To Reduce Living Costs! Grow Your Own Vegetables 205 



Garden and Farm Books— Con tinued 



GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE— Continued 

 Citrus Fruits. By J. E. Coit. An account of the citrus fruit industry 



showing how oranges, lemons and grapefruit may be successfully grown, 



and their culture made to yield a profitable income $3.00 



Nut Growing. By R. T. Morris. A treatise on propagation, planting 



and cultivation of nut bearing trees and shrubs 2.50 



Pecan Growing. By Stuckey and Kyle. A practical manual of the 



most up-to-date methods and practices of pecan growers 3.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS 



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

 the successful cultivation of apples is thoroughly explained. A book 

 of reference for both the novice and the experienced 1.75 



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 Growing and Wine Making, American. By Prof. G. Hus- 

 mann. Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, 

 both in the East, West and California; all about making wine 2.50 



Grape Grower's Guide (under glass). By Wm. Chorlton. Cultiva- 

 tion in warm and cold graperies, construction, heating 1.75 



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

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

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

 ing. 78 illustrations, 426 pages 2.50 



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

 vation, diseases, insects and remedies 1.25 



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

 as the new pressure test for determining maturity, the bending of shoots 

 to promote fruitfulness, setting of fruit, trend of the industry, pest con- 

 trol, cultivation, pruning, top working, picking, grading and market- 

 ing 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. Watts. Containing many practical 

 suggestions covering every practical method of selling to the consumer 

 direct 1.25 



Balancing the Farm Output. By W. J. Spillman. One of the most 

 important treatises on any phase of agricultural economics yet issued. 

 It should be read by every farmer and every city man who wants to find 

 a way to put agriculture on a sound economic basis 1.25 



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

 practical and complete presentation of the whole subject of agriculture. 

 Every page tells of the progress in methods of farming. Containing 

 detailed directions for the culture of every important Field, Orchard 

 and Garden Crop, Live Stock, Poultry, etc.) ejbc. The most complete 

 single volume published 4.50 



Making the Farm Pay. By C. C. Bowsfield. Diversified farming and 

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

 products. Marketing, etc. How to make farm life successful and at- 

 tractive. 300 pages 1 .50 



Federal Farm Loan System. By Herbert Myrick. A practical 

 manual for organizing and conducting national farm loan associations 

 and joint stock land banks. Showing how farmers, investors and bank- 

 ers may obtain the fullest benefit of the system 1 .40 



The Young Farmer — Some Things He Should Know. By Thomas 

 F. Hunt. Should be in the hands of every young farmer 2.00 



A Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen. By Prof. F. W. Woll. 

 A book of reference, facts, tables, formulas, recipes, cultivation of 

 crops, feeding animals, etc 2.50 



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 opportunities 

 of the tropics 4.00 



Rural Improvement. By F. A. Waugh. The principles of civic art 

 applied to rural conditions. Including village improvements and the 

 betterment of the open country a 2.00 



Ten Acres Enough. A practical experience showing how a very small 

 farm may be made to keep a very large family 1.75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FARM CROPS 



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

 in the author's usual clear and admirable style 1.10 



Book of Wheat. By P. T. Dondlinger. A complete study of everything 

 pertaining to wheat. New, authoritative and up-to-date 2.00 



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

 planting, cultivating of broom corn and manufacture of brooms 1.10 



Cereals in America. By Prof. T. F. Hunt, of Cornell Agricultural 

 College. Wheat, maize, oats, barley, rice, Kaffir corn, buckwheat, 

 etc '. 2.75 



Clovers and How to Grow Them. By Thos. Shaw. The growth, 

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

 and Canada 2.00 



The Study of Corn. By V. M. Shoesmith. A most helpful book to all 

 interested in the selection and improvement of corn 1.10 



Farm Crops. By C. W. Burkett. The seeding, cultivation, handling 

 and marketing of farm crops, and the management for largest returns 1.75 



Flax Culture. By several experienced growers. Selecting and pre- 

 paring ground; culture, harvesting and marketing 50 



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 



Ginslng and Other Medicinal Plants. By A. R. Harding. Valuable 

 information for growers of ginseng and golden seal, as well as collectors 

 of medicinal roots, barks, leaves, etc 1.25 



Farm Grasses of the United States. By W. J. Spillman, Agros- 

 tologist of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Seeding and management of 

 meadows and pastures. Varieties of grasses for different climates and 

 requirements 1 .75 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FARM CROPS— Continued 



