TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Dedicatory 5 



Some Reflections 

 A Justification . 



CHAPTER I. 

 Historical R6sum6 of the Business of Farming 19 



CHAPTER II. 

 The Discouragements and Vicissitudes of the Business of 



Farming 38 



CHAPTER III. 

 Hindrances to the Business of Farming 46 



CHAPTER IV. 



Our Worn Soils the Greatest Menace to the Business of Farm- 

 ing, and How to Restore Them 66 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Profits of the Business of Farming 82 



CHAPTER VI. 



Equipments Necessary for Carrying on the Business of 

 Farming 89 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Necessary Preparations for the Business of Farming 101 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Putting the Soil in Condition for the Carrying on of the 



Business of Farming Ill 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Plowing 125 



CHAPTER X. 

 The Preparation of the Soil After Plowing for the Seed Bed. . 143 



