CONTENTS, 



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Introductory 7 



Book First. The Larger Aspects of Farm Life. 



CHAPTER 



I. The Old Farmer 11 



II. The New Farmer 15 



III. The Evolution of the Farmer 18 



IV. The Hope of the Farmer 22 



Book Second. The Farmer's Education. 



I. The Scientific Farmer 28 



II. The Agricultural Collecie 39 



III. The Experiment Stations 46 



IV. Special Schools of Farming 51 



V. The Farmer's Institute 55 



VI. Agriculture in Common Schools 60 



VII. Agricultural Papers and Books 69 



VIII. The Study of the Farm 76 



IX. A Further Study of the Farm (L. A. Clinton) . . 82 



Book Third. The Farmer's Relationships 



I. The Farmer and His Family 89 



II. The Farmer and His Fellows 96 



III. The Farmer and His Competitors 100 



IV. The Farmer and His Creditors 106 



V. The Farmer and the Politicians 118 



VI. The Discontent of the Farmer 120 



Book Fourth. The Farmer as a Business Man. 



I. Tin? Farmer and the Banker 130 



II. The Farmer and the Commission Merchant . . .152 



III. The Farmer and the Railroads 158 



IV. The Farmer and the Speculator 176 



V. The Farmer and the Tradesman 182 



VI. The Farmer and the Tax Gatherer 187 



Book Fifth. The Farmer as a Cooperator. 



I. Principles of Cooperation 202 



II. Some Fundamental Rules of Cooperation .... 209 



III. Co )perative Corporations 218 



IV. Essentials of Security in Cooperative Societies . . 229 

 V. Elements OF Danger IN Cooperative Societies . . .234 



VI. Management of Cooperative SociETiiis 240 



VII. Economic Gain of Cooperation 257 



VIII. Altruism in Cooperation 279 



IX. Organizations of Farmers 284 



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