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ON HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE AND KINDRED SUBJECTS. 



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GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. Each. 



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

 struction from plain mt-' to harvesting $0.75 



California Frulta and How to (iron Them. By E. J. Wicbson. Methods and ex- 

 perience of growers ; varieties for certain districts, etc 3.00 



The rrlnelplex of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. A new work and one of the 



most valuable on the subject, science and practice 1.25 



American Fruit C'ulturlot. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition , just revised and en- 

 larged. A handbook of everything pertaining to fruit culture 2.50 



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

 enced author and nurseryman 1.60 



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



and the successful man practices 50 



Bush Fruits. By Prof. Card, of R. I. Agricultural College. A new work. Cultiva- 

 tion, varieties', diseases, insects, evaporation, etc., etc 1.50 



Small Fruit Culturlnt. By A, S. Fuller. Rewritten, enlarged and up to date ; 



propagation, culture, varieties, marketing, etc 1.00 



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



in glass houses. Construction and management 50 



The Nut Ciilturlgt. By A. S. Fuller. Propagation, cultivation, marketing of nut- 

 bearing trees and shrubs 1.50 



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



harvesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS. 



Cider Maker's Handbook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping in perfec- 

 tion, based on scientific facts ' $1.00 



Cranberry Culture. By J. J. White. Location, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, picking, keeping, etc., etc .- 1.00 



Cape Cod Cranberries. By Jas. Webb. A valuable handbook by a successful cul- 

 tivator 40 



Florida Fruits and How to Raise Them. By II. Harcourt. Cultivation, man- 

 agement, marketing of all fruits adapted to semi-tropical regions of the U. S. ; 

 evaporating fruits and how to use them 1.00 



©rape Cuiturlst. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation and man- 

 agement of hardy grapes 1.50 



Grape Growing and Wine Making, American. By Prof. G. Husmann. Revised. 

 Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, both in the 

 East, West and California : all about making wine 1.50 



Grape Grower's Guide (under glass.) By Wm. CHORLTON. Cultivation suited to 



America in warm and cold graperies, construction, heating 75 



Peach Culture. By Hon. J. A. Fulton. Revised. The oest work on growing 



peaches for profit or home use 1.00 



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

 ment, harvesting, marketing 1.00 



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



cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies 1.00 



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



hybridizing, varieties, etc 25 



Strawberry Culture, The A K O of. By T. B. Terry. The latest on this subject 



and by an experienced grower 40 



SHADE TREES, FORESTRY AND TIMBER. 



Trees for Street and Shade. By Messrs. Powell and McMillan. From nursery to 



permanent location ; what, where and how to plant trees for city streets $0.25 



Practical Forestry. By A. S. Fuller. Varieties, propagation, planting and culti- 

 vation of both evergreen and deciduous 1.50 



Forest Planting. By H, N. Jarchow, LL.D. Restoration, maintenance and care of 



wood and timber lands on plains and mountains 1 50 



Elements of Forestry. By F. D. Hough, Ph.D., Chief of Forestry Division, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. Planting and care for both profit and ornament ; 

 creation and care vf woodlands, etc 2.00 



Lumber and Log Hook. By J. L. Scribner. New Edition. Quick computation of 



measurement, weight, etc., of lumber in all forms, etc 25 



Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush. By Prof. Cook. How to make maple sugar ; 



new apparatus, etc 35 



AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS. 



How the Farm Pays. By Henderson and Crozier. (Sre description, page 7.) . ... $2.00 



American Farm Book. By R. L. and L. F. Allen. Revised. A compendium of 



farming in all its details 2.00 



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

 ing valuable for reference ; no farmer should be without it 2.00 



A Handbook for Farmers and Dulrymen. By F. W. Woll. Professor of Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. A book of reference, of great value, 



facts, tables, formulas, receipts, cultivation of crops, feeding animals, etc 1.50 



First Principles of Agriculture. By E. B. Voorhees. A new work, treating on 



elementary principles of scientific farm practice— from soils to crops and animals. 1.00 



