Preface. iii 



^ view to assist those who are just entering the road 

 over which I have traveled, that I have undertaken to 

 chronicle the result of experiences that have come 

 to me with the passing years. 



Could I have had access to the contents of this book 

 fifteen years ago, no price within the limit of my means 

 would have been too great for it, as it would have 

 saved me thousands of dollars, and would undoubtedly 

 have addt d some years to a life that has seen much of 

 the "wear and tear" that comes from an upiiill fight 

 with circumstances. 



In the compiling of this volume no claim is made to 

 infallibility. Some of the deductions may not be in 

 accord with the experience of others, but the facts have 

 been stated as found by the author. It is a plain story, 

 the result of a life of both experience and observation. 

 To' the professors in our experimental stations we are 

 indebted for much of the light already shed upon the 

 diseases incident to plant life. To them, and all others 

 whose opinions have been quoted in these pages, tbe 

 author desires to acknowladge his personal obligations. 



M. A. HUNT. 

 Teere Haute, Januarj% 1893. ■ 



