The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-10
Read Up On Farming.

I Hundreds Of persons who know little about
the planting and raising of vegetables and gar
den products will try their hand at this form OF
farm work this year.
Unless they have the proper advice and di-
rection they will spend many dollars and per-
form much improbable work.
The Morrisson-Reeve library has list Of
valuable books which they might read with pro-
fit. Farmers bent on planting greater acreages
and cultivating more intensively their fields may
do well to borrow the books.
The list follows:
Bailey L. H--Encyclopeda of Agriculture. " A ref
erence book edited by Liberty Hyde Bailey the we'll
known agricultural writer, professor at cornell Uni
versy.
farmers Buletins-These are received the
put the circulating department Of the library The
bulletins upon any subject easily found and con-
tain the most up-to-date information extant
Card f. Warm management, 1907. Deals with farm
administration rather than production.
Powell, E. PHow to live in the country. 1911 Relates
to the arrangement Of the grounds gardens and
buildings OF the farm.
McKeever W. Alarm boys and girls, 1913 AS the
title implies this book offers suggestions for keeping
graphies Of supplementary reading follow each chap
ter Much of this reading can be found in the Ii
brary.
Benson and Observation-Disclosures for the school and
farm, 1915. A practical book upon the general sub
ject Of farming Well illustrated.
Myrck. Herbert-The federal farm loan system 1916.
supervision. practical manual upon organizing
and conducting national farm loan associations also
joint stock land banks, showing how farmers, invest
ors and the public may obtain the fullest benefits
from the system
Hopkins Gsoil fertility and permanent agriculture
1910. DR.. Hopkins is me chief in agronomy and
chemistry at the University of Illinois.
Fletcher, S. W.sos how to handle and improve them,
1907. This book is quite technical the pre-
ceding 1t is well illustrated
King, F. H.-The soil, 1902
Morrow. G. E.-sois and crops OF the farm 1904.
Hilgardsoils. their formation properties composition
and relations to climate and plant growth in the
humid and arid regions 1906. Ill.
Smith W. Glow to grow one hundred bushels of corn
per worn soils. 1913 Written by an Indiana
and found by experience to be practical and
stimulating book. -ss ~
shame A. C-Manual of corn Judging 1903.
Myrick Herbert-Book of corn; complete treaties upon
culture 1904. ii
Shaw. ThomasClovers and how to grow them ILL., 1905
Wing Joseph E-Alfalfa America 1916 Entirely de-
voted to the production of alfalfa in different parts Of
the United States.
Dondinger-Book Of wheat an economic history and
practical manual of the wheat industry, 1908.
Grub Guford-The potato compilation of information
from every available source. 1912. A book entirely
United States. Well, III.
Fraser. samueThe potato, 1905 practical treatise
on the potato.
Day. G. E.-Productive swine husbandry 1918 Gives
in concise form the results of experiment stations in
regard to successful handling of swine. Well illus
trated.
Henry Morrison-Feeds and feeding sixteenth edition
1916 handbook for the student and stockman
Pronounced by those who have used 1t Satisfactory
and practical book upon raising cattle hogs sh5ep
and horses.
Shaw Thomas-Study of breeds in America 1905
United States Department of Agriculture Business of
American industry-Special report in diseases of cat
tie, 1909
Borden Spencer-What horse for the cavalry, 1912 AS
the title suggests the book relates to the character
horses used the cavares Of the different countries
of Europe.
Wilkinson Albert EThe apple practical treatise deal
ing with the latest modern practices of apple culture
1915 Many illustrations.
Bailey L. H.-Pruning book, 1911 A monograph of the
pruning and training of plants applied American
conditions.
Chittenden F. H-Insects injurious vegetables 1907
This is digest of articles published by the Bureau Of
Entomology. Well illustrated.
Blatchley-The Indiana weed book Well illustrated
kahenberg Hunt-Chemistry and it's relations to daily
life. text book for students of agriculture and
home economics, 1913 This book is exactly what its
title implies and deals with farm manures commerce.
al fertilizers, milk and its products etc, etc.