Farmer's Cyclopedia of a Compendium of Agricultural Science and Practice on Field, Orchard, and Garden, Crops, Spraying, Soils, the Feeding and ... United States and Canada (Classic Reprint)

The present volume is written for uctnal and prospective farmers in the hope that it may be of service in the advancement oi agriculture. It contains an account of the best methods of planting, cultivating, harvesting and utilizing the important farm crops, including iield crops, fruits and garden vegetables; and a discussion of all the important data concerning the care and feeding of farm animals, including poultry. The more serious diseases of animals and enemies of crops are described and practical remedies suggested. Various general farm subjects, such as fertilizers, manures, soils, silage, irrigation, spraying, etc.. are also discussed. The authors have made, a special effort to call the attention of farmers to the vast amount of valuable literature along agricultural lines, published by the various State Experiment Stations and the United States Department of A griculture. In referring to experiment station work credit has usually been given to the station rather than to individuals, since in most cases the final results cover the work of several years, during which time many different individuals worked on the details. The idea has been to draw attention to the institution, which is permanent, rather than to the individual, who is likely to change his residence from year to year. The book was originally arranged alphabetically. At the suggestion of the publishers, however, it was decided to arrange it in chapters for the greater convenience of those who may be interested in but one phase of farming, and for the further reason that a more complete index may thus be made than by any other method. The rearrangement has made it necessary to group certain subjects in a miscellaneous chapter. Within the chapters the alphabetical order has been largely followed. Diseases and insect pests are discussed under the plant or animal which they most seriously aff
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