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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEK YI. 



PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



PA«B 



Recapitulation, ..... 191 



Land — Its Ownership, .... 192 



Perfection of Crop-Growing, . ^ . . 193 

 This not Attainable, . . . . .194 



The Chemist can Analyze^ the Farmer Eocamine Soils, . 195 



How to Estimate a Farm, . . . . . 196 



Variety of Soils — ^Names, .... 196 



Capabilities of a Farm, .... 198 



Density of Soils, ..... 201 



Fineness of Division, . , . . . 202 



Adhesiveness of Soils, . . . . . ' 202 



Power of Absorbing Moisture, . • • . 202 



Containing Power, ..... 203 



Capillary Attraction, ..... 204 



Relations of Soil to the Atmosphere, . . . 206 



Application of Manures, ..... 207' 



Green Stable Manure, . . . . .210 



Barn- Yard Manure, - . . . . .211 



Compost,. . . - . . . . 211 



Hog, Sink, and Chip Manure, .... 212 



Night-Soil, . . . . . .213 



Plaster and Ashes, . . . ' . . . 215 



Deep Ploughing, . . . . . 216 



Hoeing, Haying, and Harvesting, . -. . '. 221 



Draining, ...... 222 



Reclaiming Stony Lands, . . . . . 225 



Profits of Amending Soils, .... 226 



Rotation of Crops, ...... 228 



To Farmers, . . . . . , 230 



Questions on Scientific ana Practioel Agriculture, . . 233 



