Cyclopedia of American Agriculture
Contents
Part I--The Agricultural Regions
Chapter I
Page
Agriculture in the United States and Canada 7-20
Agriculture in Canada. C. C. James 15
Life-zones in Relation to Agriculture. Theo. D. A. Cockerell 20
Agricultural Features of the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland. Symposium 29-97
Newfoundland and Eastern Canadian Provinces 29-35
Colony of Newfoundland, Judge Prowse. Nova Scotia, F. L. Fuller.
Prince Edward Island, J. C. Ready. New Brunswick, A. G. Dickson.
Quebec, G. A. Gigault. Ontario, C. A. Zavitz
New England 35-41
Maine, S. L. Boardman. New Hampshire, Fred W. Morse. Vermont, J. L. Hills
Massachusetts, George E. Stone. Rhode Island, G. E. Adams. Connecticut, A. G. Gulley
Northern and Central Appalachian and Seaboard States 41-48
New York, F. E. Dawley. Pennsylvania, John A. Woodward, New Jersey, E. B. Voorhees.
Delaware, J. A. Foord. Maryland, H. J. Patterson. Virginia, H. L. Price.
Southern East-central or Appalachian States 48-50
West Virginia, Horace Atwood. Kentucky, J. N. Harper. Tennessee, Chas. A. Mooers.
Atlantic Cotton States 50-56
North Carolina, W. A. Withers. South Carolina, C. L. Newman. Georgia, Hugh N.
Starnes. Florida, C. M. Conner. Eastern Tropical Florida, John Gifford.
Gulf-coast Cotton States 56-60
Alabama, J. F. Duggar. Mississippi, W. L. Hutchinson. Louisiana, W. R. Dodson.
Texas, E. J. Kyle.
Western Cotton States and Territories 61-63
Arkansas, R. W. Wade. Indian Territory, J. Fields. Oklahoma, J. Fields.
Corn-belt States 63-70
Ohio, C. E. Thorne. Indiana, A. T. Wiancko. Illinois, J. G. Mosier. Iowa, Charles F.
Curtiss. Nebraska, E. A. Burnett. Kansas, J. T. Willard. Missouri, F. B. Mumford.
Upper Central, or Great Lakes States 70-73
Michigan, C. D. Smith. Wisconsin, A. R. Whitson. Minnesota, Andrew Boss.
Northern Plains States and Provinces 73-78
South Dakota, J. W. Wilson. North Dakota, J. H. Shepperd. Manitoba, W. J. Black.
Saskatchewan, J. R. C. Honeyman. Alberta, C. W. Peterson.
Rocky Mountain States 78-82
Montana, F. B. Linfield. Idaho, L. F. Henderson. Wyoming, B. C. Buffum.
Colorado, W. Paddock.
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Agricultural Features of the United States, Canada and Newfoundlan--Continued. Page
Central and Southern Arid States 82-87
New Mexico, J. D. Tinsley. Arizona, R. H. Forbes. Utah, J. A. Widtsoe.
Nevada, G. H. True.
Pacific Coast Territory 87-97
California, E. J. Wickson. Oregon, James Withycombe. Washington, W. S. Thornber.
British Columbia, J. R. Anderson. Alaska, C. C. Georgeson.
Chapter II
Tropical Agriculture 98-132
A General View of Tropical Agriculture. F. S. Earle 99
Agriculture in the American Tropics in Its Relation to Plant Introduction. David Fairchild
and O. W. Barrett 103
Agriculture in Porto Rico. D. W. May 109
Agriculture in Hawaii. N. A. Cobb 114
Agricultural Status of the Philippines. F. Lamson-Scribner 122
Part II--The Projecting of a Farm
Chapter III
On Buying a Farm and Becoming a Farmer 133-142
General Advice to the City Man Who Would Buy a Farm. George T. Powell 136
Advice to the City Man Who Would Undertake Small Farming. C. C. Hulsart 138
Suggestions to a Prospective Farmer on Organizing the Business. Harry B. Winters 140
Chapter IV
The Planning of a Farm 142-161
The Layout of the Farm. W. J. Spillman 145
The Reorganization of Farms in New England. J. W. Sanborn 148
Types of Farm Organization in the South. G. F. Hunnicutt 151
Layout of the Corn-belt Farm. G. W. Hervey 154
Layout of a Live-Stock Farm for the Mid-Country. F. B. Mumford 157
Layout of a Farm in an Arid Region. W. M. Jardine 159
Chapter V
The Capital Required in Farm Operations 162-202
General Considerations as to Capital and Its Distribution in the Management of a Farm.
Fred W. Card 163
Equipment and Other Capital Required for a Grain-Farm, With Special Reference to Corn
and Wheat. Newton B. Ashby 169
The Equipment and Other Capital for a Grain-Farm from an Ontario Point of View.
W. C. Good 170
Capital Required for the Stock Farm. Herbert W. Mumford 172
Land and Equipment for a Stock-Farm--Another View. Joseph E. Wing 174
Setting Up a Farm Dairy Business in the Northeastern States, and What it Costs.
