8 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XI 



MARKET GARDENING 216 



General Observations and Directions; Fitting the 

 Land; Planting; Asparagus; Beans: Varieties; 

 Beets: Varieties; Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Brussels 

 Sprouts, etc.: Cultivation; Varieties; Carrots: Cul- 

 tivation; Varieties; Celery: Cultivation; Varieties; 

 Sweet Corn: Cultivation; Varieties; Lettuce: Culti- 

 vation; Varieties; Melons: Cultivation; Varieties; 

 Onions: Cultivation; Varieties; Peas: Cultivation; 

 Varieties; Potatoes: Cultivation; Varieties; Rhu- 

 barb; Squashes: Cultivation; Varieties; Tomatoes: 

 Cultivation; Varieties; Turnips: Cultivation; Varieties. 



CHAPTER XII 



POULTRY KEEPING 241 



General Observations and Directions; Location; Poul- 

 try Houses; Care of the Fowls; Raising Chickens; 

 Feed; Production of Eggs; Roosts; Nests; Breeds of 

 Poultry; Pigeons. 



CHAPTER XIII 



DAIRYING, THE FAMILY HORSE, AND BEES 257 



General Observations; Milking; Keeping the Milk; 

 Breeding; Dairying; The Milk Supply; Keeping up the 

 Standard; Purity; Raising Calves; Selecting the 

 Family Cow; The Family Horse; The Stable; Water- 

 ing; Carriages and Harnesses; Bees: The Apiary; 

 The Hives; Surplus Honey; Swarming. 



CHAPTER XIV 



MONTHLY CALENDAR 270 



Directions for each Month's Work: The Land; Build- 

 ings; Stock; Roads and Walks ; The Lawn; Trees and 

 Shrubs; The Flower Garden; Greenhouses and Sash; 

 The Vegetable Garden; The Vineyard; Small Fruits; 

 Fertilizers; Seeds; Poultry; Bees, etc. 