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

 ing and selling the crops; insects; also users and manufacturers $2.00 



Peanut Plant — Its Cultivation and Uses. By W. B. Jones. Instructs 

 the beginner how to raise good crops 50 



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

 marily 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 



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

 raising of nutritious stock food, increasing the stock and enriching the 

 soil economically 1.50 



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. Burkett. The most complete and popular work of the 

 kind ever published , 1.75 



Farm Manures. By C. E. Thorne. A practical and valuable work on 

 manures and manuring, covering every phase of the subject 2.00 



The Maintenance of Soil Fertility. By C. E. Thorne. (New.) Dis- 

 cussed in a simple, practical way the best method of handling the land 

 to produce good crops 3.00 



First Principles of Soil Fertility. By A. Vivian. A comprehensive 

 treatise on the methods of maintaining the fertility of the soil 1 .50 



Fertilizers and Crops. By L. L. Van Slyke. Not only gives practical 

 methods for using fertilizers, but places special emphasis on the reasons 

 underlying their use, etc 3.25 



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. (New.) 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, concise 

 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 pre- 

 sent the subject in as simple a farm as possible. It is complete and 

 authoritatively correct 3.00 



The Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement. 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 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING 



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



Van 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 feed- 

 ing and care and the handling and disposition of dairy produce on the 

 farm 2.00 



Care and Handling of Milk. By H. E. Ross. Treating on the care and 

 handling of milk, and its uses as a food 3.00 



Questions and Answers on Butter Making. By C. A. Publow. The 

 entire subject has been most thoroughly treated 1.10 



Principles of Modern Dairy Practice. By Prof. F. W. Woll. Bac- 

 teria and their relations to new methods of dairying from the udder to 

 butter and cheese 2.00 



Cheese. By Van Slyke and Price. A new book on the subject of cheese 

 making according to the most modern method 3.00 



BUILDINGS AND CONVENIENCES 



Farm Machinery and Farm Motors. By Davidson and Chase. The 

 only book on the subject. Indispensable in present-day farming 2.50 



Fences, Gates and Bridges. The descriptions are abundantly illus- 

 trated. The book also contains a synopsis of the fence laws of the dif- 

 ferent states 1.25 



-The Farmer His Own Builder. By R. H. Armstrong. A guide and 

 reference book for construction of Dwellings, Barns, and other Farm 

 Buildings 1.50 



FARM ANIMALS, LIVE STOCK, ETC. 



Animal Breeding. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. This new book is the most 

 complete and comprehensive work ever published on the subject 2.00 



Management and Breeding of Horses. By M. W. Harper. The 

 entire subject is thoroughly covered. Very complete and comprehen- 

 sive 3.00 



The Farmers' Veterinarian. By C. W. Burkett. Practical advice on 

 cause and treatment of disease, the common ailments, and the care and 

 management of live stock when sick 1.75 



The Veterinary Adviser. By A. S. Alexander. (New.) Practical ad- 

 vice on the common ailments of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poul- 

 try 1.25 



Feeds and Feeding. By Prof. W. A. Henry. An up-to-date handbook 

 for stock raisers; the acknowledged standard work on this subject .... 4.50 



Profitable Stock Raising. By C. A. Shamel. Valuable information on 

 methods of feeding, breeding and care of farm animals 1.75 



Judging Farm Animals. By S. C. Plumb. Written by the leading au- 

 thority on the subject. Profusely illustrated 3.00 



Productive Sheep Husbandry. By W. C. Coffey. A complete work 

 on breeding, feeding and management in health and disease 3.00 



Swine in America. By F. D. Coburn. Every phase of hog raising from 

 a practical standpoint whether on a large or small scale. , 3.50 



Home Pork Making. By A. W. Fulton. A complete guide in raising, 

 slaughtering, cutting, preserving and storing pork, from scalding vat 

 to the table, including recipes for cooking 1.10 



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



