The Best and Newest 

 Rural Books 



TWO series of books on leading topics con- 

 nected with agricultural and rural life are here 

 mentioned. Each book is the work of a 

 specialist, under the editorial supervision of Pro- 

 fessor L. H. BAILEY, of the Cornell University, and 

 is readable, clear-cut and practical. 



THE RURAL SCIENCE SERIES 



Includes books which state the underlying principles of agri- 

 culture in plain language. They are suitable for consultation 

 alike by the amateur or professional tiller of the soil, the 

 scientist or the student, and are freely illustrated and finely 

 made. 



The following volumes are now ready: 



THE SOIL. By F. H. KING, of the University of Wisconsin. 303 pp. 75cts. 



THE FERTILITY OF THE LAND. By I. P. ROBERTS, of Cornell Univer- 

 sity. 440 pp. $1.25. 



THE SPRAYING OF PLANTS. By E. G. LODEMAN, late of Cornell Uni- 

 versity. 399 pp. $1. 



MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS. By H. H. WING, of Cornell University. 

 280 pp. $1. 



THE PRINCIPLES OF FRUIT-GROWING. By L. H. BAILEY. 520pp. $1.25. 



BUSH FRUITS. By F. W. CARD, of Rhode Island College of Agriculture 

 and Mechanic Arts. 549 pp. $1.50. 



FERTILIZERS. By E. B. VOORHEES, of New Jersey Experiment Station. 

 335 pp. $1. 



IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE. By F. H. KING, University of Wisconsin. 

 500 pp. $1.50. 



New volumes will be added from time to time to the 



KURAL SCIENCE SERIES. The following are in preparation: 



PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS. By J. C. ARTHUR, Purdue University. 



PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING OF ANIMALS. By W. H. BREWER, of 

 Yale University. 



PLANT PATHOLOGY. By B. T. GALLOWAY and associates of U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



SEEDS AND SEED-GROWING. By G. H. HICKS, of U. S. Der.t. of Agr. 



LEGUMINOUS PLANTS AND NITROGEN-GATHERING. By E. W. 

 HILGARD, of University of California. 



FEEDING OF ANIMALS. By W. H. JORDAN, of New York State Experi- 

 ment Station. 



RURAL WEALTH AND WELFARE. By GEORGE T. FAIRCHILD, Ex-Presi- 



dent of the Agricultural College of Kansas. 

 FARM POULTRY. By GEORGE C. WATSON, of Pennsylvania State College. 



