AGRICULTURAL TEXT BOOKS 



FOR 



HIGH SCHOOLS 



Published by 



WEBB PUBLISHING CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 



FIELD CROPS 



By A. D. WILSON, Sup't of Farmers' Institutes and Extension, 

 . Minnesota College of Agriculture, and C. W. WAR- 

 BURTON, Agronomist, U. S. D. A. 



544 pages, 162 illustrations, cloth, $1.80 net. 



This book discusses the peculiarities of each of the various classes 

 and varieties of farm crops, the handling of the soil, selections of seed, 

 and general crop management. It covers the cereals, including corn, 

 wheat, oats, rye, barley, etc.; forage crops, including hay grasses, clo- 

 ver, alfalfa, cowpeas and other legumes; how to make good meadows 

 and pastures, and the art of hay making, etc.; root crops; sugar crops; 

 fiber crops, including cotton, flax, hemp; tobacco, potatoes, in fact 

 every farm crop of any importance is discussed. The introductory 

 chapters give the general classification of farm crops and their uses and 

 relative importance, and review the subject of how plants grow. The 

 concluding chapters discuss the theory and practice of crop rotation and 

 weeds and their eradication. A list of supplementary references is giv- 

 en at the close of each chapter. The style is easy, subject matter well 

 arranged and vital, and the book is of excellent mechanical makeup 

 throughout. 



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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 



By J. B. DAVIDSON, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, 

 Iowa State College 



554 pages, 342 illustrations, cloth, $1.80. net. 



A volume intended primarily as a text for secondary schools of agri- 

 culture, and for colleges where only a general course can be offered. 

 The subjects discussed are so applicable to the every-day work of the 

 farm that the book will also prove of great interest and value to those 

 engaged in practical agriculture. The following subjects are given space 

 according to their importance: Agricultural Surveying, Drainage, Irri- 

 gation, Road Construction, Farm Machinery, Farm Motors, Farm 

 Structures, Farm Sanitation, and Rope Work. Each chapter is fol- 

 lowed by a set of questions for review and for thought promotion. 

 Lists of references to best books and bulletins are included. Complete 

 index. A splendid text in every detail. 



