Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-29
Agricultural Books
A Few That Are True, Scientific,
Easily Understood and Apple
able to Illinois Conditions.

The recent agricultural awaken
ing has created a demand for agri-
cultural books which resulted in the
publication of a food of literature
along this line, some good, some OF
doubtful and Indifferent character,
and some positively bad from a sci
entific standpoint.
Recognizing this condition the Illi-
nois Farmers institute appointed
committee of three members OF the
board of directors, a special commit
tee to examine, pass upon and rec
ommend such books as in their judg-
ment were true. scientific, easily I'M
derstood, and applicable to Illinois
conditions. This committee consist
ed of Frank 1. Mann of Gilman,
chairman; A. n. Abbott of Morrison
and Charles w. Farr of Chicago.
The first two members are grad
yates of the University Of Illinois
and are practical farmers, while Mr..
Farr is a graduate of the University
of Indiana, and is an assistant sup.
erintendent of Cook county schools.
The various publishing houses of
the United States were requested to
submit aricultural books to this COM
mittee for inspection. A large num-
Der of books were submitted and the
committee with conservative deliber-
alton after two years of careful con-
sideration, recommend the following
named books:
Bacteria in Relation to Country
Life-Lipman; price $1.75.
Feeds and Feeding-W. a. Henry
price SO.
Soil Fertility and Permanent Ag-
Hopkins; price S2.25.
Economics of Forestry-Fernow;
price $1.75.
Beef Observation-Disclosures price
$1.75.
Types and Breeds of Farm Ami
mals-Plumb; price 81.
Professor Lipman is connected
with the New Jersey experiment sta
ton, and is one of the foremost
psychologists of this country. His
book treats of the action of the BAG
terra of the air, water and soil, both
good and bad in their relation to
soil fertility and plant and animal
diseases.
Feeds and Feeding by Professor W.
A. Henry of the University of Wis
consin is a standard book on the
feeds and feeding of all kinds of
farm animals and is largely a COM
pilation on the results of the feeding
experiments carried on by the var
ious state experiment stations. 1t is
a reliable book for all stockmen.
Soil Fertility and Permanent Ag-
riculture by Cyril G. Hopkins, Uni
Yersity of Illinois, is just from the
press. DR.. Hopkins needs no intro
duction to Illinois farmers. The
committee considers this the most
reliable book on soil fertility and
permanent agriculture in existence.
Economics of Forestry by Profess
sor Fernow deals with the forestry
subject from comprehensive stand
point. Professor Fernow is director
of the New York College of Forestry
Beef oduction-Mumford. Pro-
fessor Mumford's work is well known
in Illinois.
Types and Breeds of Farm AMI
mails, by Plumb, is designed to meet
the needs of the practical stockman
on the farm as well as the require
ments of the classroom.
In order that these books may be
readily procured, the secretary of the
Illinois Farmars' institute was in
structed to arrange with the publish
ing houses to furnish the same at
the prices given and either of the
books will be sent to any address
upon receipt of the price indicated,
by Secretary H. A. McKeene, Spring
field, Ill. A 10 per cent discount can
be secured if all six of the books
are ordered sent to one address ex-
press prepaid.-Illinois Farmers in
stitute.