CONTENTS. 



Introductory 



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BOOK I. 

 Importance and Possibilities of Agriculture. 



Chapter I. What is the Real Importance of Agriculture? 

 II. The Ppssibilities of Agriculture 



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BOOK II. 

 A Far-Reaching Disorder upon the Interest of Husbandry. 



Chapter I. Troubles of the Agriculturists of Ancient Times 

 II. The Difficulty Far-Reaching To-Day 

 " III. The American Farmer's Waning Economic 

 Power .... ■ • 



" IV. Farm Mortgages ...... 



V. The Capitalists Gaining the Land — the Typical 

 American Farm ..... 



" VI. Rented Farms 



" VII. Abandoned Farms 



BOOK III. 

 Agriculture's Struggle. 



Chapter I. The Farmer's Cotemporaries .... 



" II. Competition ....... 



" III. Between the Upper and Nether Mill-stones . 



" IV. Protection a Deadly Enemy to the Farmers of 



America ....-•• 



•• V. Trusts, Combines, etc 



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