Agriculture for Beginners

A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subject. They see no difference between teaching the child the fundamental principles of farming and teaching the same child the fundamental truths of arithmetic, geography, or grammar. They hold that a youth should be trained for the farm just as carefully as he is trained for any other occupation, and that it is unreasonable to expect him to succeed without training." - Summary by the authors (7 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Preface; To the Teacher	6:07	Read by Sarah Jennings
Chapter 1 - The Soil	37:42	Read by Logan Lorenz
Chapter 2 - The Soil and the Plant	25:29	Read by polyglotreader2
Chapter 3, Part 1 - The Plant	26:58	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 3, Part 2 - The Plant	22:06	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 4 - How to Raise a Fruit Tree	14:48	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 5, Part 1 - Horticulture	32:52	Read by Diana Schmidt
Chapter 5, Part 2 - Horticulture	17:53	Read by BettyB
Chapter 6 - The Diseases of Plants	27:22	Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter 7 - Orchard, Garden, and Field Insects	35:27	Read by Ann Boulais
Chapter 8, Part 1 - Farm Crops	30:39	Read by Sarah Jennings
Chapter 8, Part 2 - Farm Crops	26:54	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 8, Part 3 - Farm Crops	13:21	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 9 - Feed Stuffs	29:17	Read by Ann Boulais
Chapter 10 - Domestic Animals	37:01	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 11 - Farm Dairying	23:23	Read by MaryAnn
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous	34:14	Read by Sarah Jennings

Reviews

good resources for the old ways

(4 stars)

Logan Nicholson

it is really interesting to get a snapshot of agriculture from that time. some of the practices are ready to be put back into use. some are gone for good, and some have always been with us. I appreciate much of the advice on the lifestyle of farmers.

delightful informative listen but outdated

(4 stars)

John Cotter

plenty of useful practical advice with some inaccuracies compared to today's understanding of biology