8 PREFACE 



gogical practice, and is an excellent foundational study for 

 general agriculture. 



The teacher will find that it can readily be adapted to local 

 conditions, emphasizing the particular part that is of most 

 importance in the locality. However, one should not overlook 

 the general educational value of the subject matter that is not 

 of economic importance in the immediate neighborhood. 



In country districts where fruits may be grown successfully 

 this particular portion of the text may be emphasized, while in 

 other country sections vegetable gardening may prove of greater 

 interest. Under such conditions the primary aim of the teacher 

 should be to arouse interest and enthusiasm for this work 

 rather than to emphasize the presentation of an endless list of 

 cultural facts. 



In the town or city the more intensive phases of the work, 

 such as the growing of crops under glass, may prove most ap- 

 pealing. Here, too, a study of the ornamental trees and plants 

 will arouse an interest in and respect for these things in the 

 work of civic development. 



R. A. MOORE. 

 C. P. HALLIGAN. 



