NEW VOLUMES IN THE RURAL TEXT-BOOK SERIES 



Edited by L. H. Bailey 



Forage Plants and Their Culture 



By Professor C. V. PIPER 



Of the United States Department of Agriculture 



Cloth, 121110, illustrated, $1.75 net 



A clear and concise account of the present knowledge of forage 

 cropping in North America, intended primarily as a text-book for 

 the use of agricultural college students. The author presents the 

 subject in such a way as to make the student realize the short- 

 comings of the present knowledge on the subject, as well as the 

 progress which has been definitely accomplished. All the plants 

 and crops which are used for forage and for hay are described, 

 and their botanical characteristics and means of cultivation are 

 carefully discussed. The grasses, alfalfa, the clovers, the millets, 

 and the various fodder crops are all treated. 



The Principles of Irrigation Practice 



By JOHN A. WIDTSOE 



President of the Utah Agricultural College 



Cloth, i2mo, illustrated, $1.75 net 



Although much of the writing on irrigation has been from the 

 engineering point of view, this book is written distinctly from the 

 point of view of practical farming. President Widtsoe has drawn 

 not only upon his own intimate knowledge of conditions in an irri- 

 gated country, but also upon all the available literature on the 

 application of water to land for irrigating purposes. The effect of 

 water on the soil, the losses by seepage and evaporation, the ser- 

 vice that water renders to the plants and the practical means of 

 employing water for the growing of the different crops are all dis- 

 cussed clearly and thoroughly. The book will, therefore, be found 

 an excellent one for use as a text in college courses on irrigation, 

 and will also be of great value to the farmer in irrigated regions. 



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