71G REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



II. History of the agricultural industry — Contiuuod. 



In the I'liiti'd Statvs. 

 The ]>ii)n*'cr stage. 



Di'Vt'loiiiuciit of coniiiicicial agriculture. 

 Tlie new fanning. 



III. Present ^^tatns of the farming industry. 



The world's food supply. 



Agricultural resources of the United State.«i. 



Geograi>hical factors. 



Soil, climate, fertility, natural enemies. 



Statistics of farms, farm wealth, production, etc. 



Leading subindustries — cereals, stock, etc. 



Distribution of production. 



IV. The agricultural market. 



Description of the market — lo(;al, domestic, foreign. 

 Mechanism of the market. 



Banks and local exchange facilities. 



Middlemen. 



Boards of trade. 

 Prices of agricultural products. 



Movements of. 



Agricultural competition. 



Depressions in agriculture. 



Influence of "options." 

 Transportation of agricultural product;?. 



Primary transportation — wagon roads and trolley lines. 



Railroad and water transportation. 

 Facilities. 

 Eates. 



Discriminations. 

 Delivery methods. 



Incidents of the transportation system — elevators, etc. 



Imperfect distribution of agricultural products. 

 Development of the market. 



Increase of consumption of products — manufacture (if farm products as 

 a factor. 



The factor of choicer products. 



The factor of better distribution of products. 



The local market as a factor. 



The foreign market as a factor. 



V. Business coojieration in agriculture. 



Historical sketch. 

 Present status. 



Production. 



Marketing. 



Buying. ^ 



Miscellaneous business cooperation. 

 Difficulties and tendencies. 



VI. Agriculture and legislation. 



Land laws and land policy of the United States. 

 Agriculture and the tariff. 

 Agriculture and monetary legislation. 

 Taxation and agriculture. 

 Food and dairy laws. 

 Government aid to agriculture. 



