QUESTIONS. 



[NOTE TO THE TEACHER. The questions here given are not intended 

 for skilful and experienced teachers. They are helps, to make up for the want 

 of skill and experience. They are to be used cautiously. They do not contain 

 all the points in regard to which the pupil should make thoughtful inquiry and 

 be ready to give answers ; and there is always danger that, by the use of them, 

 important things will be omitted, and mere verbal answers be given, instead of 

 intelligent answers. Often, a single question will lead a faithful pupil to give, 

 in his own language, the substance of a paragraph. In such a case, the partic 

 ular questions may be addressed to other pupils. 



For the sake of conciseness, the beginning of the questions, such as, What is ? 

 or What are?, What does? or What do?, How does? or How do?, and How 

 is ? or How are ? are often omitted, as unnecessary.] 



CHAPTER!. 1. Agriculture? Itinclude? 2. Object? 3. With this 

 object, what must the husbandman have? Capital? 4. What should 

 a complete farm have ? What would be desirable? 5. Why capital? 

 6. Indispensably necessary to carry on a farm well? What will the 

 farmer find by study? By practice? 7. Science? Why should a 

 farmer have it ? Whence comes science ? [Note. This is not all that 

 is necessary to success. The effects of the vital action of plants, spoken 

 of hereafter, are also to be known and considered]. 8. Use of scien 

 tific knowledge ? 9. Practice ? Knowledge of scientific principles ? 

 10. Why should a farmer have a good education ? 11. Whatevidence? 

 12. What are the means by which the best modern improvements may 

 be introduced upon American farms? 13. What evidence, nearer 

 home, of the value of knowledge? 14. Advantages of a farmer s occu 

 pation ? 15. Why do men of science make mistakes ? What alone 

 makes a perfect farmer? 16. Are the necessary scientific principles 

 difficult to be understood? 17. What will be the effect of learning 

 these principles well? Give an illustration. 18. Chemistry? A 

 chemist? What are the objects of Chapter I. ? How many objects ? 

 What does it show to be very important for a farmer ? What are the 

 two sources of the knowledge he needs ? What does it show to be a 

 noble pursuit ? State what you think most worthy to be thought of 

 and remembered. 



