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I Prof. Thomas Shaw's Books i 



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EDITOR. OF THE FARMER. 



and late Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Minnesota. 

 NO WRITER ON FARM TOPICS HAS WON A MORE GENERAL 

 RECOGNITION DURING RECENT YEARS THAN PROF. SHAW. 



Science and practice are combined with such thoroughness and accu- 

 racy in detail, that whatever he writes is valuable to every person engaged 

 in agriculture. His books are carefully indexed and nicely illustrated. 



WEEDS AND HOW TO ERADICATE THEM. 



CTfipi/ An important DooK on 

 OlvUlV which loo little attention 



In this book the principles that govern the destruc- 

 tion of weeds are given with a comprehensiveness and 

 accuracy never attempted previously by any other 

 writer. The habits of the most troublesome weeds are 

 discussed along with the best methods of destroying 

 them, 208 pages. 



Price, Cloth Bound, 50c; Paper Covers, 25c. 



FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVE 



book on a subject to 

 given by 

 the average farmer. The book takes up the prep- 

 aration and feeding of food and the best methods 

 of housing live stock. Also the rearing and care 

 of calves; selection and care of male and femae 

 for beef breeds; rearing and careof sheep for wool 

 and mutton; washing and shearing sheep; feed- 

 ing and care of young pigs; selecting and care of 

 brood sows and boars, and other subjects of im- 

 portance on the care and management of livestock. 



Price, Cloth Bound $1 00; Paper Covers, 50c. 



THE STUDY OF BREEDS ™;e^"a'?. tS 



pedigreed breeds of cattle, sheep and swine in 



America. It is concise yet Yer3' comprehensive, and is thoroughly illus- 

 trated. Careful reading of this book will tend to raise the standard of 

 breeds on your farm. 371 pages. CLOTH BOUND, $1.50. 



This is the only book given to the world which 

 discusses the subject of breeding in an orderly, 

 methodical and comprehensive manner. It is the only book ever written 

 which has brought this subject within the easy grasp of the average 

 mind. It contains thirtv chapters, covering every important phase of the 

 subject. 40b pages. Illustrated. PRICE, CLOTH BOUND, $1.50. 



This book describes all the 

 crops in America suitable for 

 ^ soiling u.ses. It also tells how to grow and feed them. It discusses crops 

 ^ suitable for the silo, and tells how to grow and harvest them. The vari- 

 ^ ous kinds of silos, and how to build tbem. How to fill them and how to 

 < feed to ensilage. 336 pages. PRICE, CLOTH BOUND, $1.00. 

 5 ANY OF THE ABOVE BOOKS MAILED POSTPAID ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 



^ WEBB PUBLISHING CO., 47-51 E. Fourth St., ST. PAUL, MINN. 



ANIMAL BREEDING 



SOILING CROPS AND THE SILO 



