Essays on Agriculture (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Essays on Agriculture A book of essays for use as illustrative material in courses in composition scarcely needs an apology. The specimen method has long since proved itself pedagogically sound, and an invaluable aid to those confronted with the problem of teaching others to write. Hence, the editors of the present collection of essays, addresses, and articles, for courses in composition in agricultural colleges, can, in a way, make no claim to originality. They feel a certain pride, however, in being among the first to attempt to extend the usefulness of a sound principle of pedagogy, and to infuse new blood, so to speak, into an old idea. An idea or principle, however sound, is in danger of outliving its usefulness, unless it is given repeated and fresh application. Any system stands or falls in accordance with its adaptability to new conditions. Any plan of teaching becomes ineffective once it shows itself inflexible and incapable of growth. The present editors, after experience with many types of students, have felt for some time that the specimen-book, unless kept alive by contact with the demands of the hour, is in a fair way to share the fate of certain other academic traditions, and to become so much pedagogical lumber. It is liable, in other words, to become "class-worn, " to become a commonplace, and thereby cease to make its presence felt. 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.