TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE v 



TABLE OF CONTENTS vii 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . : ix 



CHAPTER I. 



Introduction. Chemical Elements and Symbols. Cells, Tis- 

 sues, and Fibro- vascular Bundles. Structure and Func- 

 tion of Roots, Stems, and Leaves 1-14 



CHAPTER II. 



Origin of Soil, Clay, Chalk or Marl, Sand. Fertile Soil. 

 Conditions Influencing Fertility." Condition or Heart." 

 Function of Vegetable Matter in the Soil. Moisture. 

 Mineral Plant-food. Analysis of Soils. Nitrogenous 

 Plant - food. Nitrification. Leguminous Crops and 

 Nitrogen. Root-nodules. Retention of Plant-foods by 

 Soils. Drainage 15-39 



CHAPTER III. 



Sugar-cane. Preparation of Land, Planting, Manuring, 

 Weeding. Cutting Cane. Methods of Dealing with the 

 Trash. Moulding 40-55 



CHAPTER IV. 



Manures. Farm-yard or Pen Manures, their Function and 

 Use. Management of Pen Manure. Open and Covered 

 Pens. Green Dressing. Chemical Manures. Potash, 

 Phosphates, Mineral Phosphates, Superphosphates, Basic 

 Slag or Thomas Phosphate. Nitrogenous Manures. 

 Sulphate of Iron 56-74 



