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Stephens on Draining. 



A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL DRAINING. By HENRY 

 STEPHENS, Esq., F.R.S.E., Author of the "Book of the 

 Farm." 8vo. Illustrated with Sixty- three Engravings on Wood. 

 Second Edition. Price 3s. 6d, 



" A complete manual of draining in all its branches, clearly and 

 concisely written ; the various systems and practices in use are fairly 

 discussed and commented upon, their peculiar advantages pointed 

 out, and their applicabiUty to the various descriptions of soil 

 shown. The method of construction of the different drains is 

 described, their relative cost summed carefully up, with plain and 

 simple directions to the farmer to guide him in the choice of the 

 particular system of draining he should adopt, as well as the mode 

 in which it should be done. The merest tyro in agriculture will be 

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 increasing the fertihty of the soil, to put into practice that system 

 of thorough draining most appUcable to the nature and character of 

 the soil upon which he wishes to operate." — Bolton Free Press. 



"Thanks to Henry Stephens, Esq., author of 'The Book of the 

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 more to set men really right on the subject than all who have gone 

 before him — a work such as only could be expected from a man of 

 great genius, sound and phUosuphic judgment, founded on scientific 

 research and great practical experience." — Farmers' Gazette, Dublin. 



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A Treatise on the IManagement of Horses. By JOHN 

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 of a stud of racers, or the more humble proprietor of a single hack." 

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Advice to Purchasers of Horses. 



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RAILWAY ENGINEERING. By WILLIAM GALBRAITH, M.A. 

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