Agriculture for Beginners
Charles William Burkett
Leído por LibriVox Volunteers





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





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delightful informative listen but outdated





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