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Excerpt from The Handbook for Practical Farmers The leaders in American farm-life to-day realize that the farmer must be not only a good business man, but he must also be acquainted with the science of agriculture. Therefore this book aims to deal with the business side of farming and to assemble the scientific knowledge of agriculture as studied and practiced by a number of experts. In order to make this practical knowledge more accessible to the farmer, technical terms have been eliminated and an easily comprehended terminology has been maintained throughout the book. The author is indebted to many experiment stations for their Cooperation in supplying information and illustrations, credit for which is given in the pages of this book. He is particularly pleased to acknowledge his deep obliga tions to, the International Harvester Company, the Du Pont Powder Works, and the Gould Force Pump Company, for their contributions. 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 The Handbook for Practical Farmers The leaders in American farm-life to-day realize that the farmer must be not only a good business man, but he must also be acquainted with the science of agriculture. Therefore this book aims to deal with the business side of farming and to assemble the scientific knowledge of agriculture as studied and practiced by a number of experts. In order to make this practical knowledge more accessible to the farmer, technical terms have been eliminated and an easily comprehended terminology has been maintained throughout the book. The author is indebted to many experiment stations for their cooperation in supplying information and illustrations, credit for which is given in the pages of this book. He is particularly pleased to acknowledge his deep obligations to the International Harvester Company, the Du Pont Powder Works, and the Gould Force Pump Company, for their contributions. Grateful acknowledgment is due the Country Gentleman, the Wisconsin Farmer, Doubleday, Page & Co., and the Macmillan Company for extracts taken from their publications. The U. S. Department of Agriculture has given valuable service to the editor in furnishing material and in supplying bulletins from which extracts and illustrations have been taken. The farmer and his family arc the most potent factors in making the United States the greatest producing nation as well as the greatest nation of happy homes. It is therefore hoped that this book will aid in increasing production and happiness among the tillers of the soil. 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 A Manual of Practical Farming No claims are made for originality or discovery, but if there is merit in the work, it lies in the practical applica tion of scientific facts to the everyday problems and conditions as they are found on the farm. 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 A Practical Handbook on Sheep and Wool for the Farmer: With Which Is Incorporated Professor Perkins' Report in 1906 on the Sheep at the Roseworthy Agriculture College Farm In what is known as the outside country there are signs of improvement, and we look forward with interest to the result of the newer methods of dry farming which are being carried out. 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 Handbook for Farmers: Written Especially for the Farmers of Dundas County, Ont Many farmers know that a well-tilled field will produce a larger crop than one poorly tilled, but cannot tell why. It is now known by those who have given attention to and studied the subject that plants do not absorb-the earthy particles, but use only the soluble substances such as are dissolved by the water in the soil. Hence, we stir the land to assist the soil water and air to more readily do their work. 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 How to Keep Farm Accounts: A Practical Book for the Practical Farmer The best way to learn them is to begin an account with one's own farm, and we suggest that after reading to paragraph 47, that an inventory be taken of your live stock, products, and implements. Then make a statement of what you owe and is owing you, as ex plained in paragraphs 33 to 40. Following this, in a suitable book, which may be bought anywhere, make the opening entries as ex plained in paragraphs 41 to 47, and you are ready to take care of each transaction as it may occur. To set yourself right, study the index when anything comes up which you do not fully understand. If you will do this for a few weeks you will have no trouble, and any theory about which you may be in doubt will take care of itself in due time. Therefore, to learn how to keep accounts begin to keep your own books. No transaction will come up that you can not master if you only think so. 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 Practical Farming: A Plain Book on Treatment of the Soil and Crop Production You may ask, Why a new book on Agriculture? Simply because in the numerous books for farmers that have appeared Of late years I know Of none that appeals directly to the man behind the plow in all sections of the country, and tries in the plain language Of the farm to explain many Of the things which the investigations Of scientists have discovered in regard to the treatment Of the soil and the production Of crops. To this effort to explain scientific matters in plain language I have drawn in addition from the experience Of a long life spent in the practical work Of cultivating the soil, and have endeavored to make this a farmers' book on farming, nothing more, nothing less. Perhaps to keep up with the phraseology Of the day, I should call it a treatise on Agronomy. But my Old fashioned notions come in again, and I call it Practical Farming. Agronomy would sound more scientific, but I have not written the book for scientists, and therefore call it by a name that the plain tiller of the soil will under stand. 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 The Farmer's Practical Hand-Book of Agricultural Chemistry It is hoped that you will, in the course of this year, supply us with practical information, so as to enable us to revise and republish an improved edition next year. 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.