. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet. 771 2. Make a list of the other plants that lift their cotyledons above ground. How deep will you plant them? What would be the advan- tage of planting three or four seeds in a hill ? 3. Where is the food stored in the pea and corn seeds? 4. Probably some of the bean plants will have large yellowish-brown spots caused by anthracnose—a common bean disease. Send to Cornell Uni- versity for Bulletin No.
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Rural School Leaflet. 771 2. Make a list of the other plants that lift their cotyledons above ground. How deep will you plant them? What would be the advan- tage of planting three or four seeds in a hill ? 3. Where is the food stored in the pea and corn seeds? 4. Probably some of the bean plants will have large yellowish-brown spots caused by anthracnose—a common bean disease. Send to Cornell Uni- versity for Bulletin No. 239. This will describe the disease and give the treatment. Experiment VI How to Plant an Apple Tree By C. S. Wilson The apple tree is bought from the nurser}'man in the fall or spring. It should be two years' old, and the variety Northern Spy. The tree is planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Planting. Dig a round hole large enough to receive the roots of the tree, and deep enough to plant the tree three or four inches deeper than it was in the nurserv Fig. ,—An attractive bit of nature's pla)iting This will cover the bud and crook near the base, When the hole is dug, throw back into the bottom a few shovelfuls of the good surface dirt; then place the tree in the hole. Let one pupil hold the tree straight, while others throw in the soil, at the same time working it between the roots with the fingers. Step on the soil and tramp it down firmly. Fill the hole up level with the surrounding surface. Pruning. After the tree is set, it should be pruned. Choose three or four side branches, about three feet high, for the main branches. Cut these down to within six or eight inches of the main stem. Cut off all other branches close to the stem, and finally cut back the top of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations
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