THE YOUNG FARMER 



ture. Agriculture is labor applied to the 

 production of living things. 



KINDS OF AGRICULTURE 



The industries which deal with the pro- 

 duction of living things may be divided, 

 theoretically, largely on the basis of the 

 character of the results, but to some extent 

 upon the nature of the activities involved. 



Plant Produc- 

 tion 



(Soil Cul- 

 ture) 



Grain Farming Cereals and 

 grasses. 



Plantations Cotton, sugar, to- 

 bacco, coffee. 



Truck Farming, Market Gar- 

 dening Vegetables. 

 Fruit Growing Fruits. 



Forestry Trees, shrubs. 



Agricul- 

 ture 



Horticul- 

 ture 



Animal Produc- 

 tion 

 (An. Husbandry) 



Mixed Husbandry 



r Stock Raising Work, meat, fats, hides. 



Stock Feeding Meat, fats. 



Stock Breeding Animals. 



Dairy Farming Milk, butter and cheese. 



Sheep Husbandry Wool raising. 



Poultry Raising Eggs. 

 . Beekeeping Honey. 



The manner in which this theoretical 

 classification has worked out in actual prac- 

 tice will be indicated in some measure by 

 the inquiries of the United States Census 

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