The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-08-25
Agricultural Topics
Edited by w. G. Palmer
Agricultural College, N. D.
Books for a Farmer.

farmer as to the doctor or lawyer
nowadays. The books that are being
published now are written by men who
know, men who are investigating, men
who are carrying on work in the lines
on which they write so that the books
are authoritative.
The changes in agriculture are
growing SO fast, new knowledge is be-
ing worked out SO that he who wants
to take advantage of the latest knowl-
edge and appliances needs to read the
new books or agriculture as we'll as
the papers. Below are given brief re-
views of the few new books on agri-
culture that will prove valuable to the
farmer.
1.-THE farmers Veterinarian" by G.
W. Burkett, is written from the stand
point of the farmer. 1t first takes up
a brief discussion of the animal body
and its. physiology. A chapter is de.
voted to the question of animals for
disease. Another takes up discussion
of farm animals. Chapters are also
given to: Wounds and their treat
ment, meaning of disease, making a
post. .mortem examination, diagnosis
and treatments. The chapter on COM
mon medicines and their action gives
information that has usually been
accessible only to large volumes on
pharmacopoeia and then in technical
language. Here it is in terse, simple
terms that anyone can read. This is
an Invaluable, book for stockmen.
In his book on "Soil Fertility and
Permanent Agriculture" G. G.. Hop
kins, Dean of the Illinois Agricultural
College, takes up a study Of the soil
from the standpoint of production,
which is the farmers standpoint. He
quotes results of experiments and
trials in United States and England
from which. one can arrive at what
would likely be best for ones own
locality. This is. the most compre-
hensive book on soil from the stand
point of production. Hopkins, the
writer, is the best authority on this
subject in America, at present.
"Handy Farm Devices" by Kob-
leigh, is a book full of suggestions
for the farmer. 1t is fully illustrated
and gives a long list of devices and
plans which are simple and easily
made, yet few would likely think of
them. There are few things that need
doing on the farm that it does not
have some valuable suggestion on.
Anyone who can use a saw and ham
mer can make many of the things that
are here described.
"Farm Machinery and Motors" by
Davidson and Chase takes up a very
Thorough discussion on all kinds of
farm machinery from the pillow to the
threshing machine and steam and gas,
oline engine. Anyone who, uses any
kind of machinery would get valuable
suggestions from this book which has
been. written from the standpoint OF
the farmer.
"The. Management and Feeding OF
Stock' by Prof. Shaw gives a very
comprehensive discussion of feeds,
their preparation and value for the
different kinds of stock. He also tells
us how stock should be cared for. II
is a book that is of great value to
stockmen. Prof. Shaw is a well
known authority on this line of farm
ing.
Publow has written two books, one
being Questions, and Answers on Milk
and Milk Testing: and the other CUES.
tions and. Answers on Butter Making.
In these two. little books a great many
facts are brought out concerning the
subject of milk and butter and they
are brought out in a very terse man
ner and brings out information thai
everyone who handles milk should
know.
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Diseases of Plants, has treated Of this
ksubject in a way that the average per
son would learn considerable of thi:
I,subject which has usually been han
tdled in q very technical name ant
hence been inaccessible to one wht
was not familiar with the terminolog,
of botany.
BY reading such books as the above
one will gain q great deal of knowl
edge and also get a broader outlook
on the different subjects that one ha
to handle and in some ways it ma.
almost revolntionize ones way o
~earrying on the work as. these book
Lpresentonl the best. that has bee
lworked out on these different subjects
IIt gives the experiences and results O
studies of practically all who hav
been doing good work in the respect
i've lines.
Job Work at the Pioneer.