CONTENTS 



PACK 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER ONE 7 



CHAPTER ONE. THE SOIL 



Formation of the Soil 9 



Farm Soils 16 



Soil Moisture - 22 



Soil Ventilation 27 



Soil Temperature 28 



Composition of the Soil .......... 29 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER Two 33 



CHAPTER Two. THE PLANT 



From Seed to Seed . . . -35 



Differences in the Parts of Plants 46 



Plant Food ............ 54 



Plant Reproduction from Buds 58 



Transplanting 62 



Plant Reproduction from Seeds . . . 65 



Plant Improvement 73 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER THREE 77 



CHAPTER THREE. SOIL IMPROVEMENT 



General 81 



Drainage 86 



Irrigation . 90 



Tillage 93 



Crop Rotation . . . . 100 



Green Manures ; Legumes and Soil Inoculation 108 



Stable Manure 1 12 



Commercial Fertilizers . . . 115 



OUTLINE OF CHAPTER FOUR 123 



CHAPTER FOUR. FIELD, ORCHARD, AND GARDEN CROPS 



Crop Raising 127 



Forage Crops 133 



Corn, Wheat, and Other Cereals 140 



Cotton, and Other Fiber Plants 153 



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