TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES
Consulting Agriculturist.
Chemist,
EARTHWORKER;
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE
A Book for Young Farmers,
GEO. E. WARING, Jr. ,
TO THE STUDENT.
CONTENTS.
THE PLANT.
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER II. ATMOSPHERE.
CHAPTER III. HYDROGEN, OXYGEN AND NITROGEN. HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN.
CHAPTER IV. INORGANIC MATTER.
CHAPTER V. GROWTH.
CHAPTER VI. PROXIMATE DIVISION OF PLANTS, ETC.
CHAPTER VII. LOCATION OF THE PROXIMATES AND VARIATIONS IN THE ASHES OF PLANTS.
CHAPTER VIII. RECAPITULATION.
THE SOIL.
CHAPTER I. FORMATION AND CHARACTER OF THE SOIL.
CHAPTER II. USES OF ORGANIC MATTER.
CHAPTER III. USES OF INORGANIC MATTER.
MANURES.
CHAPTER I. CHARACTER AND VARIETIES OF MANURES.
CHAPTER II. EXCREMENTS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER III. WASTE OF MANURE.
CHAPTER IV. ABSORBENTS.
CHAPTER V. COMPOSTING STABLE MANURE.
CHAPTER VI. DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMAL EXCREMENT.
CHAPTER VII. OTHER ORGANIC MANURES.
CHAPTER VIII. MINERAL MANURES.
CHAPTER IX. DEFICIENCIES OF SOILS, MEANS OF RESTORATION, ETC.
CHAPTER X. ATMOSPHERIC FERTILIZERS.
CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION.
MECHANICAL CULTIVATION.
CHAPTER I. THE MECHANICAL CHARACTER OF SOILS.
CHAPTER II. UNDER-DRAINING.
CHAPTER III. ADVANTAGES OF UNDER-DRAINING.
CHAPTER IV. SUB-SOIL PLOWING.
CHAPTER V. PLOWING AND OTHER MODES OF PULVERIZING THE SOIL.
CHAPTER VI. ROLLING, MULCHING, WEEDING, ETC. ROLLING.
ANALYSIS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II. TABLES OF ANALYSIS. ANALYSES OF THE ASHES OF CROPS.
THE PRACTICAL FARMER.
EXPLANATION OF TERMS.
PATENT MOWING MACHINES
NEW AND USEFUL WORKS.
The Chemistry of Common Life.
WORKS ON AGRICULTURE, THE HORSE, and DOG.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINES, Garden, Field and Flower Seeds ,
WAGENER'S AMERICAN SEED HARVESTER.
THE WORKING FARMER,
MAPES' IMPROVED SUPER PHOSPHATE OF LIME 160 lbs. FRED K . M c CREADY
THE UNIVERSAL CULTIVATOR,
IMPROVED HORSE HOE,
THE SOD AND SUB-SOIL PLOW,
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