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CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE 



Edited T)y PROF. L. H. BAILEY 



of Cornell University, Editor of ^'Cyclopedia of American Horticulture "; 

 author of •' Plant Breeding"; "Principles of Agriculture," etc. 



With 100 full-page plates and about 2,500 illustrations in the text 



TENTATIVE SYNOPSIS OP CONTENTS 

 VOLUME I 



Pabt I— General CoKSiDERATioNS--Agriciiltural Eegions— Farm In- 

 dustries — Layout of Farm — Equipment and Capital Required — 

 Farm Buildings — Farm Water Works — Farm Machinery — ^Adorn- 

 ment of Farm Premises. 



Paet II — Climatology — General Definition and Scope — Atmosphere — 

 Temperature — Pressure — Circulation — Atmospheric Moisture — 

 Storms — Precipitation — ^Weather — Climate. 



Part III — The Soil — General Considerations— Origin and Formation 

 — Kinds and Characteristics — Properties — Germ Life in the Soil — 

 Moisture — Tillage — Fertilizers — Waste and E-enovation — Soil 

 Surveys. 



VOLUME II— FARM CROPS 



Part I — ^Plant Production — The Plant — Environment — Plant Im- 

 provement — Farm Management— Plant Introduction — Classifica- 

 tions—Industries. 



Part II — Inbivxbxjal Farm Crops (suggested treatment) — General — 

 Geographical Distribution and Extent — Propagation and Cultiva- 

 tion — ^Varieties — Harvesting and Preservation — Uses and Prepara- 

 tion for Use — Manufacture — Obstructions to Growth — ^Marketing — 

 Exhibiting — Tools — ^History. 



TIMBER CROP (Farm Woodlot) 



Introductory — Factors of Forest Production — Methods of Forest Grow- 

 ing — Systems of Forest Cropping — Improving and Caring for Crop 

 — How to Treat a Mismanaged Woodlot — ^Uses of Different Woods 

 — Home Utilization of the Crop — Measuring and Mai*keting Forest 

 Crops. 



VOLUME in-FARM STOCK 



Part I — General Principles — Introduction — Kinds of Animals — 

 Kinds of Animal Industry — Origin and Breeding of Domestic 

 Animals — Physiology — Feeding — ^Hygiene, Sanitation and Man- 

 agement. 



Part II — Outline for Treatment op Different Kinds of 

 Animals — General Introductory Discussion — Distribution and 

 Extent — Classification of Breeds and Types — ^Breeding — Feeding 

 and Feeds — Management and Hygiene — Products — Diseases and 

 Disabilities — Judging and Scoring — Marketing — Exhibiting — 

 History. 



Fart III — Animal Industries or Technology — Dairying — ^Dress- 

 ing and Curing of Meats — Storage — Refrigeration — Fertilizer Man- 

 ufacture. 



VOLUME IV 



The Farm and the Community (Economics, Social Questions, Organ- 

 izations, History, Literature, etc.). 



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