CONTENTS. 



PART FIRST. 



EELATION OF AGRICULTURE TO 

 CHAPTEK I. 



ORGANIZATION OF LABOR. 



PAGE. 



The Masonic Fraternity Guilds Movements of Labor in the present cen 

 turyThe Spirit of Industry constructive What Equality is How Edu 

 cation promotes Equality Self-Love vs. Social Feeling Mr. Seward s 

 Opinion All great Movements Historical as well as Progressive 17 



CHAPTER II. 



THE OFFICE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY. 



Man and Nature Agriculture the Foundation of Industry Eaw Materials 

 First Steps toward Manufactures Civilization regards all the Processes 

 of equal Value The Social Body, its different Parts and Functions 

 How Division of Labor increases Production, and begets Exchange or 

 Commerce Commerce a Charge upon Agriculture Magnitude of the 

 Tax How this enriches the Farmer Money as a Commercial Agent 

 Office of the Railroad and of Money to cheapen Exchange Relations of. 

 Agriculture to the Professions: to the growth of Towns: to Science... 20 



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CHAPTER III. 



AGRICULTURE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. 



Civilization a relative Term Wealth Wild Wheat and Rice The Date: 

 Millet Egyptian Agriculture and Horticulture Flax Culture Grana 

 ries, Models of our Elevators Condition of the People China Confu 

 cius Teachings How Silk Culture was Promoted Implements Size of 

 Farms Wages Japan, compared with Great Britain Wheat Culture- 

 Rural Life in Greece Xenophon a Farmer Hesiod s Works and Days 

 Public Gardens Decay Aristotle the Father of a rational Polity 

 Slavery Rome Patricians and Plebeians Size of Farms Common 

 Pasture Tenants Cato s Steward The Rome of To-day 25 



CHAPTER IV. 



AGRICULTURE IN MODERN EUROPE. 



Germany and England Ranks Folks Land and Rents Degradation of 

 the British Laborer Allowance of FoodElevation of the Mechanical 



