Although this detailed agricultural text was intended to teach farming to rural elementary school children, it is an excellent primer on every aspect of agriculture from soil analysis and propagation to animal husbandry and living in the country that even adults will benefit from. This school book from 1903 is a delightful glimpse into healthy and happy farming practices of a bygone era. The authors believe there is no line of separation between the science of agriculture and the practical art of agriculture. Indeed, the art of farming is based on the sciences dealing with the growth of...