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Matter; ("liaptcr V, (irowth; Cliai)ti'r VI, Starcli, Woody FihiT, (iliiti-n, etc.; 

 Chapter VII, Location of the Different Parts and Variations in tlie AsheH of 

 Plantifi; Cha|il<r \"1I1, lveca|iitiilatiiiu. 'Section 11, 'i"hc Soil: Chapter I, Forma- 

 tion and Character of the Soil; Chapter II, Uses of Atmospheric Matter; Chapter 

 111, I'j^es of l'.arthy ^hltter. Se<tion 111, Manures: Chapter I, Character and 

 Varieties of Manures; Chapter II, Animal I'^xcrement; Chapter 111, Waste of 

 Manure; Chapter IV, Absorbents; Chapter V, Con ijjosting Stable Manure; Chap- 

 ter VI, Different Kinds of Animal Ivxcrement; (Chapter VII, Other Orjianic 

 Manures; Chapter VIII, Mini-ral Manures; Chapter IX, Deficiencies of Soils, 

 Means of Restoration, etc.; (chapter X, Atmospheric Fertilizers; Chapter XI, 

 Recapitulation. Section IV. IMechanical Cultivation: Chapter I, The Mechanical 

 Character of Soils; Chapter II, Underdrainin<^'; Chapter III, Advantage's of 

 Underdraininji; Chapter IV, Subsoil Plowing; Chapter \', IMowing and Other 

 Processes of Pulverizing the Soil; Chapter VI, Rolling, Mulching, Weeding, etc. 

 Section V, Analysis: (chapter I, Analysis; Chapter II, Tallies of Analysis. The 

 Practical Farmer. Explanation of Terms. 



lsT<». Egerton Ryerson. First Lessons on Agriculture; for Cana- 

 dian Fanners and Their Families. Copp, Clark & Co., Toronto. 

 Copyright 1870. Pp. XI + 216. 



Part I, Preparatory Knowledge: Chapter 1, The Farmer and His Professien; 

 Chapter II, On the Two Kinds of Sul)stances with wliich the Farmer has to do — 

 Organic and Inorganic; Chapter III, On the Organic Constituents of Plants and 

 Animals; Chapter IV, The Fifteen Elementary Substances; Chapter V, P>xpla- 

 nation of Chemical Terms; Chapter VI, Definitions of the Acids, Bases, and Salts; 

 Chapter VII, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon; (no Chapter VIII); Chapter 

 IX, Chlorine, Sulphur, Phospliorus; Chapter X, Metals— Potassium and Sodium; 

 Chapter XI, Calcium and Magnesium; Chapter XII, Aluminum and Silicon; 

 Chapter XIII, Metals Employed in the Arts — Iron and Manganese; Chapter XIV, 

 Other Useful Metals— Tin, Copper, Zinc, Lead; Chapter XV, The No1)le Metals- 

 Mercury, Silver, Platinum, Gold; Chapter XVI, Kinds of Soils; Chapter XVII, 

 Structure of Plants and Offices of Their Organs. Part II, Preparatory Knowledge 

 Applied: Chapter XVIII, Composition of Soils and Plants and Their Relations to 

 Each Other; Chapter XIX, Soils Adapted to Different Kinds of Grain and Vege- 

 tables; Cha})ter XX, How to Conserve Soils; Cha])ter XXI, Vegetable ^lanures; 

 Chapter XXII, Animal Manures; Chapter XXIII, Mixed Manures; Chapter 

 XXIV, Inorganic or Mineral Manures — Lime; Chapter XXV, Inorganic- or Min- 

 eral Manures— Marls, Gypsum; Chapter XXVI, Ashes; Chapter XXVII, Other 

 Inorganic or Mineral Manures; Chapter XX VIII, Amendments, Irrigation, Drain- 

 age, Subsoil Plowing; (no Chapter XXIX); Chapter XXX, Rotation of Crops; 

 Chapter XXXI, Sowing, Care, and Harvesting of Grain Crops; Chapter XXXII, 

 Legununous Crops; Chapter XXXIII, Roots or Esculent Plants; Chapter XXXIV, 

 Grasses, iMeadows, Pastures; Chai)ter XXXV, Fruits; Chapter XXXVI, Plants 

 Used in Arts and Manufactures; Chapter XXXVII, Economy of the Farm; Chap- 

 ter XXXVIII, Economy of the Household; Chapter XXXIX, Misc-ellaneous 

 Questions and Answers Relating to Natural History. Index and Explanation of 

 Terms. 



A second edition of Ryerson appeared in 1871 as one of the "Canadian Series 

 of School Bof)ks." There is no change except in the numljering of the chapters. 



There was another early Canadian work by Prof. Henry Youle Hind. Its title 

 has been quoted to me as "Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry, or Elements of 

 the Science of Agriculture," and is said to have been published in 1850. 



