TEXT-BOOK OF AGRICULTURE. 709 



1900. IvOMULO Escobar, PMitorof El Agiifultor Mexicaiio. Tratado 

 olcmental do AgTiciiltura, por el Inoeniero ai>Toiioni(). ( '. Jiuii-oz. 

 Cliihiialma, Mexico. Vy. -ioT. 



Trolofjo del iiutur: Capi'lulo 1, (u4it'rali<liuli's; C'api'Uilo 11, Del Vegetal; C'api'tulo 



III, De la Atiiu'>sfera; Capitulo IV, Del Snelo; Capitulo V, Del Agua; C'apitulo 



VI, Reproduccion de lu.s Vegetales; Capitulo VII, ]\Iovilario Agricola; Capitulo 

 VIII, Prdcticas Agricolas. 



190L. ,1 . 1). McBryde, C.E., Viiginia Polytechiiir Institute. Elements 

 of Agriculture, for use iu Schools. B. F. Johnson Pub. Co., Rich- 

 mond, Va. Copyright 1901. Pp. 270 



Part I, Climate: Chapter I, Sunlight; Chapter II, Sunlight— contiiuu'd; Chapter 

 III, Rain; Chapter IV, The Atmosphere; Chapter V, The Atmosphere— continued. 

 Part II, riant^;: Chapter VI, Plants an<l Their Seed; Chapter VII, Parts of a Plant; 

 Chapter VIII, Composition of Plants; Chapter IX, Composition < if Plants — con- 

 tinued; Chapter X, The Food the Plant takes from the Soil; Chapter XI, The 

 Food the Plant takes from the Air; Chapter XII, How Plants Grow. Part III, 

 Soils: Chapter XIII, How Soils are Made; Chapter XIV, Classification of Soils; 

 Chapter XV, Composition of Soils; Chapter XVI, Composition of Soils — continued; 

 Chapter XVII, "Water in Soils; Chapter XVIII, Nitrogen in the Soil; Chapter 

 XIX, How Soils Lose Water; Chapter XX, How Soils Lose Nitrogen; Chapter 

 XXI, How Soils Lose ]\Iineral IMatter; C]iai)ter XXII, Cultivation of Soils; 

 Chapter XXIII, Cultivation of Soils — continued. Part IV, ^lamires: Chapter 

 XXIV, Classification of ]\Ianures; Chapter XXV, Commercial Fertilizers; Chapter 

 XXVI, Commercial Fertilizers — continued; Chapter XXVII, Use of Manures. 

 Part V, Farm Crops: Chapter XXVIII, Seed Testing; Chapter XXIX, Classifica- 

 tion of (Jrops — Cereal and Fodder Crops; Chapter XXX, Fodder Crops and 

 Pastures; Chapter XXXI, Root and Tuber Crops — Miscellaneous Crops; Chapter 

 XXXII, Rotation of Crops. Part VI, Animal Production: Chapter XXXIII, 

 ComiK)sition of Animals; Chapter XXXIV, Food, Work, and Growth of Animals; 

 Chapter XXXV, Care of Animals; Chapter XXXVl, Feeding of Animals; 

 Chapter XXXVII, Stock Food; Chapter XXXVIII, Digestibility of Stock Foods; 

 Chapter XXXIX, Calculating Rations for Animals; Chapter XL, Selecting Stock 

 Foo.ls. Part VII, Miscellaneous Topics: Chapter XLI, P.inls; Chapter XLII, 

 Insectivorous Birds; Chapter XLIII, Seed-eating Birds; Chapter XLIV, Birds of 

 Prey; Chapter XLV, Forestry; Chapter XLVI, Roads. Appendix (tables). 



11)01. \\'iLi>i.\M P. 1>K()()KS. A*j;riculture. The Home Con'cspond- 



ence School, the King-Kichardson Co., Proprietors, Springiield, 



Ma.ss. 



Volume I. Soils and how to treat them (this being the title on the cover; the 

 full legentl on the title ))age9 is "Soils, formation, physical and chemical charac- 

 teristics and methods of improvement, including tillag(» and irrigation" ). What 

 agriculture is; e.ssential ilelinitions; classes of conij)oun(ls; what the plant contains; 

 the nature of the elements useful to plants and the sources from which plants 

 derive them; summary; elements always found in plants but not known to be 

 necessary; a soil element not found in plants; the soil; the formation of soils; 

 mechanical agencies; the chemical action of air and water; j)lants and animals as 

 soil formers and improvers; soils classified according to method of formation; the 

 components of soils; agricultural chissification of soils; light and heavy soils; lead- 

 ing characteristics of the different kinds of soil; physical characteristics of soils; 



