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BOOKS 



Garden and Farm Books — Continued 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS 



The American Apple Orchard. By F. A. Waiigh. Every detail for 

 the successful cultivation of apples is thoroughly explained. A book 

 of reference for both the novice and the experienced SI. 75 



The Cherry and Its Culture. By V. R. Gardner. (New.) This 

 book points out clearly the conditions under which cherries can and 

 cannot be successfully grown 1.25 



Grape Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultiva- 

 tion and management of hardy grapes 2.00 



Grape Crowing and Wine Making, American. By Prnf. G. Hus- 

 mann. Garden and vineyard management from planting to har- 

 vesting, both in the East, West and California; all about making 

 wine 2. SO 



Peach Growing. By H. P. Gould. Tells where to locate the peach 

 orchard, how to prepare the land, and full details of planting, prun- 

 ing, cultivating, fertilizing, green-manuring, picking, grading, and 

 marketing. 78 illustrations, 426 pages 2.50 



The Pear and Its Culture. By H.B.Tukey. Discussing such sub- 

 jects as the new pressure test for determining maturity, the bending 

 of shoots to promote fruitfulness, setting of fruit, trend of the in- 

 dustry, pest control, cultivation, pruning, top working, picking, 

 grading and marketing 1.25 



Quince Culture. By W. W. Meech. Varieties, propagation, culti- 

 vation, diseases, insects and remedies 1.25 



The Strawberry. By Samuel Fraser. This is a practical handbook. 

 It tells just what the grower needs to know. Conditions, methods 

 and varieties. No matter where you live you can use this book to 



advantage 1.25 



AGRICULTURE AND FARMING 



Roadside Marketing. By G. S. Walts. Containing many practical 

 suggestions covering every practical method of selling to the con- 

 sumer direct 1.25 



Farmers' Cyclopedia of Agriculture. By Wilcox and Smith. .\ 

 practical and complete presentation of the whole subject of agricul- 

 ture. Every page tells of the progre.ss in methods of farming. 

 Containing detailed directions for the culture of every important 

 Field, Orchard and Garden Crop, Live Stock, Poultry, etc., etc. 

 The most complete single volume published 4.50 



Making the Farm Pay. By C.C. Bows field. Diversified farming and 

 new money-making ideas, farm crops, vegetables, fruit, poultry, 

 dairy products. Marketing, etc. How to make farm life success- 

 ful and attractive. 300 pages 1.25 



Tropical Agriculture. By E. V. Wilcox. The first American book 

 to discuss in an authoritative and popular style the whole subject of 

 crops, cultural methods, economic conditions and commercial oppor- 

 tunities of the tropics 4.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FARM CROPS 



Alfalfa. By F. D. Cohurn. Its growth, uses and feeding value. 



Written in the author's usual clear and admirable style 1.10 



Broom Corn Culture. By A. G. McCall. A complete treatise on 



planting, cultivating of broom corn and manufacture of brooms . 1.00 



Clovers and Ho^v to Gro-w Them. By Tho-s. Shaw. The growth, 

 cultivation and treatment of clovers in all parts of the United States 

 and Canada 2.00 



How to Grow 100 Bushels of Corn per Acre. By W. C. Smith. 

 The author is a practical farmer and covers the subject in a plain 

 practical way. . . - 1.60 



Ginsing and Other Medicinal Plants. By A. R. Harding. 

 Valuable information for growers of ginsing and golden seal, as well 

 as collectors of medicinal roots, barks, leaves, etc 1.25 



The Hop. By H. Myrick. Every detail from preparing the soil to 



curing and selling the crops; insects; also users and manufacturers . . 2.00 



The Sugar Beet in America. By F. S. Harris. This volume deals 

 primarily with the sugar beet, though it also discusses cane as 

 grown in the United States 2.50 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. The growing 

 and feeding of all kinds of soiling crops, conditions to which they are 

 adapted, plan of rotation, building and filling the silo, feeding ensilage 

 etc 2.00 



Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Approved methods of 

 culture, harvesting, curing, packing, selling and manufacturing. 



