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Department of Agriculture as he may have for distribution, stating 

 that they are for the school library. 



Write to your State Experiment Station (see page 403) for copies 

 of available bulletins and reports, and ask to be placed on the mailing 

 list. 



Write to the State Board of Agriculture, asking whether it has 

 publications for distribution. 



Copies of a few good farm papers and country-life magazines are 

 desirable for the reading-table. 



REFERENCE BOOKS 



The following books are referred to for collateral reading. As 

 many of these as possible should be secured. If the school can spend 

 only $20 for reference books, the writer would recommend the Cyclo- 

 pedia of American Agriculture as containing the largest amount of 

 information for the price. Most of the other books in the list should be 

 purchased as soon as possible. Many other books are desirable if they 

 can be afforded, particularly those that treat of important specialized 

 agricultural interests of the state. The exact order of purchase will 



depend on the type of farming in the region. 



List price 



1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, four volumes, by L. H. 



Bailey $20 00 



2. The Principles of Breeding, by E. Davenport 2 50 



3. Chemistry of Plant and Animal Life, by Harry Snyder. ... 1 25 

 ' 4. Physics of Agriculture, by F. H. King 1 75 



5. The Principles of Soil Management, by Lyon and Fippin . . 175 



6. Soils, by S W. Fletcher. (Not so difficult as No. 5) 2 CO 



7. First Principles of Soil Fertility, by A Vivian 1 CO 



8. The Fertility of the Land, by I. P. Roberts 1 



9. Fungous Diseases of Plants, by B. M. Duggar 2 00 



10. Bacteria in Relation to Country Life, by J. G. Lipman .... 1 50 



11. The Cereals in America, by T. F. Hunt 1 75 



12. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America, by T. F. Hunt 1 75 



13. Manual of Gardening, by L. H. Bailey 2 00 



14. The Principles of Fruit-growing, by L. H. Bailey 1 50 



15. The American Apple Orchard, by F. A. Waugh 1 00 



16. The Potato, by S. Frazer 75 



17. Corn Plants, by Leroy Sargent , 75 



18. Feeds and Feeding, by W. A. Henry 2 00 



