This antique book contains a comprehensive guide to all aspects of productive farming, and was originally intended to suit the needs of rural schools. Complete with easy-to-digest information and helpful illustrations and diagrams, this is a text that will greatly appeal to those without much experience in the subject but who are wishing to learn the fundamentals of productive farming. The chapters of this book include: 'Structure and Physiology of Plants', 'Plant Improvement - Good Seed', 'Propagation of Plants Without Seeds', 'How Soils are Formed', 'Kinds of Soils - Their Characteristics', 'Soil Moisture', 'Land Drainage', 'Soil Improvement', 'Systems of Cropping', 'Farm Crops', 'Alfalfa', 'Cotton Production', 'Corn', 'Small Grains', etcetera. This text was originally published in 1912, and we are proudly republishing it now complete with a new introduction on the subject.