AGRICULTURE FOR 

 BEGINNERS 



By C. W. BURKETT, recently Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Manhattan, Kans; F. L. STEVENS, Professor of Biology in the 



North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts ; 



and D. H. HILL, President of the North Carolina 



College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 



I2mo, cloth, 339 pages, with color pictures, illustrated, 75 cents 



NO book for common schools in recent years has aroused 

 such widespread interest and been so universally com- 

 mended as this little volume. Its adoption in two great 

 states before its publication, and in still another state immediately 

 after its appearance, indicates the unusually high merit of the work. 



The authors believe that there is no line of separation between 

 the science of agriculture and the practical art of agriculture, and 

 that the subject is eminently teachable. Theory and practice are 

 presented at one and the same time, so that the pupil is taught the 

 fundamental principles of farming just as he is taught the funda- 

 mental truths of arithmetic, geography, or grammar. 



The work is planned for use in grammar-school classes. It thus 

 presents the subject to the pupil when his aptitudes are the most 

 rapidly developing and when he is forming life habits. It will give 

 to him, therefore, at the vital period of his life a training which 

 will go far toward making his life work profitable and delightful. 

 The text is clear, interesting, and teachable. While primarily 

 intended for class work in the public schools, it will no doubt 

 appeal to all who desire a knowledge of the simple scientific truths 

 which lie at the foundation of most farm operations. 



The two hundred and eighteen illustrations are unusually excel- 

 lent and are particularly effective in illuminating the text. The 

 book is supplied throughout with practical exercises, simple and 

 interesting experiments, and helpful suggestions. The Appendix, 

 devoted to spraying mixtures and fertilizer formulas, the Glossary, 

 in which are explained unusual and technical words, and the 

 complete Index are important. 



In mechanical execution in the attractive and durable bind- 



ing, in the clear, well-printed page, and in the illustrations the 



f book is easily superior to any other elementary work on agriculture. 



GINN & COMPANY PUBLISHERS 



