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in books, may simply sit by the fireside, waiting, unemployed in body 

 and mind, just rusting out. 



A final word on books. — Old age and the enjoyment of books go well 

 together. With hands folded, simply waiting for the end is a sad termina- 

 tion to life ; while to be in touch with the story of human life and of nature 

 and of history is to live out one's life fully and happily. 



" If," says Sir John Herschel, " I were to pray for a taste which should 

 stand me in stead under every variety of circumstances, and be a source 

 of happiness and cheerfulness to me through life, and a shield against 

 its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, 

 it would be a taste for reading. Give a man this taste, and the means 

 of gratifying it, and you can hardly fail of making a happy man, unless, 

 indeed, you put into his hands a most perverse selection of books." 



BOOK LISTS ON SPECIAL TOPICS 



The old prejudice against " book farming " is fast dying out. In the 

 new order of things the farmer needs his reading matter on farm subjects, 

 the same as the lawyer needs his law books. He will have some farm 

 journals, and in addition he will have books of reference on agricultural 

 subjects. 



List of Agricultural Reference Books 



Potiltry 



Brigham Progressive poultry culture. The Torch Press, Cedar 



Rapids, la. $1 .50 

 H. P. J. Ducks and geese. 



H. P. J. Poultry houses and fixtures. 



H. P. J. Turkeys. 



Kains Profitable poultry production. Orange Judd Company, 



New York. $1 . 50 

 Lillie Development of the chick. Henry Holt & Co. $4.00 



McGraw and Perfected poultry of America. Howard Publishing Com- 



Howard pany, Washington. $2 . 50 



Powell Making poultry pay. Orange Judd Company. $1.00 



Purvis Poultry breeding. Saunders PubHshing Company. $1 . 50 



Rice, WilHam, Squabs for profit. Orange Judd Company. $ . 50 



and Cox 

 Robinson Poultry-craft. Farm Poultry Publishing Company, Boston. 



$1.50 

 Watson Farm poultry. The Macmillan Company. $1.25 



Webber How we make ducks pay. 



Brothers 



