PREFACE TO SIXTH EDITION. 



The present edition of the Handbook has been carafully 



revised, with a view to including therein only the latest and best 



information on agricultural topics of importance to American 



farmers and dairymen. A number of new subjects have been 



added, and tables and articles have been brought up to date 



where better data were available. It is hoped that the changes 



and additions made will further increase the usefulness of this 



little volume to American farmers and students of agriculture. 



F. W. WOLL. 

 Juue, 1914. 



PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. 



The effort of the author has been to make this small volume 

 a compendium of useful information on farm and dairy topics. 

 Brief discussions on subjects of importance and interest to 

 farmers and dairymen have been introduced, and useful facts, 

 tables, formulas, receipts, agricultural statistics, etc., are given 

 to such an extent as the plan of the work permitted. Valuable 

 data scattered throughout our agricultural literature, in the 

 publications of our experiment stations and the scientific divi- 

 sions of the United States Department of Agriculture, as well 

 as in other public documents, and in farm papers and standard 



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