Every process in field, barn and factory made plain 3.00 



SOILS AND MANURES 



Soils. By C. W. Burketl. The most complete and popular work of 

 the kind ever published 1.75 



Fertilizers. By Prof. E. B. Voorhees. The underlying principles of 

 soils and fertilizing; the requirements of important crops, and the 

 best fertilizers to use for them 2.50 



Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. C. Gustafson. The book 

 shows the source, makeup, effect and use of fertilizers. A good 

 book for vegetable and truck farmers, florists, etc. . 1.25 



Physical Properties of Soil. By A. G. McCall. A complete, con- 

 cise and systematic course for the study of the physical properties 

 of the soil 1.10 



Productive Soils. By W. W. Weir. Special effort is here made to 

 present the subject in as simple a form as possible. It is complete 

 and authoritatively correct 3.00 



The Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvennent. By Alva Agee. 

 The whole story of the right use of lime discussed by a man who has 

 made a life-long study of the subject 1.25 



Gardening with Peatmoss. Based on the science of soil condition 

 it tells in a most interesting and easily understandable manner the 

 exact treatment necessary for the most successful results with all 



kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruits and shrubs 1.00 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING 



Modern Methods of Testing Milk and Milk Products. By L. L. 

 Vav Slyke. A treatise on the various methods of testing milk and 

 cream handled with rare skill 2.00 



Farm Dairying, By C. Larsen. A treatise on dairy cattle, their 

 feeding and care and the handling and disposition of dairy produce 

 on the farm 2.00 



Cheese. By T'an .Slyke and Price. A new book on the subject of 

 cheese making according to the most modern method 3.00 



DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION 



Engineering for Land Drainage. By C. G. Elliott. .\ manual for 



laying out and constructing drains for improving agricultural lands . $2.50 



Irrigation and Drainage. By Prof. F. H. King. The relationship 

 between the handling of soil water and soil culture, and the im- 

 portant effect, with methods securing most favorable physical con- 

 ditions of soil for most profitable results 2.50 



Draining for Health and Profit. By Geo. E. Waring. Plain direc- 

 tions, farm drainage; also sanitary district drainage 1.60 



PESTS— INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES 



Manual of Tree and Shrub Insects. By E. P. Felt. Insects 

 attacking all trees are grouped according to the method of their 

 attack. A separate key to each group of trees identifies the insect 

 by its appearance and the damage it does and then refers to a page 

 where it is illustrated and all life stages described. Prevention and 

 control methods are given in full. 256 illustrations, 408 pages. . . . 3.50 



Fumigation Methods. By W. G. Johnson. Simple and effective 

 means of exterminating insects and vermin in field, orchard, nursery, 

 greenhouse, mill, granary, car, etc., etc 1.7S 



Spraying Crops. By Clarence W. Weed. For the guidance of users 

 of spraying machinery, telling when and how garden and field crops, 

 fruit and shade trees, also vegetables, ornamental plants and flowers 

 should be sprayed for their various insects and fungous enemies. . . . 1.00 



Spraying, Dusting, and Fumigating of Plants. By A. F. Mason. 

 An invaluable handbook and reference for fruit growers, vegetable 

 gardeners, nurserymen, and home gardeners. Tells what pests to 

 expect and how to identify and control them, how to choose the 

 right spray materials, how to select spraying and dusting machinery, 

 and every other detail for the successful pest control of fruits, vege- 

 tables, and dooryard garden plants. 237 illustrations, 570 pages. . 5.00 

 WEEDS 



Weeds of the Farm and Garden. By L. H. Pammel. This book 



contains practical suggestions for the treatment of weeds 2.00 



Weeds and How to Eradicate Them. By Prof. Thomas Shaw 75 



FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD AND GOLF CLUB 

 Golf Architecture in America, its Strategy and Construction. 



