CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



i Topography and Soil 3 



11 First Settlers and Early Home Life . . .14 



in Field and Garden Crops in the Early Days . 32 



iv Farming Tools and Implements 43 



v Fruits and Fruit Growing 51 



vi Cattle and the Dairy 64 



vii Sheep and Wool 81 



viii The Modern Farm 98 



ix Country Life, Old and New 108 



x Country Community Progress 119 



xi A Pioneer in Agricultural Education . . .130 



