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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
WORDS TO BE LEARNED 
Burlap. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp and used for 
bagging. 
Detecting. To find out, discover, or lay bare. 
Discard. To reject or cast off as useless. 
Dormant. Resting or not active. 
Embryo. A germ or undeveloped stage of a seed. 
Fungi. A low form of plant life that lives on other plants. 
Larvae. The worm stage of insects; as caterpillar. 
Maintenance. That which supports life. 
Major. Most important. 
Parasite. A plant or animal living upon another living organ¬ 
ism at whose expense it obtains its food. 
Preferably. Something to be selected first. 
Spore. A dustlike reproduction cell of fungi. 
REFERENCES 
‘The Rag-Doll Seed Tester,” U. S. Dept, of Agri., Farmers’ Bui. 
948. 
“Better Seed Corn,” U. S. Dept, of Agri., Farmers’ Bui. 1175. 
“Testing Farm Seed in Home and Rural Schools,” U. S. Dept, 
of Agri., Farmers’ Bui. 428. 
