THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



HOW THE FARM PAYS. 



By WILLIAM 



Chapter I. 

 ; for the Business of Fanning- 



CROZIER and PETER 



CONTENTS: 



PAQE 



HENDERSON. 



Training for the Business of Fanning— Agricultural 

 College Educatiou— Selection of Soils— Use of 

 Manure — Farm Roads— Draining 9- 



Manures and 

 Fertilizers 

 Feeding . . 



Chapter II. 

 the Modes of Application— Special 

 — Green Manuring — Fertilizing by 



26-37 



Chapter VEt. pagb 

 Cutting and Curing of Hay— Clover Hay— Ensilage- 

 Ensilage Compared with Roots 131— 1J5 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Live Stock of the Farm— Varieties of Cattle— Re- 

 cords of Cattle — The Best Cows for the Dairy — 

 Young Cattle and their Care— Management of 

 the Dairy— Farm Horses— Sheep — Swine— Farm 

 Buildings — Fences- Rearing and Keeping Poul- 

 try— Dogs for the Farm U6— 250 



Chapter IX. 

 Pests of the Farm — Destructive Animals— Insect 



Pests — Parasites — Pests of the Crops— Remedies .251—274 

 Chapter X. 

 Farm Machinery — Plows — Harrows — Cultivators — 

 Mowers and' Reapers— Haying Machinery— Fod- 

 der Cutters 275—300 



Chapter XI. 

 Farm Culture ot Vegetables and Fruits— Cabbage 

 — Celery — Sweet Corn — Cucumbers for Pickles — 



Melons as a Market Crop — Onions, dec 301—360 



Chapter XIL 

 Culture of Principal Small Fruit Crops — Straw- 

 berries — Blackberries— Raspberries — Currants — 



Gooseberries— Grapes Orchard Fruits 361—379 



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Chapter III. 

 Plowing, Harrowing and Cultivating— Plows— Har- 

 rows — Cultivators— Rolling Land— Use of the Feet 

 in .Sowing and Planting 38 — 51 



Chapter IV. 

 Rotation of Crops— Com— Potatoes— Potato Diseases 

 —Sweet Potatoes— Roots— Wheat — Oats— Barley 

 —Rye— Beans— Buckwheat 52—84 



Chapter V. 

 Crops for Soiling and Fodder — Rye — Lucem or .\lfalfa 

 —Millet— Peas and Oats — Fodder Corn— Feeding 

 Soiling Crops— Abortion in Cows 85—109 



Chapter VI. 



Grass and its Management— Varieties of Grasses- 

 Mixed Grasses for Pasture and Hay 110—133 



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