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possession of the books necessary for winter's work, it is suggested that 

 they avail themselves of the State Traveling Libraries, Department of 

 Education, Albany, X. Y. Under the rules of this library, books may be 

 obtained for three months at the nominal price of $1.00 for ten copies and 

 50 cents in addition if books are to be retained for six months. A fee of 

 $2.00 is required for 25 volumes. The fee in all cases entitles borrowers 

 to free transportation by freight both ways. The club sending for these 

 books pays local cartage. 



Following is a list of books suggested for home and club study. For 

 purposes of general information books are mentioned which will be in 

 the line of culture. Other books are added for special study in farm or 

 household topics. 



Required Books for ipoj and ipoS are: 



The House. Isabelle Bevier. 

 Household Management. Bertha M. Terrell. 

 Household Bacteriology, S. Maria Elliott. 

 Questions to be answered are found in the books. 



These books may be purchased from the American School of Home 

 Economics, Chicago, or they will be included in the list to be secured free 

 of charge as a traveling library from the Department of Education, 

 Albany. 



In addition to the above it is suggested that books on general subjects 

 be included in the traveling library and others on farm subjects for men 

 interested in them ; also some for the children in the home. The list 

 given in this bulletin provides for these conditions. 



Books of interest on farm topics are : 



Fertility of the Land, L P. Roberts. ^Modern Silage Methods, F. W. 



Soil, F.' H. King. Woll. 



Farmstead, L P. Roberts. Principles and Practice of Butter- 

 Feeds and Feeding, W. A. Henry. Making — McKay and Larsen. 

 Experiments with Plants (for Poultry Craft — Robinson. 



Teachers), W. J. V. Osterhout. Fertilizers — E. B. A'oorhees. 



Milk and Its Products, H. H. Wing. Forage Crops — E. B. Voorhees. 



List of books for children. In addition to the following, try to in- 

 terest the children in books on poultry, birds, plants, etc. : 



1. ^sop's Fables. 7. Kipling — The Jungle Books. 



2. Bullfinch — Age of Fable. 8. Thompson-Seton — Wild Ani- 



3. Scott — Kenilworth or Ivanhoe. mals I have known. 



4. Lanier — Boy's King Arthur. 9. Hughes — Tom Brown's School 



5. Twain — Tom Sawyer. Days. 



6. Kingsley — Westward Ho ! 



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