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on horticulture:, agriculture and kindred subjects. 



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SOILS AND MANURES. 



The Soil. By F. H. Kino, Professor Agricultural Physics. University of Wisconsin, 

 its nature! composition, functions, relations to plant life and principles of man- 

 agement ; a distinct advance on t he subject $1.00 



The Fertility of the Land. By I'rof. Kohekts, Director Cornell Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station. A valuable book to every tiller of the soil ; the philosophy of 



controlling and Increasing fertility through management of soil, water, rotation 1.25 



Making Manures) Bommer's Method**. A comprehensive guide for making 



manures on the farm 25 



ThI i. - on Manures. By Joseph Harris, m. S. Familiar talks on the whole subject 



of manures and fertilizers 1.50 



Fertilizer*. By Prof. E. B. Voorhkks, of N. J. Agricultural Experiment station. A 

 new and valuable contribution to the subject ; the underlying principles of soils 

 and fertilizing ; the requirements of important crops, and the best fertilizers to 



use for them 1.00 



Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. 0. Harlan. The advantage of soiling 



and green manuring ; details of practice and effects 1.00 



Scientific Examination of Soils. Translated from the German. Select methods 



i»f chemical analysis and physical investigation 1.60 



DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION. 



Farm Drainage. By H. I\ FRENCH. The principles, processes and effects of drain- 

 ing land with stones, wood, plows, open ditches and especially with tiles, includ- 

 ing rainfall tables. :ixt pages, I (Hi illustrations $1.00 



Irrigation and Drainage. By PROF. K. H. Kino. The close relationship existing 

 between the handling of soil water and soil culture, and the important effeel are 

 clearly set forth With a presentation of methods securing most favorable physi- 

 cal conditions of soil for most profitable crop results. Illustrated. 600 pages 1.50 



Draining for Health and Profit. By GEO. E. WARING. Plain directions, farm 



drainage; also sanitary district drainage; complete and practical 1.00 



THe Drainage. By W. J, CHAMBERLAIN. The experience of forty years by a practi- 

 cal agriculturist who has laid lo miles of tiles 35 



Lund Draining. By Manly Milks. A handbook of principles, practice and con- 

 struction Of tile drains ; w hat errors to avoid 1.00 



Irrigation Farming. By Lute WlLCOX. The application of water in the produc- 

 tion of crops, applianees, principles and advantages 2.00 



Irrigation lor Farm, harden mid Orchard. By Henry Stewart. Methods and 



management to secure water for critical periods 1.00 



PESTS -INSECTS, PLANT DISEASES, WEEDS. 



Economic Entomology. By PROF. SMITH, one of the highest authorities. Insects 



easily identified , preventatives, machinery, fungous diseases, etc ... $2,50 



Insects and Insecticides. By Prof. Weed. Tells how to combat insects in field, 

 orchard, garden, greenhouse and dwelling 



Fungi and Fungicides. By Prof. Weed. Fungous diseases of plants, etc., and their 

 treatment. Paper covers, 50c. ; in cloth 



Fumigation Methods. By W. G. Johnson. A new and practical treatise upon 

 simple and effective means of exterminating insects ami vermin in Held, orchard, 

 nursery, greenhouse, mill, granery, elevator, car, ship, etc 



The spraying of Plants. By Prof. Lodeman. Insects and fungi ; liquids and 



powders ; application and apparatus 1.00 



Spraying Crops. By CLARENCE M. Weed. A revised and enlarged edition, telling 

 when and how garden and Held crops, fruit and shade trees should be sprayed for 

 their various insect and fungous enemies. Illustrated 60 



Weed* and How to I radicate Them. By Prof. Thus. Shaw 75 



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American Angora Goats* 



results. 



By (J. E. Allen. How easily raised, and promising 



By II. P. ARMSBT. Chemist, Connecticut Experiment 

 n, feeding Stuffs and feeding 1 



Manual of Cattle Feeding. 



