. Elementary agriculture with practical arithmetic. Agriculture. THE THREE C'S—COWS, CORN AND CLOVER 115 to the soil. Sugar is a carbohydrate and, hke butter, it is formed from the food matter which the plants get from the air and the water; but it must be remem- bered that beets are heavy feeders and, if the return of the pulp is impossible, they, like tobacco, will soon wear out the soil. Kind of Farming Depends on Local Conditions.— The reader must not make the mistake of thinking. A PRIZE PACKAGE.* that the system of diversified farming outlined here is necessarily the best svstem. The e:r
. Elementary agriculture with practical arithmetic. Agriculture. THE THREE C'S—COWS, CORN AND CLOVER 115 to the soil. Sugar is a carbohydrate and, hke butter, it is formed from the food matter which the plants get from the air and the water; but it must be remem- bered that beets are heavy feeders and, if the return of the pulp is impossible, they, like tobacco, will soon wear out the soil. Kind of Farming Depends on Local Conditions.— The reader must not make the mistake of thinking. A PRIZE PACKAGE.* that the system of diversified farming outlined here is necessarily the best svstem. The e:reatest flexibilitv is allowable, depending upon the location of the farm, the character of the soil, nearness to factories and markets, and various other conditions. But it is easily seen that in the North Central States, at least, cows, corn and clover should form the basis of any system of diversified farming. ?This prize package was grown by Frank McConnell, a member of the Boys' Corn Club, of Hamilton County, 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Hatch, Kirk Lester, 1871- [from old catalog]; Haselwood, John Adam, 1867- [from old catalog] joint author. Chicago, Row, Peterson & company
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