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



implements, drainage, subsoiling, rotation, etc., etc 2.00 



How Crops Grow. By Prof. Samuel Johnson. Agricultural plants, composition, 

 development, requirements, tables of analysts, etc., indispensable to farmers who 



want to understand the " whys and wherefores." 1.50 



How Crops Feed. By Prof. Samuel Johnson. Scientific facts of atmosphere and 



soil as related to nutrition of plants, etc 1.50 



Practical Farm Chemistry. ByT. Greiner. A handbook of profitable crop feeding. 1.00 



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



broom corn and making brooms on large or small scale 60 



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



Practical as well as scientific Instructions, covering all details. 1.00 



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



culture, harvesting and marketing 30 



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

 tive values, culture, curing, management gr ass land, etc 2.00 



Grasses nud Clovers. Field Hoots. Forage and Fodder Plants. By Prof. 



Tkos. Shaw. Food values, cultivation, etc. 50 



Grasses of North America. By PROF. W. J. Meal. Descriptions, structure, develop- 

 ment, directions for cultivation under varied conditions ; in 2 vols 7.50 



The Hop. By II. Myrkk. Every detail from pre paring the soil to curing and selling 



the crops ; insects ; also uses and manufacture of bops 1.50 



Peanut Plant. It* Cultivation and I'ses. By B. W. Jones. Instructs the begin- 

 ner how to raise good crops 50 



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

 tion of sugar beets and sugar cane, and the manufacture of sugar 1.50 



Sugar Beet, The, By L. S. Ware. Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting . the industry 



in Europe, etc 4,00 



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



grow best seed. Secrets of European growers 1.50 



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

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin 1.00 



Silage. Kuslliigc «»d Silos. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 



fodder, corn, etc 50 



Sorghum. By Peter Collier, Ph. D. Culture and manufacture as a source of 



sugar, syrup and fodder 3.00 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by fourteen experienced growers in d lifer- 

 ent sections of the country. . 25 



Tobacco Leaf. By KlLLEBREW and Mykick, Issued 1»97. Approved methods of r 

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



in field, barn and factory made plain 2.00 



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



machinery, etc 60 



SOILS, HANURES, DRAINAGE, IRRIGATION. 



Each. 



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

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

 agement ; a distinct advance on the subject $0.75 



The Fertility of the Land. By Prof. Roberts, 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 



Fertilizers. By Prof. E. B. Voorhees, 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 



Talks on Manures. By Joseph Harris, M. S. Familiar talks on the whole subject 



of manures and fertilizers 1.50 



A Treatise on Manures. By Dr. A. B. Griffiths. (Imported.) A handbook on 



manuring, fertilizers and fertilizing subjects 3.50 



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



green manuring ; details of practice and effects 1.00 



Tile Drainage. By W. J. Chamberlain. The experience of forty years by a practi- 

 cal agriculturist who has laid 15 miles of tiles 35 



Land Draining. By Manly Miles. A handbook of principles, practice and con- 

 struction of tile drains ; what errors to avoid 1.00 



Irrigation Furming. By Lute Wilcox. The application of water in the produc- 

 tion of crops, appliances, principles and advantages 1.50 



Irrigation for Farm, Garden and Orchard. By Henry Stewart. Methods and 



management to secure water for critical periods 1-00 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING. 



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

 fessor Agricultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Bacteria and their rela- 

 tions to new methods of dairying, from the udder to butter and cheese $2.00 



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

 Dairy Products at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. Should be in the hands of 

 every one having anything to do with dairying. Cloth . .50 



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



French cream, Neufchatel and skim milk cheese 50 



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



the entire subject, with latest approved methods 2.00 



FARH ANIMALS AND LIVE STOCK. 



