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LC Classification: S

A breakdown of the Library of Congress Classification system

S - Overview

S - Agriculture (General)

SB - Plant culture

SD - Forestry

SF - Animal culture

SH - Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling

SK - Hunting sports

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S - Agriculture

S - Agriculture (General)

  • S530-559 Agricultural education
    S560-571.5 Farm economics. Farm management. Agricultural mathematics
  • S590-599.9 Soils. Soil science
  • S604.8-621.5 Melioration: Improvement, reclamation, fertilization, irrigation, etc., of lands
    • S606-621.5 Special classes of lands and reclamation methods (Including woodlands, burning of lands, deserts, saline environments, moors)
  • S622-627 Soil conservation and protection
  • S631-667 Fertilizers and improvement of the soil
  • S671-760.5 Farm machinery and farm engineering
  • S900-972 Conservation of natural resources

SB - Plant culture

  • SB113.2-118.46 Seeds. Seed technology
  • SB119-124 Propagation (Including breeding, selecting, grafting, air layering)
  • SB129-130 Harvesting, curing, storage
  • SB175-177 Food crops
  • SB183-317 Field crops
  • SB320-353.5 Vegetables
  • SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture
  • SB403-450.87 Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants
  • SB450.9-467.8 Gardens and gardening
  • SB481-486 Parks and public reservations (Including theory, management, history)
  • SB599-990.5 Pests and diseases

SD - Forestry

  • SD250-363.3 Forestry education
    SD391-410.9 Sylviculture
  • SD411-428 Conservation and protection
  • SD430-559 Exploitation and utilization

SF - Animal culture

  • SF91 Housing and environmental control
  • SF105-109 Breeds and breeding
  • SF114-121 Exhibitions
  • SF170-180 Working animals
  • SF191-275 Cattle
  • SF277-360.4 Horses
  • SF371-379 Sheep. Wool
  • SF380-388 Goats
  • SF391-397.83 Swine
  • SF411-459 Pets
  • SF481-507 Poultry. Eggs
  • SF600-1100 Veterinary medicine

SH - Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling

  • SH20.3-191 Aquaculture
    • SH33-134.6 By region or country
  • SH201-399 Fisheries
    • SH219-321By region or country
  • SH401-691 Angling (Including tackle, casting, methods of angling, angling for special kinds of fish)

SK - Hunting sports

  • SK37-39.5 Shooting
  • SK40-268 By country
  • SK281-293 Special methods and types of hunting (Including bolos, game calling, tracking, trapping, dressing)
  • SK295-305 Big game
  • SK311-335 Bird hunting. Fowling
  • SK336 Varmint hunting (General)
  • SK351-579 Wildlife management. Game protection