iv PREFACE 



are entitled to an education that will give them a fair chance 

 of remaining on the farm as successful farmers, and to this 

 end I submit this book. 



The author desires to thank sincerely his students, and 

 also Professors Charles D. Lewis, E. C. Seale, John F. Smith, 

 F. 0. Clark, J. A. Burgess (architect and builder), Dr. W. L. 

 Heizer of the Kentucky State Board of Health, and President 

 Frost of Berea College, for their advice and criticism. 



J. E. C. 



