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Title: The First Book of Farming

Author: Charles L. Goodrich

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The First Book of Farming

[Illustration: THE FARM EQUIPMENT--PLANTS, SOILS, ANIMALS, TOOLS,
BUILDINGS.]

The
First Book of Farming

By

CHARLES L. GOODRICH

_Farmer_

Expert in the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

_Illustrated_

GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1923

1905, by
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
PUBLISHED MARCH, 1905

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT
THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N.Y.

PREFACE

The most successful farmers of the present day are those who work in
harmony with the forces and laws of nature which control the growth
and development of plants and animals. These men have gained their
knowledge of those laws and forces by careful observation, experiment
and study.

This book is a result of the author's search for these facts and
truths as a student and farmer and his endeavor as a teacher to
present them in a simple manner to others.

The object in presenting the book to the general public is the hope
that it may be of assistance to farmers, students and teachers, in
their search for the fundamental truths and principles of farming.

In the first part of the book an attempt has been made to select the
most important and fundamental truths and principles underlying all
agriculture and to present them in the order of their importance,
beginning with the most important.

An endeavor has been made to present these truths to the reader and
student in a simple and interesting manner. As far as possible each
advance step is based on a previously stated fact or truth. A number
of side truths are introduced at various places.

A number of simple experiments have