By Geo. C. Thomas, Jr. It gives all the fundamentals of Golf Course 

 construction. Extremely valuable for those contemplating the 

 construction of a course as well as for players, Greenkeepers and 

 Green Committee men. Beautifully illustrated with halftone and 

 color plates 5.00 



The Links. By Robert Hunter. An unusually well written book 

 that will appeal to every golfer. It subtly communicates the charm 

 of the game, and explains why one course is more interesting than 

 another. Much valuable information on construction and remodel- 

 ling is also contained. Profu.sely illustrated 4.00 



Turf for Golf Courses. By Chas. V. Piper and Russell A. Oakley, 

 Agronomists, of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. The most au- 

 thoritative American Work on this subject ever written. It includes 

 a careful analysis of turf grasses, soils, fertilizing, also the production 

 of turf and subsequent care 2.50 



Lawns, Links, and Sports Fields. By J. Macdonald, written by a 

 European grass specialist, it treats with great detail on the prepara- 

 tory work of turf making on Golf Courses; also the laying out of 

 Tennis and Croquet Courts, Cricket Grounds, Football and Hockey 



Fields, Bowling Greens, etc 1-75 



AUDELS GARDENERS AND GROWERS GUIDES 



Soil Management, Guide No. 1 — Working, Fertilizing, Irri- 

 gating, Draining the Soil. Origin of the soil, object of tilling, soil 

 life, structure, soil moisture, plant food in soil, chemistry of soil, and 

 soil treatment, drains and drainage, benefits of irrigation, sewage, 

 lain water, when to wet soil, overhead irrigation, second ctops, 

 fertilizers, tables, calcium, nitrogen, sources of nitrogen, phosphateSj 

 potash, action of other chemicals, gieen crop manures, bacterias' 

 work, crop rotation, fertilization 1.50 



Good Vegetables, Guide No. 2— Good Vegetables, and Market 

 Gardening. Gardening for profit, preparation of soil, seed selec- 

 tion, succession, double cropping, transplanting, treatment of 

 insects and diseases, greenhouses, hotbeds and coldframes, storing 

 vegetables, market associations, planting and seed tables, cultural 

 directions for soil preparation, propagation, planting, cultivating 

 and harvesting each and every vegetable from artichokes to sweet 

 potatoes, arranged alphabetically 1.50 



Fine Fruit. Guide No. 3— Fine Fruit Culture, Cash Crops. 

 Propagation of plants, mulching the soil, sunlight and shade, roots, 

 stems and buds, resting period, types of cuttings, cutting and plant- 

 ing season, grafting method, budding methods, transplanting meth- 

 ods, pruning methods, bud locating, treatment of insects and 

 diseases, trees from seed, tree surgery, cultural directions for growing 

 each fruit from apples to strawberries, alphabetically arranged. ■ . . 1.50 



Beautiful Flowers, Guide No. 4— Beautiful Flowers, Successful 

 Cultivation, Propagation. Preparing soil for flowers, sowing 

 seed, hotbeds, coldframes, treatment of insects and diseases, classi- 

 fication of plants, transplanting directions for growing all annuals 

 and perennials alphabetically arranged, roses, climbers, buds, 

 .dahlias, gladiolas, shrubs and hedges. Ornamental grasses, foliage' 



plants, lawn making, greenhouse plants 1.50 



COOK BOOKS 



Vegetable Cookery and Meat Substitutes. By Mrs. Rorer. The 



latest book by this celebrated writer and teacher of cooking l.SO 



Canning and Preserving. By Mrs. Rorer. How to can fruits and 



vegetables, make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter, etc 1.00 



New Salads. By Mrs. Rorer. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, etc. 1.00 



Mrs. Rorer's New Cook Book. By the principal of the Philadelphia 



Cooking School; full of choice and reliable recipes 2.50 



The Century Cook Book. A new book compiled with great care and 

 illustrated with ISO photographic reproductions of dishes, cooking 

 implements, etc. 600 pages 3.00 



Practical Cooking and Serving. By Jakel Mackenzie Hill, of the 

 Boston Cooking School. The most practical, up-to-date and com- 

 prehensive work of this kind ever published. Is an "education" in 

 the selection, cooking and serving of food 2.50 



All books are delivered transportation paid in the U. S. A. and Possessions. 



