X PREFACE. 



and that of Hampton Institute ( Va.) ; to the 

 United States Department of Agriculture ; the 

 United States Geological Survey ; Ladies Home 

 Journal ; Ovd^nga Judd Co.; Waugh's "Land- 

 scape Gardening"; D. C. Heath & Co.; Leg- 

 gett & Brother; The Deming Co., and others 

 mentioned with the figures. 



The Authors. 



KlRKSVILLE, Mo., 1905. 



To the earlier edition has been added a chap- 

 ter on '' Farm Animals" by E. A. Trowbridge, 

 of the Missouri Experiment Station. Several 

 figures have been inserted and additional text 

 has been written on the School Garden. A 

 number of changes and additions have been 

 made in other chapters. The whole book has 

 been gone over critically and parts which have 

 proved impracticable or doubtful have been 



omitted. 



The Authors. 



July ist, 1908. 



