STANDARD AGRICULTURAL BOOKS 



STANDARD AGRICULTURAL 

 BOOKS 



FiiMi.-iied b>' 

 WEBB FUBT.ISHING CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 



FIELD CROPS 



By A. D. V^'l'LSON, Siip't of Farmers' Institutes and Extension, 



TNIinnesota College of Agriculture, and C. W. V\'AR- 



BI'RTON. Ag-ronomist, V. S. D. A. 



544 pages, lf,2 illustrations, rloth $1.80 net. 



This book dispusses thp peculiarities of each of the \'grious cla-sses 

 and varieties of farm crops, the handling of the soil, selections of seed, 

 and general crop management. It covers the cereals, including corn, 

 wheat, oats, rye. liarley, etc.; forage crops, including hay grasses, clo- 

 ver, alfalfa,, cowpeas and other legumes; how to make good meadows 

 and pastures, and the art of hay making, etc.; root crops; sugar crops; 

 fibre crops, including cotton, fiax, liemp; tobacco, potatoes, in fact 

 everjy farm crop of any importance is discusE,ed. The introductory 

 chapters give the general classification of farm crops and their uses and 

 relati\'e importance, and review the subject of how plants grow. The 

 concbjding chapters discuss the theory and practice of crop rotation 

 and weeds and their eradication. A list of supplementary references 

 is gi^^en at the close of each chapter. The style is easy, subject matter 

 well arranged and vital, and the book is of excellent mechanical 

 makeup. 



AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 



By J. B. DA^'IDSON, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, 

 Inwa State College 



B54 pages, 342 illustrations, cloth, $1.80 net. 



The subject.s di.'^cussec.l are so applicable to the everv-dav work 

 of the farm that the booli will pro\-e of great interest and value to 

 those engaged in practical agriculture. The following sub.iects are 

 given space according to their importance: Agricultural Surveying, 

 Drainage. Irrigation, Road Construction. Farm Machinery. Farm Mo- 

 tors. Farm Structures, Farm Sanitatiiin, and Rope Work.' Each chap- 

 ter is followed by a set of questions for review and for thought pro- 

 motion. Lists of referen<'es to best books and bulletins are included. 

 Complete index. A splendid guide to the mechanics of the farm. 



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