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THE NEW STUDENT'S REFERENCE WORK 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods 2 rods

8 rods Potash 8 Ibs. Acid Phosphate 25 Ibs. Nitrogen 20 Ibs. No Fertilizer Potash 8 Ibs. Acid Phos.25 Ibs. Potash 8 Ibs. Nitrate 20 Ibs. Acid Phos. 25 Ibs. Nitrate 20 Ibs. Nitrogen Phos. Acid and Nitrogen Lime 8 rods

3. DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION:

a. Tile and ditch drainage: 549.

b. Water-table in the soil and how it affects crops: 549.

c. The reclamation of swamp lands: 1592.

d. Tile drainage of irrigated land: 942. Consult:

Farmers9 bulletin No. 263 Practical Information for Beginners in Irrigation*

Farmers' Bulletin No. 187 Drainage of Farm Lands.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 158 How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches.

Farmers' Bulletin No. 371 Drainage of Irrigated Lands.

Farmers' Bulletin No. 138 Irrigation in Field and Garden.

4. SEEDS AND SEED SELECTION:

a. Seeds: names of different parts of a seed 1718.

b. Seed dispersal: how seeds are scattered 1717.

c. Spores: the reproductive cells of seedless plants 1803.

d. Germination of seeds: escape of the young plant from its seed case 760.

e. Embryo: the young plantlet within the seed 611.

f. Endosperm: the food in the seed used by the young plant 614.

g. Seed selection: advantages of practicing seed selection; 31. Consult:

Farmers' Bulletin No. 306 Dodder in Eelation to Farm Seeds. Farmers' Bulletin No. 253 'The Germination of Seed Corn. {Test for Germination.)

§. VARIOUS FIELD AND GARDEN CROPS:

a. Corn: 457. Consult:

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 199 Corn Growing.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 229 The Production of Good Seed Corn.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 313 Harvesting and Storing Corn.

b. Cotton: 464; Cottonboll weevil 465; Georgia 753. Consult:

Farmers' Bulletin No. 217 Essential Steps in Securing an Early Cotton Crop. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 285 Advantage of Planting Heavy Cotton Seed. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 314 A Method of Breeding Early Cotton to Escape Boll-weevil Damage.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 333 Cotton Wilt. C. Grains and Grasses: Wheat 2073; Oats 1368; Rye 1650; Buckwheat

283; Barley 172; Flax 682; Linseed 1077; Rice 1610; Sorgum

1782; Millet 1227; Grass 795. Consult: Farmers9 Bulletin No. 250 The Prevention of Wheat Smut and Loose Smut of

Oats.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 132 Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 300 Some Important Grasses and Forage Plants for the

Gulf Coast Region.

Farmers9 Bulletin No. 219 Lessons from the Grain Must Epidemic of 1904. Farmers9 Bulletin No. £74 Flax Culture. Farmers9 Bulletin No. %7 Flax for Seed and Fiber. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 32% Milo as a Dry-land Grain Crop. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 110 Mice Culture in the United States. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 101 Millets. Farmers9 Bulletin No. 135 Sorghum Sirup Manufacture.

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