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A PRACTICAL FARM BOOK. 



A great many books have been written on farm 

 topics, but Prof. Thos. Shaw's new work on Grasses 

 and Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Crops 

 seems to be the most valuable contribution that has 

 yet appeared on these subjects. It tells what crops 

 are best for certain soils and latitudes, how to prepare 

 the ground for the seed, how to sow the seed, how to 

 care for the crop, how to harvest and how to feed it. 

 Some writers know a good deal, but cannot tell it; 

 others write a good deal but do not know it. All who 

 read this book must acknowledge that Prof. Shaw is 

 thoroughly up to date on the questions he discusses, 

 and he throws out some interesting suggestions to 

 those who like to follow advanced thought in Agri- 

 culture. Prof. Shaw has carefully avoided that rock 

 on which many authors have wrecked the usefulness 

 of books that otherwise would prove highly valuable 

 in that he avoids the use of technical and abstruse 

 terms that serve to confound the reader. He 

 makes his points in language so plain and direct that 

 no one who reads can misunderstand, and it is a book 

 that will be worth its weight in gold to those who 

 seek practical information. Prof. Shaw's practical 

 experience as a farmer, his long connection with the 

 Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph and the 

 Minnesota State Experimental Station, and his well- 

 known abilities as a writer qualify him to write as 

 few men can, and as no one else has done, on these 

 topics. 



This book is just out of press, and is given away 

 by the Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin Co., Seedsmen of 

 Minneapolis, Minn., as a premium for orders for 

 vegetable seeds to the amount of $3.00, or for field or 

 grass seeds to the amount of $6.00. Their catalogue, 

 which will give further particulars and information, 

 is mailed free to applicants mentioning this magazine. 



The book consists of 150 pages, is printed on the 

 best super-calendared paper, profusely illustrated 

 handsomely bound in cloth, embossed in gold, and 

 should be in the hands of every one engaged in 

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A TIMELY BOOK. 



At no time in the past twenty-five years has the 

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With the unscrupulous, relentless hand of greed 

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GIVE THE FARMER FACTS. 



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