Feed* 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 



Manual of Cattle Feeding. By H. P. Armsby, Chemist, Connecticut Experiment 



Station. Laws of nutrition; feeding stud's and feeding 1.75 



Horses, Cattle* Sheep and Swine. By Geo. W. Curtis. History, description, merits 



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



Farmers* Veterinary Adviser. By Prof. Jas. Law. Prevention of disease in domes* 



tic animals as well as remedies and treatment 3.00 



Allen's American Cattle. By Lewis F. Allen. A standard authority. History of 



breeds, breeding, management and Improvement 2.50 



Cattle; their Management in Health and Disease. By Geo. Armatage. A guide 



for the farmer and breeder; diseases and treatment 1,00 



Shepherd's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A valuable treatise on sheep for Ameri- 

 can farmers; breeds, breeding, management and diseases 1.00 



Swine Husbandry. By F. D. Cobvrn. Revised and enlarged edition. Breeding, 



rearing, management, diseases, prevention, treatment 1.50 



Harris on the Pig. By Jos. Harris. Various breeds discussed ; management, etc 1.00 



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



management ; treatment of diseases peculiar to breeding 1.50 



The Family Horse, By G. A. Martin. Stabling, care, feeding, working, driving... 1.00 



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



How to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses. By O. R. Gleason 50 



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

 ing and balancing action ; curing diseases, etc 4.00 



Modern Horse Doctor. By G. H. Dadd, M.D., V.S. Preservation and restoration of 



health; treatment of lameness, etc 1.50 



Riley on the Mule. By Harvey Riley. Feeding, training, uses, etc 1.00 



Dogs of Great Britain, America and Other Countries. Breeding, training, 



management, diseases, noted dogs, best hunting grounds, etc 1.50 



Practical Rabbit-Keeper. By Cupioulus. Species, raising for pleasure or profit ; 



courts, warrens, hutches, fencing, etc 1.50 



POULTRY, BIRDS AND BEES. 



The ABC of Poultry Culture. Embodies the results of years of experience, and 



is thoroughly practical $0.25 



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



science of outcrossing in breeding, etc 25 



Profits In Poultry and Profitable Management. The experience of practical 



men in all departments ; useful anil ornamental breeds 1.00 



Practical Poultry Keeper. By L. Wright. A complete and standard guide for 



domestic use, market and exhibition 2.00 



The American Standard of Perfection. (Adopted by American Poultry Assn.) 



Descriptions of recognized breeds, judges' instructions, etc 1.00 



An Egg Farm. By H. H. Stoddard. Management of poultry in large numbers 50 



Five Hundred Questions and Answers in Poultry Raising. Also feed, care, 



disea.es, eggs, incubation, buildings, etc 25 



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



for beginners 30 



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

 tical Growers. History, breeds, successful management, etc 1.00 



Duck Culture. By Jas. Rankin. Natural and artificial 50 



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



$luO buildings; other conveniences 25 



Incubators and their Management. By J. H. Sutclifk 35 



Diseases of Cage Klrds. By W. T. Green. Causes, symptoms, treatment 40 



Piircoii-Kceplng for Amateurs. By J. C. Lyell. A complete guide 1.00 



A B 0 of Bee Culture. By A. I. Root. A cyclopaedia on bees, honey, hives, imple- 

 ments; honey plants, etc 1.25 



Quln by 'm New Bec-Kccpliig. By L, C. Root. The mysteries explained ; 50 years* 



experience; latest discoveries and inventions 1.00 1 



household books. 



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



make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter; dry fruits and herbs. $0.40 



Fruits and How to l'*e Them. By Mrs. Poole. Nearly 700 receipts for preparing 



various fruits in various forms and how to use them 1.00 



Canning and Preserving Fruits and Vegetables. By ErmeNTINK Young. Also 



fruit pastes, syrups, evaporating fruits, etc 25 



New Salads. Bv Mrs. Borer. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, receptions. 



odd salads, Ceylon salads, etc 60 



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



with 150 photographic reproductions of dishes, cooking Implements, etc., GOO pages. 2.00 



The National Cook Book. By M \rion M \ul\nd and C. T. IIfiuuck 1 50 



American Dainties and Hon to Prepare Them. By an American lady 10 



Common Sense in the Household, a manual of pracl leal houses Ifery 1.50 



Everybody*! Paint Hook. All about polishing, painting, staining, kalsomining, 



renovating furniture, etc 1.00 



American GirP* Handy Hook. How to amuse yourself and others ','.00 



The Language of Flowers. By J. KNOBABAH. Includes Horn! poetry. Small ed., 



60c. ; cloth, |l.Ua gilt, 1.50 



