A USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE TEXT 



An Introduction to Agriculture 



By A. A. UPHAM, Teacher of Science, State 

 Normal School, Whitewater, Wisconsin. I2mo, 

 Cloth, 75 cents net. 



The book deals with the fundamental facts of agriculture 

 in a way to help prepare every child for broader usefulness 

 wherever his life may be spent. This book will help to lay 

 a foundation of intelligence which will be of service to every 

 child who studies it. 



The book is practical, the underlying idea running through 

 it being that the farmer is a producer; the soil, air, and water 

 the raw materials with which he works. The fact is con- 

 tinually emphasized that the farmer must know the cost of the 

 raw materials and the value of his products. 



The book has been written in plain language, but accu- 

 racy has not been sacrificed to simplicity. The attempt has 

 been not to write down to the child, but rather to draw him 

 up by easy steps. 



The illustrations are numerous and good. They are for 

 illustration and teaching, and are not simply for ornament. 

 Each one is selected for the purpose of making clear some point 

 in the text and impressing some fact on the child's mind. 



At the end of each chapter is a Summary, especially helpful 

 in reviewing. Questions and Problems are also found at the 

 end of most of the chapters. They are practical and intended 

 to emphasize the economic interest which is of such vital 

 importance in the agriculture of to-day. Especially helpful 

 are the Experiments given in connection with the text. 

 These require only such simple home-made apparatus as can 

 easily be made. 



D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 



NEW YORK CHICAGO 



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