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of these, should be understood by the advanced agricult- 

 uralist. 



The object of this work is : 



1st. To present, as briefly as is consistent with perspicu- 

 ity, such information as will aid the farmers of Georgia in 

 more thoroughly understanding the great leading principles 

 which underlie the whole field of progressive agriculture. 



2d. To stimulate the spirit of inquiry which now per- 

 vades the agriculturists of the State. 



In the scope allotted to this pamphlet it is impossible to 

 do more than whet the already growing appetite for knowl- 

 edge, by presenting to the intellectual palate a few savory 

 morsels, gleaned from the field of science, with the hope 

 of stimulating such thought and research on the part of 

 the farmers of Georgia, as will bring forth fruit both abun- 

 dant and ripe, for future gleaners in the field of successful 

 agriculture. 



The losses annually sustained by the farmers of the State, 

 in consequence of ignorance of the plainest teachings of 

 agricultural science, afford ample justification for the publi- 

 cation of this MANUAL in which the difficult task is at- 

 tempted of so popularizing the teachings of science, as ap- 

 plied to agriculture, that the unscientific, practical farmer 

 may readily appropriate to his own use the results of scien- 

 tific research. 



No claim to originality is made. On the contrary, the 

 material has been compiled from standard authors, con- 

 densed, simplified, and interwoven with illustrations and 

 practical suggestions, applicable to our surroundings. 



Those who wish to pursue still further the study of the 

 subjects, that have been merely touched upon in this pam- 

 phlet, are referred to Scientific Agriculture Dr. E. M. 

 Pendleton ; How Crops Grow and How Crops Feed S. 

 W. Johnson ; Talks on Manures Joseph Harris ; Land 

 Drainage Klippart ; and Structural and Systematic Botany 

 Professor Asa Gray. 



