. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. INTRODUCTION. GRICULTURE is one of the oldest oc- cupations of civilized men, and is still the most essential form of human indus- try ; for agriculture supplies the food of most people, and most of the raw ma- terial for manufacture. This book is an attempt to present concisely the fundamental facts about Philippine agri- culture, and to show the relation of these facts to one another. Agriculture is more important in the Philippines than in countries of the temperate zones, because there are few manufactures, and the soil and climate are esp
. Elements of Philippine agriculture. Agriculture. INTRODUCTION. GRICULTURE is one of the oldest oc- cupations of civilized men, and is still the most essential form of human indus- try ; for agriculture supplies the food of most people, and most of the raw ma- terial for manufacture. This book is an attempt to present concisely the fundamental facts about Philippine agri- culture, and to show the relation of these facts to one another. Agriculture is more important in the Philippines than in countries of the temperate zones, because there are few manufactures, and the soil and climate are espe- cially favorable to the growth of plants. Because of this advantage, agriculture will surely continue to be the chief occupation in these Islands, and no other sub- ject studied will have so great an industrial value as this one. In its narrowest sense, agriculture is the cultivation of the fields. In the broader sense in which we are using the word, it includes gardening, as well as the study of the origin and nature of soils, of the different crops, and of the uses of these crops. Before students are ready to study agriculture, they. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Copeland, Edwin Bingham, 1873- [from old catalog]. Yonkers-on-Hudson, N. Y. , and Manila, World book company
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