AGRICULTURAL TEXT BOOKS 



FOR 



HIGH SCHOOLS 



WEBB PUBLISHING Co., St. p au i, Minn. 



This series of agricultural books, of which Beginnings in Animal 

 Husbandry is a representative, is planned especially for high schools in 

 which agriculture is taught. The books constitute a complete four-year 

 graded course in agriculture. Each book is complete in itself, and 

 its scope is well within the limits of the course. They are written by 

 men eminent in their line, and who are well known for their clear and 

 concise presentation of facts. Each of the books listed below has 

 suggestive subjects for discussion and demonstration at the close of 

 each chapter. The series constitutes a complete, concise and practical 

 course that will meet the urgent needs of the modern agricultural high 

 schools and of short courses in schools and colleges. 



FIELD CROPS 



By 

 A. D. WILSON, 



Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes and Extension, 

 Minnesota College of Agriculture, 



and 



C. W. WARBURTON, 

 Agronomist, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



544 pages, 162 illustrations, cloth, $1.80 net 



The aim of this book is to present the peculiarities of each of the 

 various classes and varieties of farm crops, the handling of the soil, 

 selections of seed, and general crop management. The book covers the 

 cereals including corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, etc.; forage crops, in- 

 cluding hay grasses, clover, alfalfa, cowpeas and other legumes; how to 

 make good meadows and pastures, and the art of hay making, etc. ; root 

 crops; sugar crops; fiber crops, including cotton, flax, hemp; tobacco, 

 potatoes, in fact every farm crop of any importance is discussed. The 

 introductory chapters are devoted to the general classification of farm 

 crops and their uses and relative importance, and reviews the subject 

 of how plants grow. The concluding chapters discuss the theory and 

 practice of crop rotation and weeds and their eradication. A list of 

 the best supplementary reading, including farmers bulletins, is given at 

 the close of each chapter. The style is easy, subject matter well 

 arranged and vital, and the book is of excellent mechanical make- 

 up throughout. 



