The Elements of Agriculture, by George E. Waring, Jr

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Author

Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898

Title

The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools

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Produced by Steven Giacomelli, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University)

Language

English

LoC Class

S: Agriculture

Subject

Agriculture

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eBook-No.

31105

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31105

Release Date

January 27, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES — G. E. WARING, Jr .
3. 3.Consulting Agriculturist. — DR. CHARLES ENDERLIN, — ANALYTICAL AND CONSULTING
4. 4.Chemist, — D. APPLETON & COMPANY
5. 5.EARTHWORKER; — Book of Husbandry.
6. 6.ELEMENTS — OF — AGRICULTURE — THE — ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE:
7. 7.A Book for Young Farmers, — SCHOOLS.
8. 8.GEO. E. WARING, Jr. ,
9. 9.TO THE STUDENT.
10. 10.CONTENTS. — SECTION FIRST.
11. 11.CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTION.
12. 12.CHAPTER II. — ATMOSPHERE. — CARBONIC ACID.
13. 13.CHAPTER III. — HYDROGEN, OXYGEN AND NITROGEN. — HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN. — NITROGEN. — AMMONIA. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER IV. — INORGANIC MATTER. — ALKALIES. — POTASH. — SODA. — LIME. — MAGNESIA. — ACIDS. — PHOSPHORIC ACID. — SULPHURIC ACID. — NEUTRALS. — SILICA. — CHLORINE. — OXIDE OF IRON. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER V. — GROWTH.
16. 16.CHAPTER VI. — PROXIMATE DIVISION OF PLANTS, ETC. — ANIMALS. — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.CHAPTER VII. — LOCATION OF THE PROXIMATES AND VARIATIONS IN THE ASHES OF PLANTS. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER VIII. — RECAPITULATION. — SECTION SECOND.
19. 19.CHAPTER I. — FORMATION AND CHARACTER OF THE SOIL. — GEOLOGY. — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER II. — USES OF ORGANIC MATTER. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER III. — USES OF INORGANIC MATTER. — SUBSOIL. — IMPROVEMENT. — FOOTNOTES: — SECTION THIRD.
22. 22.CHAPTER I. — CHARACTER AND VARIETIES OF MANURES. — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER II. — EXCREMENTS OF ANIMALS. — DIGESTION AND ITS PRODUCTS. — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER III. — WASTE OF MANURE. — EVAPORATION. — LEACHING. — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER IV. — ABSORBENTS. — CHARCOAL. — MUCK, AND THE LIME AND SALT MIXTURE. — LIME AND SALT MIXTURE. — LIME. — POTASH. — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.CHAPTER V. — COMPOSTING STABLE MANURE. — SHELTER. — THE FLOOR. — TANK. — LIQUID MANURE.
27. 27.CHAPTER VI. — DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANIMAL EXCREMENT. — STABLE MANURE. — RECAPITULATION. — NIGHT SOIL. — HOG MANURE. — POULTRY HOUSE MANURE. — SHEEP MANURE. — GUANO. — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.CHAPTER VII. — OTHER ORGANIC MANURES. — DEAD ANIMALS. — BONES. — FISH. — WOOLLEN RAGS, ETC. — ORGANIC MANURES OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN. — SPENT TAN BARK. — SAWDUST. — GREEN CROPS. — ABSORPTION OF MOISTURE. — DISTRIBUTION OF MANURES. — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.CHAPTER VIII. — MINERAL MANURES.
