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At head of title: U. S. Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Institute Lecture No. 6

Includes bibliographical references

Introduction. pp. 3

Selection of soil -- Geological history. pp. 4

Previous management -- Topography -- Arrangement of plats : Size of plats. pp. 5

Shape of plats. pp. 6

Surface drainage -- Cross drainage. pp. 7

Cross feeding -- Undergrainage -- Division spaces. pp. 8

Old ridges and dead furrows -- Check plats -- Permenant boundaries -- Headlands and roadways. pp. 9

Label stakes -- Preparation of land for croos : Uniform plowing. pp. 10

Manuring or fertilizing -- Machines should be accurate. pp. 11

Selection of seed -- The rows should be straight -- The entire plat should be planted. pp. 12

Planting and cultivatiion : Machine work preferable. pp. 13

Harvesting : Cutting gras plats -- Harvesting small grains -- Harvesting corn -- Harvesting potatoes. pp. 14

Weighing : The wagon and stock scale -- The portable derrick scale -- Reweighing. pp. 15

Keeping the records : Plans, diagrams, etc., Correcting results -- Calculating increase. pp. 16

Continuity of work. pp. 17

Summary -- Selection of soil -- Arrangement of plats. pp. 18

Preparation of land for crops -- Planting and cultivating -- Harvesting -- Weighing. pp. 19

Keeping the records -- Continuity of work. pp. 20

Appendix: Lantern slides. pp. 21-23

References. pp. 24

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