TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE 5 



INTRODUCTION . 9 



Part I. Soils. 



CHAPTER 



1. Soils 1 



2. Drainage 17 



3. Fertilizers 34 



4. Liming the Soil 48 



Part II. Plants. 



5. The Plant 62 



6. Legumes 81 



7. The Corn Crop of the United States 96 



8. Oats, Wheat and Cotton 127 



9. Horticulture 141 



10. Forestry '.... 164 



11. Rotation of Crops 177 



Part III. Animals. 



12. The Horse 189 



13. Cattle 207 



14. Swine 254 



15. Sheep 267 



16. Poultry 277 



17. Birds and Insects 301 



18. Feeds and Feeding : 328 



19. Meat Products 336 



Part IV. Farm Management. 



20. Production and Consumption 354 



21. Climate 372 



22. Farm Records and Accounts 386 



23. Management and Equipment 397 



24. Trucking 409 



25. Planning and Adorning the Farmstead and School Grounds 423 



26. How to Improve the Rural School 459 



27. Stone and Cement Construction 486 



28. Miscellaneous Problems 512 



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