Author : Edward Monroe Freeman
Release : 2015-09-27
Genre : Science
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Minnesota Plant Diseases (Classic Reprint) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Minnesota Plant Diseases (Classic Reprint) write by Edward Monroe Freeman. This book was released on 2015-09-27. Minnesota Plant Diseases (Classic Reprint) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Excerpt from Minnesota Plant Diseases It is probably safe to say that millions of dollars are lost in Minnesota yearly by the ravages of plant diseases. Agriculturists and horticulturists all over the world have of late years directed a great deal of attention toward the study of plant diseases and the methods of combating them. The Department of Agriculture of the United States has done vastly more than any other institution in the world along this line and the results have been well worth the efforts, for many efficient methods of fighting these pests have been devised. In many cases where cure is impossible an intelligent understanding of the conditions and effects of a disease will aid in prevention. The dissemination of such knowledge is of very great value. It is a very evident fact that all agricultural pursuits are taking great strides, and the education of those boys and girls who are about to cultivate or manage the cultivation of lands is becoming more and more imperative. The possession of an accurate knowledge of plant diseases and their causes is not only of commercial use to the farmer, both in cure and prevention, but also, by making him an intelligent observer, adds hosts of assistants to the small corps of men who are devoting their time to this study of botanical science. The advantages of such a condition amongst agriculturists would far surpass those where the mere knowledge of present methods of prevention and cure obtains. In fact it is only with the intelligent and hearty co operation of farmers that such work can successfully go forward. It is not the aim of this work therefore to catalogue all of the ills that Minnesota plants are heir to, but its chkf object is to disseminate knowledge of the destructive parasites of the useful plants of this state, to assist all concerned in the cultivation of plants to a more intelligent and thorough understanding of the habits of these parasites, and to point out established methods of combating such diseases. Kecipes are not the aim of such a work-- these are of value and as such are introduced; but by far the most valuable effort should be the inculcation of the knowledge of the habits and life-stories of those organisms which are the causes of disease. Upon such knowledge, widely disseminated, can be built a substantial system of disease prevention. In short, the aim of this work is rather educational than immediately practical, for in the former feature the author hopes that it will be ultimately most useful. 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.