Natural History of the Farm: A Guide to the Practical Study of the Sources of Our Living in Wild Nature

by James G. Needham

Overview

This is a guide to the practical study of the sources in wild nature of our living. It contains a series of study outlines for the entire year, and deals with both the plants and animals of the farm-the things that men have chosen to deal with as a means of livelihood and of personal satisfaction in all ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501740787
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	354
Sales rank:	302,819
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

James G. Needham (1868–1957) studied with John Henry Comstock at Cornell University from 1896 to 1898. From 1898 to 1907, he taught biology at Lake Forest University and then returned to Cornell as Assistant Professor of Limnology. In 1914, when Professor Comstock retired, Needham succeeded him as head of the Department of Entomology at Cornell, a position he held until his retirement in 1935. He published numerous scientific articles, educational papers, and textbooks; he also wrote poetry and philosophical writings.