The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know
Hon. R. W. Dunlap, Kingston, Ohio, graduate of course in agriculture, Ohio State University, 1895, noted football player, state senator, state dairy and food commissioner. Farmer and institute lecturer. Introduced alfalfa fourteen years ago into his farm and community. Introduced commercial fertilizers and raised thereby more wheat from 50 acres than his father did from 150 acres, thus convincing his father and neighbors that when rightly used commercial fertilizers paid. Mr. Dunlap claimed that the agricultural college made him a farmer, because when he left for college he had no intention of returning to the farm.
The
Young Farmer
Some Things He Should Know
By
THOMAS F. HUNT
NEW YORK
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY
LONDON
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Limited
1913
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY
Thomas Forsyth Hunt
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CHAPTER I
ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESS
CHAPTER II
MEANS OF ACQUIRING LAND
CHAPTER III
FARM ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER IV
OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER V
WHERE TO LOCATE
CHAPTER VI
SIZE OF FARM
CHAPTER VII
SELECTION OF FARM
CHAPTER VIII
THE FARM SCHEME
CHAPTER IX
THE ROTATION OF CROPS
CHAPTER X
THE EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER XI
HOW TO ESTIMATE PROFITS
CHAPTER XII
GRAIN AND HAY FARMING
CHAPTER XIII
THE COST OF FARMING OPERATIONS
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
RETURNS FROM ANIMALS
CHAPTER XVII
FARM LABOR
CHAPTER XVIII
SHIPPING
CHAPTER XIX
MARKETING
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
RURAL LEGISLATION
CHAPTER XXII
RURAL FORCES