ILLUSTRATIONS. IX 



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jjj'jCORN-BIDDLES 210 



112. IMPERIAL BUSHEL 210 



113 THE STRIKE 211 



114. SACK-BARROW 211 



115. CHAFF-CUTTING 215 



116. LESTER'S IMPROVED CHAFF-CUTTER 2J6 



117. THRESHING-MACHINE 217 



118. SECTION OF THRESHING-MACHINE 219 



THE POULTRY-YARD: 



119. FRONTISPIECE FEEDING POULTRY 222 



120. VIGNETTE FEEDING FOWLS 223 



121. THE COCK 228 



122. BROOD-BASKET 236 



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Jgi' [ARTIFICIAL MOTHERS 239 



125. ARTIFICIAL MOTHER. IMPROVED FORM .... 240 



126. THE DUCK 242 



127. THE GOOSE 248 



128. THE TURKEY 251 



129. THE KITE 254 



130. THE TURTLE-DOVE 256 



131. VIGNETTE THE FAKM-YAED 257 



THE ORCHARD : 



132. FRONTISPIECE GATHERING FEUIT 258 



133. VIGNETTE THE CIDER-MILL 259 



134. WHIP-GRAFTING 268 



135. CLEFT-GRAFTING 268 



136. CROWN-GRAFTING 239 



137. SADDLE-GRAFTING 269 



138. APPLE-BRANCH INFESTED WITH AMERICAN BLIGHT 272 



139. AMERICAN BLIGHT, MAGNIFIED 273 



... iTHE INSECT FORMING A CRADLE FOR ITS YOUNG, 



lW -( MAGNIFIED 274 



141. CIDER-PRESS 279 



142. SECTION OF APPLE ATTACKED BY A GRUB . . . 285 



THE FENCE: 



143. FRONTISPIECE HEDGING AND DITCHING .... 286 



144. VIGNETTE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FENCES ... 2S7 



145. MAY BLOSSOM 2'Jti 



146. FRUIT OF HAWTHORN 291 



147. NATURAL SIZE OF DITTO 291 



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