THE BACK YARD FARMER 



By J. WILLARD BOLTE 



The hundred chapters of this book give complete 

 and reliable directions for the best cultivation of 

 vegetables, fruit and flowers and the proper care of 

 poultry and pets. This thoroughly practical book 

 by an expert in gardening will be of immense value 

 to any person desiring to get the most out of the 

 garden. It shows the wonderful possibilities of the 

 back yard and small garden in contributing to the 

 table, to health, to profit and pleasure. 



SOME OF THE CHAPTERS 



Making the Back Yard a Garden Spot 



Back Yard Dividends 



Making a Garden Productive 



Preparing the Garden 



Back Yard Fruit Trees 



A Back Yard Berry Patch 



Garden Root Crops 



Hot Beds and Cold Frames 



Home Grown Asparagus 



Strawberries 



Why Gardens Fail 



A Succession of Garden Crops 



Midsummer Plantings 



Making the City Flock Pay 



The Busy Bee 



Laying out Flower Beds 



Planting Annual Flowers 



Attractively Bound in Cloth. 

 12 Mo. $1.00 Net; by Mail, $1.13 



For sale by all booksellers or supplied by the publishers 

 Forbes & Co., 443 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 



