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Books Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 



In two volumes royal 8w, price £3, handsomely bound in cloth, 



A NEW EDITION OF 



DETAILING THE LABOURS OF THE 



FARMER, FARM - STEWARD, PLOUGHMAN, SHEPHERD, 

 HEDGER, CATTLE -MAN, FIELD -WORKER, 

 AND DAIRY-MAID; 



AND FORMING 



A SAFE MONITOR FOR STUDENTS IN PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



BV 



HENRY STEPHENS, F.E.S.E. 



This Edition is entirely rewritten, and embraces every recent application of 

 Science to Agriculture; it is Illustrated with PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS painted 

 from the Life, engraved on Steel by THOMAS L.ANDSEF.R and others; and with 

 600 ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD by BRANSTON, representing the principal Field 

 Operations, Implements, and Animals treated of in the Work. 



SUBJECTS TREATED OP IN THE BOOK OP THE FARM. 



INITIATION. 



ON THE BEST OF THE EXISTTNG METHODS FOR 

 ACQUIRING A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF 

 PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY. 



DIFFICULTIES THE PUPIL HAS TO ENCOUNTER IN 

 LEARNING PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY, AND ON 

 THE MEANS OF OVERCOMING THEM. 



THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FARMING, AND ON 

 SELECTING THE BEST. 



PKRSONS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AND EXECUTE 

 THE LABOUR OF THE FARM. 



ON THE BRANCHES OF SCIENCE MOST APPLI- 

 CABLE TO AGRICULTURE. 



ON THE INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION BEST 

 SUITED TO AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS. 



ON THE EVILS ATTENDING THE NEGLECT OF 

 LANDOWNERS AND OTHERS TO LEARN 

 PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



ON OBSERVING THE DETAILS AND RECORDING 

 THE FACTS OF FARMING BY THE AGRICUL- 

 TURAL STUDENT. 



PRACTICE. 



WINTER. 



SUMMARY OF THE FIELD-OPERATIONS AND OF 

 THE WEATHER IN WINTER. 



PLOUGH, SWING-TREES, AND PLOUGH-HARNESS. 



PLOUGHING AND PLOUGHING-MATCHES. 



PLOUGHING DIFFERENT FORMS OF RIDGES. 



PLOUGHING STUBBLE AND LEA GROUND. 



OCCUPATION OF THE STEADING IN WINTER. 



PULLING AND STORING TURNIPS, MANGOLD- 

 WURZEL, CARROTS, PARSNIPS, AND CAB- 

 BAGE, FOR CONSUMPTION IN WINTER. 



VARIETIES OF TURNIPS CULTIVATED. 



FEEDING OF SHEEP ON TURNIPS IN WINTER. 



ACCOMMODATION AFFORDED TO CATTLE IN 

 WINTER BY THE STEADING. 



REARTNG AND FATTENING OF CATTLE ON TUT - 

 NIPS IN WINTER. 



CONSTRUCTION OF STABLES FOR FARM-HORS&S. 

 TREATMENT OF FARM-HORSES IN WINTER. 

 TREATMENT OF THE FARMER'S SADDLE AND 



HARNESS-HORSE IN WINTER. 

 FATTENING OF SWINE IN WINTER. 

 TREATMENT OF FOWLS IN WINTER. 

 RATIONALE OF THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS. 

 ACCOMMODATION OF THE GRAIN CROPS IN THE 



STEADING 



THRASHING AND WINNOWING OF GRAIN. 

 FORMING OF DUNGHILLS AND COMPOSTS IN 

 WINTER. 



LIQUID MANURE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OP 



LIQUID- MANURE TANKS AND CARTS, 

 SEA-WEED AS MANURE. 

 GAULT'NG OR CLAYING THE SOIL. 



