Project Gutenberg 2005-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 251 Goodrich, C. L. (Charles Landon) 1859 Goodrich, Charles Landon The First Book of Farming Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The First Book of Farming" by Charles L. Goodrich is a comprehensive guide on agricultural principles, written in the early 20th century. Designed for farmers, students, and teachers, this instructional book emphasizes the fundamental truths and principles of farming, particularly focusing on the growth and development of plants and the soil conditions necessary for successful agriculture. Through a series of observable experiments and explanations, the text seeks to engage readers in understanding these principles deeply. The opening of the book outlines the author's intent to identify vital facts that aid both aspiring farmers and those already engaged in farming to enhance their practices and productivity. Goodrich begins with an introduction to plants, emphasizing the importance of the root system and conditions necessary for their growth—such as air, moisture, and nutrient availability. He encourages readers to actively participate in observing and experimenting with farming practices, laying a foundation for the structured exploration of soil, plants, and their interactions that follow in subsequent chapters. This hands-on approach aims to help readers connect theoretical knowledge with practical applications in farming. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agriculture S Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 571087 554533 2024-09-07T11:42:41.365672 2023-09-08T03:51:28.112890 text/html text/html 537019 2020-12-12T18:50:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6826280 2020-12-12T18:50:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6587025 2024-09-07T11:42:55.024566 application/epub+zip 6594046 2024-09-07T11:42:44.058668 application/epub+zip 226910 2024-09-07T11:42:42.593623 application/epub+zip 6784144 2024-09-07T11:43:02.104102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6726794 2024-09-07T11:42:53.488593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372752 2022-09-08T08:10:49.352269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402799 402695 2024-09-07T11:42:38.239698 2023-09-08T03:51:25.409877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402575 2020-12-12T18:50:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131570 2020-12-12T18:50:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402599 2020-12-12T18:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131550 2020-12-12T18:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19594 2024-09-07T11:43:02.301042 application/rdf+xml 13352 2024-09-07T11:42:42.931621 image/jpeg 2046 2024-09-07T11:42:42.817622 image/jpeg 6755838 2024-09-07T11:42:41.625656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog