Education 

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This work comprises a series of studies, carried on since the 

 fall of 1909, on agricultural education in the elementary and 

 secondary schools of the United States with special reference 

 to the various agencies promoting it. Much care has been taken 

 to make the bibliography representative of the literature of the 

 different phases of the subject, and to annotate each title so 

 as to give the reader a brief account of the original article or 

 book. This seemed more essential than to undertake to give 

 even an approximately complete summary of the literature of 

 the subject, especially since such a summary would include many 

 times the number of titles cited. 



The writer has attempted, as 'the subtitle indicates, to bring 

 I together the work of the various agencies promoting agricultural 

 education in the public schools, and to > show the contribution 

 each has made or is making to its development. In this new 

 and rapidly developing subject of education it is important for 

 all who are interested to know the methods used and results 

 obtained in different parts of the country, and to recognize the 

 extent of public interest as expressed in federal, state, and 

 private activities in its behalf. 



The demands for instruction in agriculture in elementary 

 and secondary schools have grown so rapidly as to present a 

 serious problem to teachers, both as to readjustment of their 

 school work and as to their own preparation to teach the sub- 

 ject. If this account of the development of agricultural educa- 

 tion, such as is actually taking place in different parts of the 

 country, with illustrations of types of instruction, and with 

 sources of further information, may be of some service to the 

 teachers of our rural schools, or to others interested in rural 

 education, the writer will feel well repaid for all his efforts. 



The material for these studies has been gathered from all 



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