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RIRN KNOWLEPCE 
A complete manual of successful farming written by 
recognized authorities in all parts of the country; 
based on sound princinles and the actual experience 
of real farmers-THE FARMER’S OWN ENCYCLOPEDIA. 
Published for, and Distributed by 
Sears, Roebuck and G)., Chicago 
A Few of the 100 Great Authorities 
C. F. Curtiss, one of 
tlie l)iggest live stock 
iiH'ii in the country anil 
Iirobahly the best judge 
of heavy horses in 
America. 
\V. S. Corsa, omier of 
‘'Carnot." one of the 
finest T’ercheron horses in 
the world: a practical far¬ 
mer with a large model 
farm at Whitehall. Ill. 
C. 15. Hutchison, father 
of the Missouri Corn 
drowers’ Association. 
Jtorn and raised oil a 
Missouri farm. 
II. G. Van Felt, one 
of the oiniers of Waterloo 
•lersey Farm, at Water¬ 
loo. Iowa. A practical 
breeder and dairyman of 
many years’ exiierieuce. 
F. C. Minkler. of Xew 
Jersey. and J. M. 
Fvvard. of Iowa, two big 
national authorities on 
cattle and swine feeding. 
C. H. Eckles of the 
fnivorsity of Missouri, 
an outstanding Amer'can 
authority on Dairy 
Breeding. 
E. H. Farrington, one 
of the most prominent 
authorities in America on 
Agricultural Chemistry. 
C. S. I’lumb of Ohio, 
a national authority on 
jiroducing beef. 
Alva Agee, famous 
Secretary of Agriculture 
of New Jersey. 
Dean W. X. Jardinc, 
of Kansas, a leading 
authority in the United 
States on Dry Farming. 
Dr. A. S. Alexander, 
Director of Horse Breed¬ 
ing and I’rofessor of 
■Veterinary Science in the 
University of Wisconsin. 
Keese V. Hicks, form¬ 
erly President of the 
American I’oultry Assoc¬ 
iation. 
Only the lack of space prevents us from giving 
similar details of nearl.v 100 other well-known 
authorities who are contributors to FARM 
KXOWTiEDGE. 
Partial List oi Contents 
Space permits g'ving only a brief list of the con¬ 
tents of each volume. See the set for yourself at 
our risk. 
VOI,. I. 
Practical Horse Breeding, Breaking. Training, 
Feeding, Care of the Dairy Herd, Care of the 
Beef Herd, How to Raise Hogs. Care of Poultry 
and Birds. Common Diseases of Farm Animals and 
How to Treat Them. Milk, Butter and Cheese, 
etc., etc. 
YOU. II. 
Soils, Tillage, Drainage. Irrigation. Dry Farm¬ 
ing. Explosives. Fertilizers. Systems of Farming 
in Every Section of tlie Country. How to Grow 
Crops. Truck Growing. Fruit Growing. How to 
Better your Yields from Year to Year. Plant Ene¬ 
mies and Diseases and How to Fight Them, etc. 
VOL. Ill. 
Horse-Drawn Work Outfits and Pleasure Vehicles. 
Harness, Its Use and Care. Motorcycles and Light 
Automobiles. The Auto-Truck on the Farm. The 
Farm Tractor. Farm Machines and Machinery. 
Gasoline and Kerosene Engines. Electricity. Farm 
Buildings, Walls and Fences. The Soil, etc., etc, 
VOL. IV. 
System in Farming. Successful Marketing 
Methods. The Farmer and tlie I,aw. The Farm 
Woman, Her Work and I’lay. Boys and Girls on 
the Farm. Farming Facts and Opportunities. Im- 
! portance of Ditferent Crops. General I’rice of Farm 
Land, etc., etc. (A'olume 4 also contains complete 
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