Station. Laws of nutrition 

 Shepherd's Manual. By HENRY STEWART A valuable treatise on sheep for 



Arre i lean farmers; breeds, breeding, management and diseases 1.00 



sheep: Their Management in Health and Disease* By Geo, Armataoe. a guide 



lor t he sheep farmer ; maladies causes, remedies 1.00 



Swine Husbandry. By P. I>. COBURN. Revised and enlarged edition. Breeding, 



rearing, management, diseases, prevention, treatment l.ftO 



Diseases of Sa Ine. By i>. McIntosii, V. 6 A text-book for swim* raisers, veterinary 



surgeons and students 



Home Pork Slaking. By A, VV. Fulton, a complete guide in raising, slandering, 

 curing, preserving and storing pork product, Irian scalding vat to the table, in- 

 cluding many receipts for cooking and serving. Illustrated. 124 pages 



i*in> Rv it Annie Various breeds discussed ; management, etc . 



POULTRY. 



FARM BUILDINGS AND CONVENIENCES. 



Ham Plans and Outbuilding*!. Ideas, suggestions, plans for barns, granaries, 



smoke, ice, poultry, dog, bird houses, etc. ; rootpits, etc.. JM.00 



Farm Conveniences. What to do and how to do it in all departments of farm 



labor; home-made aids to farm work (200 engravings) 1.00 



American Architecture, or Every Man a Complete Hullder. Instructions and 



plans for cottages, houses, barns, stables, etc (cloth) 2.00 



lee Crops; How to Harvest* ship and store. By T. L. Miles. Ice houses, cut- 

 ting, storing, shipping, tools, etc.. 1.00 



Lund Measurer for Farmers. By Pedder. shows at once the contents of any 



piece of land, with various other useful tables for farmers 60 



FARM ANIMALS AND LIFE STOCK. 



Animal Breeding, By Prof. Thos. Shaw. This new book is the most complete 



and comprehensive work ever published on the subject of which it treats $1.50 



Stock Breeding. By M anly Milks, M. It. The laws of development, heredity and im- 

 provement in breeding domestic animals. 1.50 



Horses* Cntt le. sheep and Svvlne. By < 1X0. W. CURTIS. History, description, merits 



of different breeds; hints on selection and management; methods of breeders 2.00 



Parmer's Veterinary Adviser. By PROS'. Jab, Law. Prevention of disease in do- 

 mestic animals as well as remedies and treatment 3.00 



Feedn and Feeding. By PROF. W. A. Henry. A new and up-to-date handbook 



for stock raisers ; the acknowledged standard work on this subject 2.00 



Feeding Animals. By E. W. Stewart. The laws of animal growth applied to the 



feeding and rearing of horses, cattle, sheep and swine 2.00 



HORSES AND MULES. 



Horse Breeding;. By .1. H. Sanders. The principles of heredity, selection, breeding, 



management , treatment of diseases peculiar to breeding. ... $1.50 



Mini- to Horsekeepers* By H. W. Herbert. How to breed, miy, break, drive, ride, 



groom, use. feed and physic 1.50 



The Family Horse* By G. A. Martin. Stabling, care, feeding, working, driving, 



etc. (Nothing about breeding) 1.00 



The Saddle Home. Riding, training and feats under saddle 1.00 



Handbook of the Turf. By S. L BOaRDMAN. Trotting ru les and other information. 1.00 

 Practical llorseshoer. Shapes for different feet; interfering, overreaching, con- 

 traction, diseases, tools, methods for handling the vicious 1.00 



How to Handle and Fducate VIcIoum HorHCH. By (>. K. (Jleason.. 50 



Training Trotting Horses* By CKAS. Marvin. For colts ami horses , 3.5Q 



Scientific Horseshoeing. By PROF. Wm. Russell. Enlarged edition of 1895. Level- 

 ing and balancing action ; curing diseases, etc 4.00 



Modem Home Doctor. By G. H. DADD, M.D., V. S. Preservation and restoration 



of health ; treatment of lameness, etc *,00 



CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE. 



