls make 
a pound for exhibits. The samples should be true to 
variety. 
•The twenty bolls may be mounted in shirt boxes, so 
that the sample may be covered when not in use. Ginned 
cotton may be mounted in the same way. 
Fig. 18. —Forage Crops. 
A. Timothy. C. Sweet Clover. 
B. Alfalfa. D. Millet. 
Cotton by-products are little known by many people 
who live in a cotton country. It is a good plan to dis¬ 
play a little cotton seed meal, cake, oil, cord, thread, 
hulls, and linters. Types of cotton stalks, both desirable 
and undesirable, help to develop the interest in such an 
exhibit. 
Forage Crops are perhaps the most difficult to dis¬ 
play. They should be cut and dried so that the bundles 
