CONTENTS 



PAQB 



How A GARDEN SHOULD LOOK . . . 182 



The Lesser Fruits 187 



Grapes 196 



Plums. APRICOTS, AND Peaches . . .201 



The Poultry 206 



is IT Profitable 7 214 



Debit AND Credit 218 



Money^Making Farmers .... 225 

 Does Farming Pay ? . . . .232 



IV HINDRANCES AND HELPS 239 



The Argument . . . . . . .241 



Agricultural Chemistry ... 243 



A GYPSEOUS Illustration . . . .248 



Science and Practice 255 



Lack of Precision 263 



Knowing Too Much .... 268 



Opportunity for Culture . . . .271 



Isolation of Farmers 277 



Dickering 284 



The Bright Side . . . . . .291 



Business Tact 299 



Place for Science 303 



Aesthetics of the Business . . . .308 



WALKS 314 



Shrubbery : -318 



Rural Decoration 326 



Flowers 322 



L'ENVOI 344 



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