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Harris on the Pig. By Jos. Hakklm, 



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The New Egg Farm. By H. IT. STODDARD. A practical reliable manual upon the 

 production of eggs and poultry on a large scale for market. Everything is told 

 from the choice of breeds tor different c limates, the incubator, brooder, brooder 

 cellars, laying house, run yards, to management, feeding and marketing. SSI 

 pages, 160 illustrations 



Poultry Architecture. By G. B. FlSH. All about the construction of poultry build- 

 ings of all grades, styles and classes; coops; locations, etc. 125 pages. Illustrated. 



Farm Poultry. By G. C. Watson. Describes everything connected with the poultry 

 industry for the farmer and amateur; breeds, buildings, incubating, brooding, 

 feeding, etc. Illustrated. 341 pages 



The Art of Poultry Breeding. By J. H. DAVIS. Invaluable to the amateur on the 

 science of outcrossing in breeding, etc 



Broilers lor Profit. By M K. B'OYER. A practical guide to successful broiler rais- 

 ing for market 



ProHts In Poultry and Profitable Management. The experience of practical 

 men in all departments ; useful and ornamental breeds 



Practical Poultry Keeper. By L. WRIGHT. A complete and standard gtiide for 

 domestic use, market and exhibition 



'■'he American Standard of Perfection. (Adopted by American Poultry Assn.) 

 Descriptions of recognized breeds, judges* instructions, etc 



The New Fgg Farm. By H. H. STODDARD. Management of poultry in large numbers 



Poultry Craft. By J. H. Robinson. A new and complete work for beginners as 

 well as the experienced 



Diseases of Poultry. By DR. D. E. Salmon. Hygienic requirements; specific 

 diseases and treatment 



Pocket- Money Poultry. By Myha V. Norys. Especially written for women 



Five Hundred Questions and Answers In Poultry liaising. Also feed, care, 

 diseases, eggs, incubation, buildings, etc 



Capons for Profit. By T. GREINER. How to make and manage . plain instructions 

 for beginners 



Turkeys and How to Grow Them. By Herbert Myriok. and Essays from Prac- 

 tical Growers, History, breeds, successful management, etc 



Duck Culture. By Jas. Rankin. Natural and artificial 



Low-Cost Poultry Houses. By J. W. Darrow. Plans and specifications for $25 to 

 $100 buildings ; other conveniences *. . . 



Incubators and Their Management. By J. H. SUT CLIFF 



APIARY, BEES, HONEY. 



ABC of Bee Culture. By A. I. Hoot. A cyclopaedia on bees, honey, hives, im- 

 plements, honey plants, etc 



Qulnhy's New Bee-Keeping. By L. C. Root. The mysteries explained ; 60 years' 



experience ; latest discoveries and inventions 



DOGS, CATS, RABBITS. 



Hog** of Orent Britain, America mid Other Couutrles. Breeding, training, 

 management, diseases, noted dogs, best hunting grounds, etc 



Oatdf Domestic and Fancy. liy J. Jknninhs. Varieties, breeding, management, 

 diseases, remedies, exhibiting, judging ... 



Practical Rabbit-Keeper. By Cui'iouLUs. Species, raising for pleasure or profit; 

 courts, warrens, hutches, fencing, etc 



Helglnn Hare Breeding 1 , By J. W. Darrow. Breeding, care, management, prep- 

 aration of meat 



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BIRDS. 



American Bird Fancier. By Messrs. Bkowsk and Walker. A complete manual 



on breeding and rearing sung and domestic birds $0.50 



Canary Bird*. A manual of information 60 



Discuses of Cage Bird*. By W. T. Green. Causes, symptoms, treatment 40 



Plgeoii>Keepliig for Amateur**. By J. C. Lyell. A complete guide 1.00 



Pigeon Queries. By K. E. QUICK. Questions and answers on numerous topics per- 

 taining to the breeding and care of pigeons, with descriptions of breeds. Illus- 

 trated 25 



Pheusuiit-Keeplng lor Amateur-. By VERNER DE GUISE 1.00 



AQUARIA, FISH AND FISH RAISING. 



