FARM LIFE TEXT SERIES 



EDITED BY K. C. DAVIS, PH.D. (CORNELL) 



PRODUCTIVE 

 PLANT HUSBANDRY 



A TEXT-BOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOLS 



INCLUDING PLANT PROPAGATION, PLANT 

 BREEDING, SOILS, FIELD CROPS, GARDEN- 

 ING, FRUIT GROWING, FORESTRY, INSECTS, 

 PLANT DISEASES, AND FARM MANAGEMENT 



BY 

 KARY CADMUS DAVIS, PH.D. (CORNELL) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE. KNAPP SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE, GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE 



FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; AUTHOR OF PRODUCTIVE FARMING; 



EDITOR OF LIPPINCOTT'S FARM MANUAL SERIES, ETC. 



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