CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



CLASSIFICATION AND CHOICE OF FIELD CROPS, 



PAGH 



Agriculture i 



Horticulture i 



Agronomy 2 



Field crops, p. 2 ; Number of cultivated species, p. 2 ; 

 Classification, p. 3 ; Area and value of field crops 

 in 1899 in U. S., p. 3 ; Cereals, p. 4 ; Grasses, p. 6 ; 

 Legumes for hay and pasture, p. 6; Legumes for 

 seeds, p. 7 ; Forage crops, p. 7 ; Tubers, p. 8 ; 

 Roots, p. 8 ; Sugar plants, p. 8 ; Fiber plants, p. 9 ; 

 Stimulants, p. 9 ; Medicinal and aromatic plants, 

 p. 9 ; Miscellaneous crops, p. 9 ; Staple crops of 

 the United States, p. 9 ; Character of field crops, 

 p. 10. 



Beginnings of Plant Culture 10 



Possibility of crop production, p. 10; Profitableness 

 of a given crop, p. 1 1 ; Choice of crops, p. 1 1 ; 

 Specialties, p. 12 ; General farming, p. 12. 



Practicum . , . 12 



Collateral Reading 13 



CHAPTER II. 



IMPROVEMENT OF FIELD CROPS. 



Changes in Farm Crops 14 



The Importance of Plant Breeding .... 14 



Maize breeding farm, p. 15; Application of principle 



