EIGHTH EDITION 

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OF 



Elements of Agriculture 



A rrsxT-BOOK: 



I'KKPAREI) DNDKR THE AUTHORITY OP THB 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



By W. FREAM, LL.D. 



REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION, 



EDITED BY 



J. R. AINSWORTH-DAVIS, M.A. (Trin. Coll., Camb.), 



Principal of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, and Professor of Natural 

 History in the University of Bristol. 



CONTENTS. 



PART !.— THE SOIL. 



1. Formation of Soil. 



2. Composition and Classification of Soils. 



3. Physical Properties of Soils. 



4. Sources of Loss and Gain to Soils. 



5. Improvement of Soils. 



tj. Agricultural Implements. 



7. Tillage. 



8. Manures and Manuring. 



PART II.— THE PLANT. 



9. Seeds and their Germination. 



10 & 11. Structure and Functions of Plants. 



12. Cultivated Plants. 



13. Weeds. 



14. Selection of Seeds. 



15. Grass Land and its Management. 



16. Farm Crops. 



17. Hardy Fruit Culture. 



18. Fungus Pests. 



PART III.— THE ANIMAL. 



19. Structure and Functions of Farm Animals. 



20. Composition of the Animal Body. 



21. Foods and Feeding. 



22. Principles of Breeding. 



23. Horses: their Breeds, Feeding, and Management. 



24. Cattle: their Breeds, Feeding, and Management. 



25. Sheep: their Breeds, Feeding, and Management. 



26. Pigs: their Breeds, Feeding, and Management. 



27. The Fattening op Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs. 



28. Dairying. 



29. Poultry and Poultry Keeping. 



30. Harmful and Beneficial Animals. 

 Index. 



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