January, 1916 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



233 



The Garden 



and Farm 



Almanac 

 for 1916 



gives a vast amount of valuable 

 material for everyone interested 

 in the garden or the farm. A 

 splendid new feature is 25 prac- 

 tical plans for the country home, 

 with blueprint drawings and 

 adequate descriptions. The 

 following subjects will serve to 

 show the broad scope of this 

 Almanac. 



The principles of garden planting. 



How to exterminate mosquitoes and 

 flies. 



Crop area, yields and values. 



Post Office regulations. 



A Parcel Post schedule. 



Modern marketing methods. 



Modern gardening equipment. 



The farmer woman and her home. 



Forestry and The Farmer. 



Average yield per acre for all crops. 



A complete State directory of agri- 

 cultural activities. 



The best breeds of American animals. 



Keeping the birds on the farm. 



What to read for garden, farm and 

 country life interests. 



An extensive article on The Farmer 

 and his money. 



How to feed plants. 



The dog on the farm. 



The automobile and its relation to 

 the farm. 



Power required by farm machinery. 



How to judge farm and garden 

 products. 



These titles do not begin to show 

 the practical value of this 

 Almanac, which is now in its 

 tenth year. Nowhere else can 

 you get such a wealth of material 

 for so small an outlay of money. 



The Qarden & Farm Almanac is 

 sold by your news-dealer at 25 c; or 

 this 200-page reference book will be 

 sent by the publishers postpaid for 35 c. 



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MOTOR CAR TROUBLE 



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