INTRODUCTION 



The experiments in this manual represent actual 

 work done by the author's classes during several years 

 teaching of the subject of general agriculture in High 

 Schools in Northern and Southern California. There is 

 sufficient material to occupy the laboratory time of a 

 High School class at least four periods a week for one 

 year. Not all the exercises are suitable for any one 

 locality, but nearly all can be used any place. The 

 manual is not intended to displace any text. 



A satisfactory plan for conducting a course in gen- 

 eral agriculture is to have each student own a manual and 

 have the school furnish the references to accompany it. 

 As the recitations do not occur every day, one book for 

 three students will be found sufficient. Usually the local 

 library will supply a portion of the books needed. A list 

 of references will be found in the back of this manual. 



A note book containing a record of each exercise per- 

 formed should be kept by the student. The following 

 form is suggested: 



Number and statement of exercise. 



Exercise. 



Result. 



Conclusion. 



It is unnecessary for the student to copy materials. 

 At the beginning of nearly all the exercises will be found 

 a list of materials needed, but special attention is called 

 to the following, the materials for which cannot be ob- 

 tained at once : 46, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69. 



The author wishes to express his thanks for council 

 and material contributed by Principal E. L. Mitchel, Pro- 

 fessors W. T. Clarke, R. H. Loughridge, A. D. MacGil- 

 livray, H. H. Whetzel, C. S. Wilson, E. G. Montgomery, 

 Messrs. A. R. Tyler, Geo. C. Roeding and Miss May Kimble. 

 The cuts under Budding and Grafting were taken from 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 157. With slight changes, exer- 

 cises 31, 32, 33, 34, 45, 46, 47 and 50 are by Prof. F. E. 

 Edwards. 



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