Fresh Water Aquaria. By Rev. G. C. Bateman. A guide to the construction, 



arrangement and management. Illustrated. . . $1 .50 



Marine A<juurlu. By Rev. ti. C. Bateman. Frill information as to construction and 



management, illustrated 1.26 



Amateur Vquurlst. By M. Samuel. Fresh water aquariums l.Ou 



Goldtlrth and Its Culture. By H. Muleritt. Breeding, raising, enemies, ponds, etc. 2.00 

 Hume Fishing and Home Waters, By Seth Green. Utilization of farm streams; 



artificial ponds; transportation of eggs and fry, etc 50 



BOOKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS. 



Cunning nnd Preserving* By Mrs. Rorer. How to can fruits and vegetables, 



make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter; dry fruits and herbs $0.50 



Canning and Preserving Fruits und Vegetables. By Ermentine Young. Also 



fruit pastes, syrups, evaporating fruits, etc 26 



Left-Overs Made Pulatable. By Isabel Gordon Curtis, of the New England 

 Cooking School. A manual of practical economy in cooking odds and ends of 

 food into appetizing dishes. Every receipt tested by experts 1.00 



The Secrets of Cunning. By E. F. Schwab. A practical manual of canning f ruitS, 



vegetables, meat and fish for market 6.00 



New Sulads. By Mrs. Rorer. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, receptions, 



odd salads, Ceylon sulads, etc 60 



Mrs. Borer's Cook Book. By the Principal of the Philadelphia Cooking School; 



full of choice and reliable receipts. 1.76 



The National Cook Book. By M a hi on Harl.vND and C. T. Hrrrick. An entirely 



new work 1.50 



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



with 160 photographic reproductions of dishes, cooking implements, etc., 000 pages 2.00 



Hot Weather DMics. By M us. Rorkr. Cloth covers . .7 5 



Home Candy Making. By Mrs. RORER. Cloth covers 60 



Cakes, Cake Decorations and Desserts* By Mrs. Rorer 1.80 



Six Little Cookery Books. By MRS. RORER. viz.; 



Colonial Receipts go. 25 How to Use the Chafing Dish. 25 



Fifteen New Ways for Oysters 25 Twenty tjuick Soups 26 



Sandwiches 26 Dainties 26 



The Dinner Year Book 1.76 



American Dainties and How to Prepare Them. By an American lady to 



Common Sense In the Household. New and revised edition. A manual of prac- 

 tical housewifery. 1.60 



Everybody's Paint Book. All about polishing, painting, staining, kalsomining ; 



renovating furniture, etc 1.00 



American Girl's lluudy Book. By the Misses Beard. How to amuse yourself 



and others 2.00 



The Language of Flowers. By J. Ingraiiam. Includes floral poetry. Small ed., 



50c; ClOth, 81.00 gilt. 1.60 



Cane Banket Work. By ANNtR Fit IT II. A practical manual on weaving fancv and 



useful baskets LOO 



Busket Making. A pamphlet giving plain instructions for making reed and rapbla 



baskets, and shows the various processes and designs by over 100 illustrations V < 



How lo Make Baskets. By Mary White. Describes the few necessary imple- 

 ments and materials, and then tells bow to weave both rdmple and complicated 

 patterns in baskets for all ornamental and useful purposes. I'd paged, fully 

 Illustrated 1.10 



Vinegar. Cider and Fruit Wines* By W.T. Brannt. A practical, treatise on the 

 manufacture of vinegar, cider, wines, fruit butters, jellies, marmalades, catsups, 

 pickles, mustard, and on canning and evaporating fruits and vegetables. Illus- 

 trated. 479 pages 6 00 



SUk Culture. By Mrs. C. E. Bamkoro. Gives descriptions and directions about 



everything pertaining to the rearing of the cocoons. 30 



