708 KEl'OKT OF OFFK^K OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Chapter IX, Tin- Atmosiilierii^ Fooil of Tlants; Chapter X, The Soil, Origin, and 

 Classidcation; Chapter XI, Tlic Illation of the Soil to IMants; Cliapter XIT, 

 Exhau.«ti(in nt" the 8i)il; Chapter XllI, Improvement of the Soil In- Mechanical 

 Means; Chapter XIV, Improvement of the Soil by Manures; Chapter XV, Crojis; 

 Chapter XVI, Soiling and Silos. 



I8i»,s. CiiAKLKS C. Jaimes, Depiitv Minister of Agriciiltiirc for Onta- 

 rio, formerly Professor of Chemistry at the Ontario Agricultural 

 College. Agriculture. George N. Morang, Toronto. Pp. 200. 



Part 1, Tiie Plant: Chapter I, Tlie Seed; Chapter II, The Young Plant; Chapter 

 III, The Plant and Water; Chapter IV, The Plant and the Soil ; Chapter V, The Plant 

 and the Air; Chapter VI, Structure and < irowtli of the Plant; Chajjter VII, Naming 

 and Classiiication of Plants. Part 11, Tlie Soil: Chapter VIII, Nature and Origin 

 of the Soil; Chaptei- IX, Tilling and Draining the Soil; (Chapter X, Inijiroving the 

 Soil. Part III, The Crops of the Field: Chapter XI, The Grasses; Chapter XII, 

 The Grain Crojis or Cereals; Chapter XIII, The Leguminous Plants; Chapter 

 XIV, Hoot Crops and Tubers; Chapter XV, Various Other Crops; Chapter XVI, 

 Weeds; Chapter XA'II, Insects of the Field; Chapter XVIII, The Diseases of 

 Plants; Chapter XIX, Rotation of Crops. Part IV, The Garden, Orchard, and 

 Vineyard: Chapter XX, The Garden; Chapter XXI, The Apple Orchard; Chap- 

 ter XXII, Other Orchard Trees; Chapter XXIII, Insects of the Orchard; Chap- 

 ter XXIV, Diseases of the Orchard; Chapter XXV, The Vineyard. Part V, 

 Live Stock and Dairying: Chapter XXVI, Horses; Chapter XXVII, Cattle; 

 Chapter XXVIII, Sheep; Chapter XXIX, Swine; Chapter XXX, Poultry; Chap- 

 ter XXXI, Milk; Chapter XXXII, The Products of Milk; Chapter XXXIII, 

 The Structure of Animals; Chapter XXXIV, Foods of Animals; Chapter XXXV, 

 Digestion and Uses of Foods. Part VI, Other Subjects: Chapter XXXVI, Bees; 

 Chapter XXXVII, Birds; Chapter XXXVIII, Forestry; Chapter XXXIX, 

 Roads; Chapter XL, The Rural Home. Appendix: List of Trees; List of Weeds; 

 Snraving Mixtures. 



"American edition," 1899, edited by John Craig, Professor of Horticulture in the 

 Iowa Agricultural College. Pp. 203. Preserves the original chapters and text, 

 but uses various new cuts and inserts full-page half-tones, and adds three pages on 

 adornment of school grounds. 



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1898. L. H. Bailey, Professor of Horticulture in the Cornell Uni- 

 versity. The Principles of Agriculture: A text-book for schools 

 and rural societies. The Macmillan Co., New York. Pp. 300. 



Introduction: What Is Agriculture. Part I, The Soil: t'hapter I, The Contents 

 of the Soil; Chapter II, The Texture of the Soil; Chapter III, Tlie Moisture in 

 the Soil; Chapter IV, The Tillage of the Soil; Chapter V, Enriching the Soil- 

 Farm Resources; Chapter VI, Enricdiing the Soil — Conunercial Resources. Part 

 II, The Plant and Crops: Chapter VII, The Offices of the Plant; Chapter VTII, 

 How the Plant Lives; Chapter IX, The Propagation of Plants; Chapter X, 

 Preparation of Land for the Seed; Chapter XI, Subsequent Care of the Plant; 

 Chapter XII, Pastures, Meadows, and Forage. Part III, The Animal and Stock: 

 Chapter XIII, The Offices of the Animal; Chapter XIV, How the Animal Lives; 

 Chapter XV, Tlu- Feeding of the Animal; Chapter XVI, The Management of 

 Stock. Glossary. 



A second edition was published in .Tanuary, 1900, a third in .Tanuary, 1901, and 

 other editions su1)se(^uently. 



