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[Title page] Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes: a hand-book of agriculture. A report of the twenty-seventh annual closing Farmers' Institute, held at Clintonville, Wisconsin March 18, 19, 20, 1913, p. [1]

Table of contents, pp. [2]-[5]

Letter of transmittal, McKerrow, George pp. [6]-[7]

The University of Wisconsin, pp. [8]-[11]

Courses in the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin Madison, pp. [12]-[13]

Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes for 1913-1914, pp. 14-[16]

Proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual closing Farmers' Institute held at Clintonville, Wis., March 18, 19, 20, 1913, p. [17]

Address of welcome, Felshow, Edward pp. [17]-18

Response to address of welcome, Martiny, L. P. pp. 19-21

Wisconsin soils, McKerrow, Geo. pp. 21-26

Moisture for crop growth, Bradley, W. C. pp. 26-31

Fertilizers on our farms, Griswold, H. D. pp. 31-37

Small fruits, Richardson, C. L. pp. 37-44

Tree fruits, Bingham, D. E. pp. 44-47

The new farm, Plowman, A. J. pp. 48-58

Improving a run-down farm, Martiny, L. P. pp. 59-65

Co-operative creameries, Stubley, Fred pp. 66-72

Making good on new soil, Packer, B. G. pp. 73-82

More for our boys and girls, Jacobs, Jennie Brackett pp. 81-85

Address, Bradley, W. C. pp. 86-88

Town management of dirt roads, Donaghey, J. T. pp. 89-98

Concrete roads, Kuelling, H. J. pp. 98-106

Potato culture, Brown, C.E. pp. 107-120

The farmer's poultry, Hackett, Geo. W. pp. 120-125

The water supply for the farm home, Scott, L. E. pp. 126-131

Seed corn, Wyatt, E. E. pp. 131-136

Corn culture, Bussey, W. P. pp. 136-142

Experiments with corn silage, Michels, M. pp. 143-147

Alfalfa experiments on sand, Ivey, E. W. pp. 148-154

Alfalfa experiments in northern Wisconsin, Delwiche, E. J. pp. 154-163

Hay making, Convey, Thos. pp. 164-167

The farm home and the people in it, Hardy, Elizabeth Clarke pp. 168-178

More horses on the farm, McKerrow, Geo. pp. 178-185

Breeding and care of the pig, Imrie, John pp. 186-190

Finishing and marketing the hog, Bradley, W. C. pp. 190-192

Methods of dairying, Aderhold, E. L. pp. 193-196

Cow testing, Clark, W. H. pp. 197-203

Improved live stock, Baird, S. A. pp. 204-214

Symposium on breeds of cattle for Wisconsin. The shorthorn, Harding, F. W. pp. 214-222

The red polled, Martin, H. A. pp. 223-229

The guernsey, Griswold, H. D. pp. 230-237

The jersey, Jacobs, E. C. pp. 238-247

The holstein, Imrie, David pp. 247-255

Resolutions, pp. 255-257

What the home nurse should know, Breese, Laura B. pp. 258-271

Casserole and caloric cook-stove cookery, Maxwell, Nellie pp. 272-284

Food for the growing child, Binzel, Cora pp. 285-291

Sanitation and hygiene in the public schools, Russell, A. L. pp. 292-302

Co-operation, Campbell, Robert A. pp. 303-319