Jared Van Wagenen, Jr. 177
Capital Required for a Dairy-Farm for the Middle South. M. A. Scovell 181
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The Capital Required in Farm Operations--Continued. Page
Examples of Well-Conceived Poultry-Farms, and Discussion of Capital Involved, from the
Eastern Point of View. A. F. Hunter 183
Capital Required for a California Poultry-Farm, with Discussion of Systems of
Organization. M. E. Jaffa 185
The Equipment and Capital Required for Planting and Developing an Orchard.
Ralph S. Eaton 187
Cost of Establishing and Maintaining an Orchard in New England. J. H. Hale 190
Capital Required for an Irrigated Fruit-Farm (Colorado Experience). W. F. Crowley
and J. H. Crowley 191
Capital Required for Establishing and Up-to-date Nursery of General Hardy Products.
P. J. Berckmans 193
Equipment for a General Truck-Farm. John W. Lloyd 196
Capital Required for a Modern Intensive Market-Garden. Warren W. Rawson 197
Equipment and Capital Required for hte Cut-Flower Industry. Anne Dorrance 199
Chapter VI
Farm Machinery, in Relation to Equipment 202-231
The Utility of Farm Machinery. John W. Gilmore 203
Machinery in Relation to Farming. C. J. Zintheo 208
Farm Motors. P. S. Rose 217
Chapter VII
Farm Buildings and Fences 231-278
Farm Dwellings. Joseph E. Wing 238
Construction of Barns, with Particular Reference to Sanitary Dairy Stables. H. E. Cook 245
Construction Details of Modern Barn and Dairy Establishments. E. Burnett 253
Other Types of Barn Construction. Joseph E. Wing 258
The Modern Hoghouse. William Dietrich 260
Farm Cold-Storage Buildings. G. Harold Powell 265
Fences and Defences 271-278
Farm Fences. W. M. Cook 273
Chapter VIII
Sanitation and Water-Supplies 278-307
General View of Farm Sanitation. Severance Burrage 280
The Contamination of Water. L. H. Pammel 288
A Discussion of Water Bacteriology. H. L. Russell 291
The Installation of Farm Water-Supplies. Henry N. Ogden 292
Installation of Farm Water-Supplies--Details of Wells, Pumps and Power. W. H. Rayner 298
Installation of Farm Water-Supplies--Details of Plumbing. Clarence A. Martin 304
Installation of Farm Water-Supplies--Specific Examples 305
Chapter IX
Rural Art 307-319
Tasteful Farm Yards 309
Another View of the Adornment of Farm Premises. Charles A. Keffer 316
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Part III--The Soil Environment
Chapter X Page
Origin, Content and Structure of Soils 323-371
The Soil: Its origin and Kinds. George P. Merrill 324
Soils of the Great Semi-Arid Region. T. Lyttleton Lyon 342
The Physical Properties of Soils. W. H. Stevenson 349
Some of the Chemical Properties of Soils. Harry Snyder 357
The Analysis of Soils. E. W. Hilgard 363
The Chemistry of the Soil-Solution. Frank K. Cameron 369
Chapter XI
Treatment of Soil by Means of Tillage 372-403
Tillage: Its Philosophy and Practice. F. H. King 378
Tillage Machinery. J. B. Davidson 387
A system of Scientific Soil Culture for Semi-Arid Regions. H. W. Campbell 398
Farm Terracing in the South. Hugh N. Starnes 402
Chapter XII
The Treatment of the Soil with Reference to Moisture 403-440
The Moisture of the Soil. J. A. Bonsteel 408
The Necessity and Practice of Drainage. F. H. King 412
Irrigation Engineering and Practice. Elwood Mead 419
Irrigation in Humid Regions. R. P. Teele 437
Chapter XIII
Treatment of the Soil with Reference to Organisms 441-453
Germ Life in the Soil. H. W. Conn 442
Inoculation of the Soil. Jacob G. Lipman 447
Soil Diseases. F. L. Stevens 450
Chapter XIV
Treatment of the Soil by Means of Fertilizing Agents 454-513
Fertilizers: Their Kinds and Characteristics. W. H. Jordan 458
Culture Experiments for Determining Fertilizer Needs. Cycril G. Hopkins 472
Paraffined-Pot Method for Determining the Manurial Requirements of Soils.
Frank D. Gardner 476
Soil Amendments. H. E. Stockbridge 478
Lime in Relation to Soil-Improvement. H. J. Wheeler 480
Practical Advice on the Use of Commercial Fertilizers. E. B. Voorhees 484
Farm Manures: Their Characteristics and Values. W. P. Brooks 490
Farm Practice With Stable Manures. I. P. Roberts 500
The Use of Green-Manures in Soil-Improvement. E. B. Voorhees 503
The Utilization of City Wastes on the Farm. M. N. Baker 510
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Chapter XV
Alkali Soils 513-525
Methods of Reclaiming Alkali Lands. Thos. H. Means 514
Alkali Soils in Relation to Plants. T. H. Kearney 519
Treatment of "Alkali Spots." T. Lyttleton Lyon 525
Chapter XVI
Soil Surveys and Their Significance. Milton Whitney and J. A. Bonsteel 526-531
Part IV -- The Atmosphere Environment
Chapter XVII
Weather Service and Weather Knowledge. Wilford M. Wilson 534-550
Chapter XVIII
The Atmosphere and Its Phenomena. Cleveland Abbe, Jr. 550-594
Index and Glossary 595
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