Excerpt from Southern Field Crops, (Exclusive of Forage Plants) There are many types of text-books in agriculture. Three types have now found their places in The Rural Text-Book Series: One type, represented by Warren's "Elements of Agriculture," expounds the general basis and practice of the agricultural pursuit; another type, represented in Lyon and Fippin's "Principles of Soil Management," presents in detail one of the large fundamental subjects; and another type, represented in the present volume, explains the reasons and practices underlying the raising of particular crops. These three honest books also represent three ranges of presentation: the Warren, a high school method; the Lyon and Fippin, a distinctly College method; and the Duggar, an intermediate method, designed for both advanced high school and college. A hook may be adapted at the same time to college work and to reading and reference by the best farmers. The practicing farmer is increasingly requesting books that give him real reasons and real facts. Text-books will increase in use among farmers, not only among those farmers who have had college instruction, but also with those who have come to their work by other routes, but who desire to proceed substantially. These text-books open new fields of observation. How many farmers really know how the roots of the wheat plant look, or what is their mode of growth, or how these roots compare with those of oats? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Southern Field Crops, (Exclusive of Forage Plants) For high-school use, the matter may be further abridged by the omission of the study of those particular crops that are unsuited to the locality. College students are expected to prepare all the matter in this book, including that in fine print, and all Exercises. Their instructors will probably assign additional work on the crops of chief interest to the locality. These additions will usually take the form of supplementary lectures and of collateral reading selected from the literature cited under each crop. It is scarcely necessary to point out that the use of a text book to afford at least the outline of the subject - matter on crops will enable the student to cover much more ground than would be possible if he relied exclusively on lecture notes. The use of a textbook is also advantageous to the instructor, since it permits him to devote a larger proportion of his time to supplementary lectures, which will direct in creased attention to local problems and practices, suggest methods of agricultural investigation, and discuss the most effective methods of teaching the subject of agriculture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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