Agriculture for the Use of Schools (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Agriculture for the Use of Schools In a New Year's communication to the old American Farmer the first paper published in America on the subject of agriculture, the author advanced the idea that the best mode of teaching agriculture in the schools was to begin in the primary schools. This suggestion drew out inquiry as to the proper mode of introducing the subject into the schools, and for suitable text-books for the use of teachers and pupils. To the surprise of all, such books were not to be found, and the author was called upon by his present publishers to compile a book that might be suitable. The subject, though interesting, is foreign to the habits and time of life of the author, yet he has undertaken it, and this little work, the result of a few weeks' labor, for the use and instruction of children, is offered to the public exclusively on its own merits. As a foundation for agricultural knowledge, the origin, mode of cultivation, and use of plants, have been sought out and kept in view. The catechetical form of instruction which has been adopted is believed to be the best suited to arrest the attention and convey lasting instruction to the tender minds of those for whom the work is intended. It is not claimed that any theories or facts have been adduced in this work other than those well established and well known as the common property of all farmers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.