DEDICATION. 



THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED TO THE HOWARD & WlLSON 

 PUBLISHING COMPANY* CHICAGO, FROM MY WARM RE- 

 GARD AND GRATITUDE TO THEM AS THE FIRST PERSONS 



TO PERCEIVE AND CANDIDLY ACKNOWLEDGE, THROUGH 

 THE COLUMNS OF THEIR VALUABLE JOURNAL, THE GREAT 

 IMPORTANCE AND MERIT OF MY SYSTEM OF PERFECTLY 

 PRESERVING GREEN FORAGE. 



THE AUTHOR. 



