The First Book of Farming

Project Gutenberg's The First Book of Farming, by Charles L. GoodrichThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The First Book of FarmingAuthor: Charles L. GoodrichRelease Date: October 18, 2005 [EBook #16900]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FIRST BOOK OF FARMING ***Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netThe 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.PREFACEThe most successful farmers of the present day are those who work inharmony with the forces and laws of nature which control the growthand development of plants and animals. These men have gained theirknowledge of those laws and forces by careful observation, experimentand study.This book is a result of the author's search for ...