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VOLUME I -READY SHORTLY 



YCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN 



AGRICULTURE. Edited by PROF. L. H. 

 BAILEY, of Cornell University, Editor of "Cyclope- 

 dia of American Horticulture"; author of "Plant 

 Breeding," "Principles of Agriculture," etc. 



WITH 100 FULL-PACE PLATES AND ABOUT 2,J00 ILLUSTRATIONS 

 IN THE TEXT 



TENTATIVK SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS 

 VOLUME I 



Part I— (Ikxeral Considkrations— Agrioultuml Regions— Farm Industries 

 — L;iyoiit of a Farm— Equipment and Capital Required— Kai-m Buildings 

 Farm Water Works — Farm Machinery— Adornment of Farm Premises— 



Part II— Climatology- General Definition and Scope— Atmosphere— Tem- 

 perature— Pressure— Circulation— Atmospheric Moisluie-Storms - Pre- 

 cipitation— Weatlier— Climate. 



Part III— Thk SoiIj — General Considerations— Origin and Formation— Kinds 

 and Characteristics— Properties— Germ Life in the Soil— Moisture— Til- 

 lage — Fertilizers— Waste and Renovation— Soil Surveys. 



VOLUME II -FARM CROPS 



Part I— Plant Production— The Plant— Environment— Plant Improvement 

 —Farm Management — I'lant Introduction— Classitieatioiis— Industries. 



Part II— India-idual Farm Crops (suggested treatment)— General— Geo- 

 graphical Distribution and Extent— Propagation and Cultivation— Varie- 

 ties— Harvesting and Preservation— Uses and Preparation for Use- Man- 

 ufacture — Obstructions to Growth — Marketing — Exhibiting — Tools- 

 History. 



TIMBER CROP (Farm Woodlot) 



Introductory— Factors of Forest Production— Methods of Forest Growing — 

 Systems of Forest Cropping— Improving and Caring for Crop— How to 

 Treat a .Mismanaged Woodlot— Uses of Different Woods— Home Utiliza- 



, tion of the Crop— Measuring and Marketing Forest Crops. 



VOLUME III -FARM STOCK 



I'AitT I— General Principlks— Introduction— Kinds of Animals— Kiiuis of 

 Animal Industry— Origin and Breeding of Domestic Animals— Physiol- 

 ogy— Feeding— Hygiene. Sanitation and Management. 



P.\RT II-Optline for Treatment of Different Kinds of Animals— 

 General Introductory Discussion— Distribution and Extent— Classitiea- 

 tion of Breeds and Types— Breeding — Feeding and Feeds— Management 

 and Hygiene— Products— Diseases and Disabilities— Judging and Scoring 

 — Marketing— Kxhiiiiting— History 



Part III— Animal Industrifs or Technology— Dairying— Dressing and 

 Curing of Meats— Storage— Refrigeration— Fertilizer Manufacture. 



VOLUME IV 

 Thk Farm and the Community (Economics, Social Questions, Organiza- 

 tions, History, Literature, etc). 



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