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AN ENTIRELY NEW BOOK ON AMERICAN FARMING, ENTITLED 



HOW THM FIEM P 



By WILLIAM CROZIER and PETER HENDERSON. 



The following extract from the introduction will give a fair idea of the scope and plan of the work : "It is 

 doubtful if any book on agriculture has ever been written in this country of which the writers have had opportuni- 

 ties for such extensive and varied experience as have the authors of this work. Wm. Crozier is perhaps now better 

 known than any other farmer on this continent, principally from the fact that for the past twenty years the exhibition 

 of his fine stock and other farm products has enabled him to take more prizes than any other working farmer in the 

 country, and that to-day the dairy and farm at Northport, L. I., on which these products have been raised, are 

 models worthy of imitation by the tens of thousands engaged in farming who have failed to make it the profitable 

 business that it has been and still continues to be to Mr. Crozier. The co-author. Peter Henderson, although not 

 a farmer, has long been considered, as is well known, an authority on all matters relating to practical garden 

 work. In this work Mr. Henderson tells in plain words the manner of growing such vegetables and fruits 

 as can best be made profitable on the farm, besides interchanging with Mr. Crozier his opinion on such 

 operations of the farm as his long practice in cultivating the soil enables him to do. .... The idea 

 was conceived of getting the work up in conversational form, the words as spoken being taken down by a stenog- 

 rapher. This simplified the work of book making greatly, and it is believed that given in this way it has been made 

 plainer and more interesting to the reader than if written in the usual manner. The benefit of this plan is derived 

 from the fact that the answer often suggests the question, just such as the reader would be likely to ask, but with no 

 one at his elbow to answer. ' ' 



PRESS NOTICES. 



" Besides colloquies between the two authors on the subjects 

 under discussion, it contains a number of papers prepared by 

 Mr. Henderson on various occasions, and a good deal has been 

 added to complete the range of topics embraced, which includes 

 pretty much the entire circle of the farm and garden crops and 

 live stock. As would be expected, everything is treated in a 

 practical way, and so as to attract the reader's attention at 

 once." — Country Gentleman, Albany, N. Y. 



"The entire work is eminently practical, concise, and brimful 

 of useful information and advice of value to those engaged in 

 the cultivation of the soil. No one can read the work without 

 feeling amply repaid for its cost and the time devoted to its 

 perusal, and no one who commences it would lay it aside before 

 having read every page, so pleasing and attractive is its style." — 

 American Garden, New York. 



" Nothing that is really necessary on a well cultivated farm is 

 overlooked, and while the book is not a scientific dissertation on 

 agriculture, it is written in an agreeable style, and will not dis- 

 appoint those who seek plain, practical information in regard to 

 matters pertaining to the farm and the farmer's garden." — 

 Weekly Sun, New York. 



"In this book, which is the outcome of forty years of suc- 

 cessful farming and gardening by the authors, there is presented 

 a store of information that is at once fresh, trustworthy, and 

 written in a readable style withal." — Chicago Tribune. 



"Mr. Crozier, the practical farmer, gives practical hints and 

 valuable instruction in the course of this work to every tiller of 

 the soil, whether the vocation is one for profit or merely as an 

 amateur. ****** Mr. Henderson's directions for the 

 farm culture of vegetables and fruits are equally clear and 

 practical." — Commercial Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



" The teachings of ' How the Farm Pays ' are not rendered 

 obscure by the introduction of scientific terms. It is written in 

 an easy every-day vein, and those who read its first chapters 

 will feel like persisting until they have made themselves 

 acquainted with its full contents." — Kansas Agriculturist. 



" An examination convinces us that it is the best work on 

 general farming and stock raising we have seen, and it gives us 

 pleasure to heartily commend it to all of our readers who are in 

 need of such a work." — Central Methodist, Catlettsburg, Ky. 



"It is very valuable and replete with useful and practical 

 information, covering all the topics of the farm, garden and 

 orchard." — Farmer's Home Journal, Louisville, Ky. 



" Altogether it is a very readable book, and contains much 

 useful information. In most things its teachings are correct ; 

 yet in some things we should be compelled to join issue with the 

 authors; but that is one of the best features of the book, as it 

 shows they had some positive opinions." — Rural New Yorker. 



" The chapter of greatest value to Southern planters is that 

 regarding Lucern or Alfalfa as a foliage forage plant for the 

 sandy soils and burning sun of the extreme South. It would 

 seem that in this product we have a grass that practically solves 

 the hay question." — The South (Florida Dep't). 



"This book is the experiences of forty years of successful 

 farming and gardening by the authors, William Crozier and 

 Peter Henderson, both eminent names among tillers of the soil. 

 It seems to us to be a book needed by every man ^ho farms or 

 makes a specialty of gardening."— Chautauqua Farmer, N. Y. 



"Any work of the kind by two such veterans as William Crozier 

 and Peter Henderson, is sure to be valuable, and this book 

 proves the assertion."— Journal, Indianapolis, Ind. 



" How the Farm Pays" is an octavo volume of 400 pages, printed on fine paper, containing 235 illustrations, 

 and handsomely bound in cloth. Sent post-paid on receipt of $2.50. Or it may be had as a premium on orders from 

 this catalogue, for the conditions of which please refer to page 4. 



