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Gardening for Pleasure. By Peter Henderson. {Seepage 6/) 1.50 



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Vegetable Gardening. By S. B. Green, Professor of Horticulture, University of Wis- 

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Principles of Vegetable Gardening. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. Soils; its treatment; 



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Truck Farming at the South. By Dr. A. Oemler. A guide to raising vegetables 



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Asparagus Culture. By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) The best 



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Celery, Kalamazoo Culture of. By G. von Bochove. Improved methods of 



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Cucumber Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. An English treatise on the 



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Mushroom Culture. By W. Robinson. (Imported.) England's standard authority 



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Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. May. (Imported.) An English work, 



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Onion Culture, The New. Revised and Enlarged Edition. By T. Greiner. For 



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Onions, How to liaise Them Profitably. By 17 practical onion growers of long 



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Potato Culture, The ABC of. By W, B. Terry. How to grow quantity and 



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Potatoes" for Profit. By Van Orman. The result of 25 years' experience by a lead- 

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Sweet Potato Culture. By James Fitz. Full instructions from starting the plants 



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Rhubarb Culture. By F. S. Thompson. A complete guide by a large grower 50 



The New Khuburb Culture. By J. E. Morse. A new and complete guide to dark 



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Squashes. By J. J. H. Gregory. Soil selection and preparation, culture, gathering, 



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Tomato Culture for Amateurs. By B. C. Ravenscroft. (Imported.) The English 



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Tomato Cultu re. By Day, Cummins and Root. Culture in field under glass and in 



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American Fruit Cuiturist. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition ; just revised and en- 

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The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit culture by an experi- 

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Berry Book, The Biggie. A handy work on berries, particularly strawberries, .50 



California Fruits and How to Grow Them. By E. J. Wickson, Methods and ex- 

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Cider Makers* Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping in perfec- 

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Florida Fruits and How to Kaise Them. By H. Harcourt. Cultivation, man- 

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Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. By A. J. Downing. Culture, propagation and 



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The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. Maynard. Just what the beginner needs 



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Small Fruit Cuiturist. By A. S. Fuller. Re-written, enlarged and up-to-date; 



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The Orchard House. By J. R, Pearson. The English method of growing fruits 



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Nuts for Profit. By J. R. Parry. Germination, budding, grafting, cultivation, har- 

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Apple Culture, Field Notes on. By Prof. Bailey. Practical and valuable in- 

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Crnnberry Culture. By J. J. "White. Location, preparation, planting, manage- 

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Cnpe Cod Cranberries. By Jas. Webb. A valuable handbook ±0 



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Grape Growing for Amateurs. By Molineaux. The growing of foreign grapes 



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Pear Culture for Profit. By P. T. QUINN. Soils, preparation, planting, manage- 

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Plums and Plum Culture. By Prof. Waugh. A new and complete manual on all 



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Quince Culture. By W. W. Meech. Revised and enlarged. Varieties, propagation, 



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Strawberry Cuiturist. By A S. Fuller. Field, garden, forcing and pot culture; 



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Strawberry Culture, The ABC of. By T. B. Terry. The latest on this subject 



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Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The elementary and underly- 

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First Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. Voorhees. New and up-to-date. Soils, 



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Our Farming. By Terry. The experience of 20 years* successful, up-to-date farm- 

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A Handbook for Farmers aud Dairymen. By F. W. Woll, Professor of Agricul- 

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Manual of Agriculture. By Messrs. Emerson & Flint. A new edition, revised by 



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Book of the Farm. By Geo. E. Waring, Jr. Buying, leasing, fences, buildings, 



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Tropical Agriculture. By Dr. H. A. Nichols. A textbook for the guidance of the 

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Physics of Agriculture.. By Prof. F. H. King. The fundamental principles the 



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Practical Farm Chemistry. By T. Greiner. A handbook of profitable crop 



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Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn. Its growth, use and feeding value $0.50 



Broom Corn and Brooms. By Editors of "American Agriculturist." Raising 



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Corn Culture (Indian). By C. S. Plumb, Director Indiana Experiment Station. 



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Flax Culture. By several experienced growers. Selecting and preparing ground; 



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The Book of Corn. - By Herbert Myrick, assisted by specialists. A complete treat- 

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Forage Plants Other Than Grasses. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. How to cultivate, 



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Ginseng. Its culture, harvesting and marketing 4 35 



Grasses and Forage Plants. By Chas. L. Flint. New edition. Varieties, nutri- 

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Hemp. By S. S. Boyce. A practical treatise on its culture for seed and fibre and the 



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The Hop. By H. Myrick. Every detail from preparing the soil to curing and sell- 

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Peanut Plant. Its Cultivation and Uses. By W. B. Jones. Instincts the begin- 

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Sugar Industry, American. By H. Myrick. A practical handbook on the produc- 

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Sugar Beet, The. By L. S. Ware. Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting; the indus- 

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Sugar Beet Seed. By L. S. Ware. Full details — practical and scientific — how to 



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Sorghum. By Peter Collier, Ph. D. An exhaustive handbook on the growing 



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Sugar Cane Cultivation. By Dr. W. C. Stubbs, Director of the Louisiana Sugar 

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A Book on Silage. The latest work on this subject by F. W. Woll, Prof. Agricul- 

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Silos, Silage and Ensilage. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 



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Soiling Crops nnd the Silo. By Prof. Thos. Shaw. The growing and feeding of 

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Soiling, Ensilage and Stable Construction. By F. S. Peer. The experienced 

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Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by 14 experienced growers in different sec- 

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Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Issued 1897. Approved methods of 

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Wheat Culture. By D. S. Curtiss. How to double the yield, varieties, improved 



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Principles of Modern Hairy Practice. American edition by F. W. Woll, Pro- 

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Milk and its Products. By H. H. Wing, Professor Dairy Husbandry, Cornell Uni- 

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Dairying for Profit; or, the Poor Man's Cow. By Mrs. M. E. Jones, Judge of 

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A B C in Cheese Making. By J. H. Monrad. Home cheese making; Chedder, 



French Cream, Xeufchatel and skim milk cheese 50 



Butter and Butter Making. By W. F. Hazard. Producing and marketing 25 



Milch Cows and Hairy Farming. By Chas. L.Flint. Breeds, breeding and man- 

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.Dairyman's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, covering the 



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American Dairying. By H. B. Gurler. Herd, feed, management, marketing, 



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