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MANUAL OF 



Agriculture for India, 



By Lieut, R POGSON. 



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1. Origin and Cliaraoter of Soils— 2. Ploughing 

 and Preparing for Seed —3, Manures and Com- 

 posts. —4. Wheat Cultivation. —5. Barley.— 6. 

 Oats.— 7. Rye.— 8. Rice.-9. Maize.— 10. Sugar- 

 producing Sorghums.— 11. Common Sorghums.— 

 12. Sugarcane. - 13. Oil Seed. -14. Field Pea 

 Crops.-16. Ball or Pulse.— 16. Root Crops.— 

 17. Cold Spice.- 18. Fodder.— 19. Water-Nut.— 

 20. Ground-Nut.— 21. Rush-Nut or Chufas.- 

 23. Cotton. — 23. Tobacco.— 24. Mensuration.— 

 Appendix. 



REVIEWS. 



"POGSON'S AGRICULTURE. 



•* The work seems to us both in thoroughness 

 of execution and in clearness of arrangement en- 

 tirely to fulfil all the hopes that have been formed 

 of it. We cannot doubt that the Government 

 will heartily take up this most valuable book, 

 and circulate it both in the original and vernacu- 

 lar translations throughout the length and 

 breadth of the land ; nor should a moment be 

 lost, for it represents one of the most important 

 and most promising lines on which we can meet 

 that terrible Malthusian difficulty."— y^/Z^w'j- 

 Indian Mail. 



"A work of extreme 

 Home News. 



"Mr. Pogson's advice 

 followed by both native and European agri- 

 culturists, for it is eminently practical and devoid 

 of empiricism. His little volume embodies the 



teaching of a large and varied experience, and deserves to be 



warmly supported." — Madras Mail. 



practical value." — 

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