PETER HENDERSON & CO -INTRODUCTORY. 



AN ENTIRELY 



WRITTEN BY 



WiDianj Croziei 1 



peter (lende^oj). 



We give below the Table of Contents of this 

 valuable new book, which, since it was pub- 

 lished in October, 1884, has received hundreds 

 of the strongest endorsements from Agricul- 

 tural papers and practical Farmers all over the 

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INTRODUCTION 



Chapter I. 



Training for the Business of Farming — Agricultural 

 College Education — Selection of Soils — Use of Ma- 



nure—Farm Roads — Draining. 



PAGE. 



7 aDd 8 



to 25 



Chaptek II. 

 Manures and the Modes of Application — Special Fer- 

 tilizers — (ireen Manuring — Fertilizing by Feeding.. 26 to 37 



Chapter IIL 

 Plowing, Harrowing and Cultivating — Plows — Har- 

 rows — Cultivators — Rolling Land — Rollers — Use of 



the Feet in Sowing and Planting 38 to 51 



Chapter IV. 

 Rotation of Crops — Corn — Potatoes — Potato Diseases — ■ 

 Sweet Potatoes — Roots — Wheat— Oats— Barley — Rye 



— Beans — Buckwheat 52 to 84 



Chapter V. 

 'Crops for Soiling and Fodder — Rye — Lucern or Alfalfa 

 —Millet — Peas and Oats — Fodder Corn — Feeding 

 Soiling Crops — Abortion in Cows and its Causes — 



Ergots 85 to 109 



Chapter VI. 

 Grass and its Management — Varieties of Grasses — 

 Mixed Grasses for Pasture and Hay 110 to 133 



Chapter VII. 

 Outting and Curing of Hay — Clover Hay— Ensilage — 

 Ensilage Compared with Roots 134 to 145 



PAGE. 



Chapter VTII. 

 Live Stock of the Farm — Varieties of Cattle — Records 

 of Jersey Cows— Records of Guernsey Cows — Cattle 

 for Beef— Points of Pure Bred Cattle— The Best 

 Cows for the Dairy — Feed and Care for Milk and 

 Butter — Young Cattle and their Care — Management 

 of the Dairy — Farm Horses — Sheep — Swine— Farm 

 Buildings — Fences — Bearing and Keeping Poultry — 

 Dogs for the Farm— Useful Tables for the Farm 140 to 250 



Chapter IX. 

 Pests of the Farm — Destructive Animals — Insect Pests 

 — Parasites — Pests of the Crops— Injurious Insects- 

 Remedies— Vegetable Pests 251 to 274 



Chapter X. 

 Farm Machinery — Plows — Harrows — Cultivators — 

 Mowers and Reapers — Haying Machinery — Fodder 

 Cutters — Corn Huskers and Shellers — Carts — Steam 



Engines 275 to 300 



Chapter XI. 

 Farm Culture of Vegetables and Fruits — Cabbage 

 — Celery — The White Plume Celery — Sweet Corn — 

 Cucumbers for Pickles— Melons as a Market Crop — 



Onions 301 to 360 



Chapter XH. 

 Culture of Principal Small Fruit Crops— Strawberries 

 Blackberries — Raspberries — Currants —Gooseber- 

 ries— Grapes— Orchard Fruits 36> to 370 



INDEX 381 to 400 



