CONTENTS. 



PART I. THK FARM. 



CHAPTER I. 



GENERAL FARM MANAGEMENT. 



Selection of Farm. Condition of Soil and Improvements. Water Supply. 

 Roads. Farm Products. Rotation of Crops. Amount to Cultivate. Capital. 

 Hired Help, Pages 17-33 



CHAPTER II. 



FARM FENCING. 



How to reduce the cost of Fencing. Hedges. Live Fence Posts. Post 

 and Board Fence. Wire Fence. Portable Fences. Self-supporting Truss Fence. 

 Fence Rows. Water-gaps and Flood-gates. Farm Gates, 34-53 



CHAPTER III. 



FARM DRA IN AGE. 



Advantages of Draining. How Draining Helps the Soil. Prevents Failure of 

 Crops. When to Drain. What Lands need Draining. Tiles. Materials for 

 Drainage. Open Ditches. Depth and Distance apart of Drains. The Outlet. 

 Laying out the Drains. Silt Basins. Digging the Ditch. Cost of Drainage, . 54-72 



CHAPTER IV. 



MANURES. 



How to get the most Manure. How to Save it. Pulverizing Manures. Ad- 

 vantages of Manures. Bommer's Method. Special Fertilizers. Commercial 

 Manures. Green Manuring: clover, rye, buckwheat, 73-92 



CHAPTER V. 



THE SOIL AND ITS IMPROVEMENT. 



Origin of Soil. Source of Nitrogen in Soils. Purposes of Soil. Varieties of 

 Soil. Sand. Clay. Humus. Changing the Character of Soil. What constitutes 

 a Fertile Soil. Drainage. Cultivation. Manures: Barn-yard, green, commer- 

 cial. Valuation of Fertilizers. Food and Manure, 93-117 



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