30. 30.CHAPTER IX. — DEFICIENCIES OF SOILS, MEANS OF RESTORATION, ETC. — ALKALIES. — POTASH. — SODA. — LIME. — PLASTER OF PARIS. — CHLORIDE OF LIME. — MAGNESIA. — ACIDS. — SULPHURIC ACID. — PHOSPHORIC ACID. — BONES. — SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. — IMPROVED SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. — NEUTRALS. — SILICA. — CHLORINE. — OXIDE OF IRON. — OXIDE OF MANGANESE. — VARIOUS OTHER MINERAL MANURES. — LEACHED ASHES. — OLD MORTAR. — GAS HOUSE LIME. — SOAPERS' LEY AND BLEACHERS' LEY. — IRRIGATION. — MIXING SOILS. — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.CHAPTER X. — ATMOSPHERIC FERTILIZERS. — AMMONIA. — CARBONIC ACID. — OXYGEN. — WATER.
32. 32.CHAPTER XI. — RECAPITULATION. — SECTION FOURTH.
33. 33.CHAPTER I. — THE MECHANICAL CHARACTER OF SOILS.
34. 34.CHAPTER II. — UNDER-DRAINING. — TILE DRAINING. — FOOTNOTES:
35. 35.CHAPTER III. — ADVANTAGES OF UNDER-DRAINING.
36. 36.CHAPTER IV. — SUB-SOIL PLOWING.
37. 37.CHAPTER V. — PLOWING AND OTHER MODES OF PULVERIZING THE SOIL. — PLOWING. — DIGGING MACHINES. — THE HARROW AND CULTIVATOR.
38. 38.CHAPTER VI. — ROLLING, MULCHING, WEEDING, ETC. — ROLLING. — MULCHING. — WEEDING. — CULTIVATOR. — IMPROVED HORSE-HOE. — HARVESTING MACHINES. — FOOTNOTES: — SECTION FIFTH.
39. 39.CHAPTER I. — FOOTNOTES:
40. 40.CHAPTER II. — TABLES OF ANALYSIS. — ANALYSES OF THE ASHES OF CROPS. — No. I. — No. II. — No. III. — No. IV. — No. V. — No. VI. — No. VII. — No. VIII. — No. IX. — No. X. — No. XI. — No. XII. — No. XIII. — No. XIV. — TOBACCO. — No. XV. — Composition of some of the more common Compounds of Acids and Alkalies. — No. XVI. — Proximate Analyses of Crops, showing the amount of the different Organic Compounds contained in Grain, Roots, Hay, etc.—estimated in pounds: — No. XVII. — No. XVIII. — MANURES. — HORSE MANURE. — No. XIX. — NIGHT SOIL. — No. XX. — COW MANURE. — No. XXI. — COMPARATIVE VALUE OF THE URINE OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS. — No. XXII. — GUANO. — FOOTNOTES:
41. 41.THE PRACTICAL FARMER.
42. 42.EXPLANATION OF TERMS. — KETCHUM'S
43. 43.PATENT MOWING MACHINES
44. 44.NEW AND USEFUL WORKS. — D. APPLETON & COMPANY — DR. URE'S — DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND MINES. — SIR CHARLES LYELL'S — PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY; — SIR CHARLES LYELL'S — MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY; — APPLETON'S — MODERN ATLAS OF THE EARTH. — Popular Science.
45. 45.The Chemistry of Common Life.
46. 46.WORKS ON AGRICULTURE, THE HORSE, & DOG. — THE FARMER'S HAND-BOOK — RURAL ECONOMY, — THE FARMER'S MANUAL: — THE FARMER'S TREASURE: — STABLE ECONOMY: — THE HORSE'S FOOT; — AND HOW TO KEEP IT SOUND. — DOGS: THEIR ORIGIN AND VARIETIES. — THE BOOK OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE: — TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING: — RUGGLES, NOURSE, MASON & CO. ,
47. 47.AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINES, — Garden, Field and Flower Seeds ,
48. 48.WAGENER'S AMERICAN SEED — HARVESTER.
49. 49.THE WORKING FARMER,
50. 50.160 lbs. — FRED K . M c CREADY
51. 51.THE UNIVERSAL CULTIVATOR,
52. 52.IMPROVED HORSE HOE,
53. 53.THE SOD AND SUB-SOIL PLOW,
54. 54.TRANSCRIBERS' NOTES

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