Sixty Lessons In Agriculture Classic Reprint

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Excerpt from Sixty Lessons in Agriculture This book is intended for the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade; and the subject matter and language are well within the range of pupils of these grades. The treatment is not technical, and therefore the book can be used in schools whose teachers have had no special training in the subject of school agriculture. The aims of the book are to increase the efficiency of farming operations and to improve the general character of farm life by presenting useful information and by giving directions for practical laboratory work which may be done at school or at home. These exercises are easy to perform and require no special apparatus. If this experimental work is done with care, the pupil will acquire, in addition to the fundamental facts of agriculture, an excellent training in scientific methods. The references at the end of the lessons are mainly, the Farmers' Bulletins of the United States Department of Agriculture, which can be obtained free or at little cost. These should be supplemented by state bulletins and other available references bearing on local conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Lessons in Agriculture The first edition of this book has been intro duced into several colleges and schools as a text book, and it. Has seemed best to revise and em large the work somewhat for the second edition. Illustrations have been prepared, and, besides extending several of the chapters, three chapters on the domestic animals have been added. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from One Hundred Lessons in Agriculture: With Practical Problems It has been the aim of the author to select from the vast field of agricultural knowledge and practice such subject-matter, materials, and methods as the teacher in the one-room country school, in the grammar grades of a graded school, or in the beginning years of a high school, may find easily practical, within the range of the pupil's understanding, and full of profitable inter est and educational value. It is a text-book and manual combined for the purpose of leading away from the usual text-book method of. Teaching to the method of first-hand contact with the real things of agriculture. The fields, the pastures, the groves, the orchards, and the gardens, are the real text-books, - this book is only a friendly guide-post. If the work is not conducted by means of real things, the educational value is lost, and the information given-not permanently retained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Agriculture: A d104 for the School and the Farm The book will also be of interest to the men of the shop, to clerks, business men and professional workers who, be cause of their sedentary work, are in constant need of a motive for outdoor occupations. The information and guidance needed by such persons are here assembled in a form that will not require a large expenditure of money or of time for their acquisition. In short, it has been the desire of the authors so to represent the business of farming that all who wish a better knowledge of its problems or practise, whether this be for actual use or only for general informa tion, will find the volume serviceable. It is also hoped that the broad range of information; many practical suggestions, and directions for practise will make the book of value in the schools and public libraries. The style and phrasing have been kept very simple and direct. Technical terms are almost wholly omitted. Um tried theories have no place. Scientific facts are stated in plain language that will present no difficulty for any reader. It is the sincere hope of the authors that those who read the following pages may do so with pleasure, and that the' lessons learned may add much to the satisfaction and pro fit from the business of farming! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Manual of Agriculture: For the School, the Farm, and the Fireside By study the farmer should find out - lst, the nature and mode of growth of the plants and animals he is to have to do with; and 2d, the nature and properties of the soil and of the atmosphere on and in which they live. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Public School Agriculture Divisions of Agriculture. - Agriculture 1s the produc tion of plants and animals that are useful to man. It has to do with land, its cultivation, and its products. There are, however, many divisions of agriculture, the most important being farming, mixed farming, dairy farming, and ranching. We commonly think Of farming as the work of plough ing, disking, harrowing, and cultivating the land in order to make a good seed bed in which to grow crops. These crops may be Wheat, oats, barley, rye, peas, corn, clover, timothy, as well as such roots and vegetables as carrots, potatoes, turnips, and beets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.