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GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. Each. 



The Principles 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 Culturlst. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition : just revised and en- 

 larged. A handbook of everything 1 pertaining to fruit culture 2.50 



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

 enced author and nurseryman 1.50 



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



and the successful man practices 50 



Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Marketing. By Prof. WaTJGH. A new and prac- 

 tical guide to the picking, sorting, packing, storing, shipping and marketing of 



fruit 1.00 



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 CulturM. By A. S. Fuller. Re-written, enlarged and up to date; 



propagation, culture, varieties, marketing, etc 1.50 



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



perience "f growers; varieties for certain districts, etc 2.50 



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

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evaporating fruits and how to use them 1.25 



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



in glass houses. Construction and management 50 



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

 bearing trees and shrubs 1.50 



Nuts for Pro8t. By J. R. Parry. Germination, budding, grafting, cultivation, 



harvesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving 1.00 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS. 



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

 struction from planting to harvesting $0.75 



Cider Makers* 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 



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

 tivator 40 



Grupc Culturlst. By A S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation and man- 

 agement of hardy grapes 1.60 



Grupe Training, American. By Prof. Bailey. A new book, illustrating and de- 

 scribing all practical systems in detail 75 



Grope 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 best 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 



Plums and Plum Culture. By Prof. WaUGH. A new and complete manual 



on all known varieties of plums 1.50 



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



cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies 1.00 



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



hybridizing, varieties, etc 25 



Strawberry Culture, The A B C of. By T.B.TERRY. The latest on this subject 



and by an experienced grower 36 



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 S0.25 



Practical Forestry. By A. S. i-uli.er Varieties, propagation, planting and cul- 

 tivation of both evergreen and deciduous 1.50 



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

 Department "f Agriculture. Planting and care for both protit and ornament ; 

 creation and care of woodlands, etc 2.00 



lit. lire-. Windbreak., Shelter, and Live Fences. By E. P. Powell. The plant- 

 ing, growth and management for country and suburban homes 50 



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



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



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



new apparatus, etc 35 



AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS. 



How the Farm Pay*. By Messrs. Henderson & Crozier. (See description, page ?.) $2.00 



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



farming in all its details.. ... 2.00 



Our Farming. 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 Hundbook for Farmers and Dairymen. By F. W. WoLL, Professor of Agri- 

 cultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. A book of reference of great 



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



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

 ing principles ; soils, preparation and care • seeds, plants, crops, pastures, etc 1.25 



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 Cropit Grow. By Prof. Samuel Johnson. Agricultural plants, composition, 

 development, requirements, tables of analysis, etc.; indispensable to farmers 



who want to understand the "whys and wherefores" 1.50 



Prnetlcal Farm Chemistry. ByT. Qreinek. A handbook of profitable crop feeding. L00 



A I till fa. By F, D. COBURN. Its growth, use and feeding value ^60 



Krooui Corn and Uronui*. By Editors of "American Agriculturist." Raising 



broom corn and making hroouiBOn lartse or small scale 50 



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 ; 



CUltur*% harvesting and marketing 35 



Forage Plant* other than Grasses. By Prof. Thomas Shaw. How to cultivate, 



harvest and use them ; practical and reliable 1,00 



(-liiMcng. Its culture, harvesting and marketing 35 



GruNMOM and Foruge Plant*. ByCHAB I.. Flint. New edition. Varieties, nutri- 

 tive values, culture, curing, management grass land, etc 2.00 



Cru**e» of North America. II y I'm -k. W. J, lii:.w,. 1 >rscnpt ions, n( ru t-1 u rr. develop- 

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



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



various operations , .50 



The Hop. By II. M ykick. Every detail from preparing the soil to curing and selling 



the crops ; insects; also uses and manufactures of hops 1.50 



Peanut Plant. It* Cultivation and X'nvn, By B. W. Jones. Instructs the begin- 

 ner how to route good crops jjq 



sugar (adufttry, American. By II. Myuick. A practical handbook on the produc- 

 tion of sugar beetM and sugar cane, anil the manufacture of sugar 1.50 



sugar Heet, The. By L. s. Ware. Varieties, soils, til luge, harvesting the industn 



In Europe, etc 2 00 



\ Beak en Sllugc. The latest work on this subject, by f! W. WoLL IMof Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin 7.. 1 00 



811 aire. Fusllugc and Kilo*. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 



fodder, corn, etc t g0 



Tobacco Culture, i- nil practical details by fourteen experienced growers in differ- 

 out sections uf tho country Mt1 .,»,,, .25 



* Each. 

 Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrtck. Issned 1897. Approved methods of 

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in field, barn and factory made plain $2.00 



Wheat Culture. By 1>. S. CURTISS. How to double the yield, varieties, improved 



machinery, etc 50 



SOILS, MANURES, DRAINAGE, IRRIGATION. 



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 



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.. 



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 



Talk- on Manure-. By Joseph Harris, M.S. Familiar talks on the whole subject 

 of manures antl fertilizers 



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

 green manuring; details of practice and effects 



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

 cal agriculturist who has laid 15 miles of tiles 



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

 struction of tile drains; what errors to avoid 



Irrigation Farming. By Lute Wilcox. The application of water In the produc- 

 tion of crops, appliances, principles and advantages 



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

 management to secure water for critical periods. 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING. 



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

 fessor Agricultural 1 Ibemistry, University of Wisconsin. Bacteria and their rela- 

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



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

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

 everyone having anything to do with dairying. Cloth 



ABC in Cheese Making. By J. H. Monrad Home cheese making; Chedder, 

 Krench cream, Neufehutel and skim milk cheese 



Butter and Butter Making. By W. K. Hazard. Producing and marketing 



Dairyman*** Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, covering 

 the entire subject with latest approved methods 



FARM ANIMALS AND LIVE 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 



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

 for stock raisers; the acknowledged standard work on this subject 



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

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



Farmer*' Veterinary Adviser. By Prof. Jas. Law. Prevention of disease in do- 

 mestic animals as well as remedies and treatment 



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

 hreeds, breeding, management and improvement 



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

 can farmers; breeds, breeding, management and diseases 



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

 rearing, management, diseases, prevention, treatment 



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



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

 management; treatment of diseases peculiar to breeding 



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



The Saddle Horse. Riding, training and feats under saddle 



How to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses. By O. R. GleaSON 



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

 ing and balancing action; curing diseases, etc 



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

 of health; treatment of lameness, etc 



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

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



Practical liubblt-Keeper. By Cui-ICULUS. Species, raising for pleasure or profit; 

 courts, warrens, hutches, fencing, etc 



POULTRY, birds and bees. 



Broilers for Profit. By M. K. Boyer. A practical guide to successful .broiler 

 raising for market .» 



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 Myra V. Norys. Especially written for women 



The Art ot Poultry Breeding. By J. H. Davis. Invaluable to tho amateur on tho 

 science of outcrossing In breeding, etc 



Profits 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 guide for 

 domestic use, market and exhibition 



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

 Descriptions of recognized breeds, judges' instructions, etc 



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



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

 discuses, eggs, incubation, buildings, etc 



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

 for beginners 



Turkeys and How to Grow Them. By Herbert Myrick, 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. Harrow. Plans and specifications for 8'-^ to 

 $100 buildings; other conveniences 



DIschm'm of Cage Bird*. By W. T. Green. Causes, symptoms, treatment. 



Pigeon-Keeping for Amateurs. By J. C. LYELL. A complete guide 



A B C of Bee Culture. By A. L Root. A cyclopaedia on bees, honey, hives, im- 

 plements, honey plants, etc 



Qulnhy's New Bee-Keeping. By L. C. Root. Tho mys eriea explained; 50 years' 

 experience; latest discoveries and inventions 



household books. 



vanning and Preserving. By Mits. KonER. How to can fruits and vegetables, 

 m;ilie preserves, nin rmiil.'i.l es. fruit butter; drv fruits ami bei bs 



Canning and Preserving Fruit* and Vegetable*. By Euunm Young. Also 



fruit pastes, syrups, evaporating fruits, etc 



New Hnlnd*. Hy Mas. Korkr. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, receptions, 



odd salads, Ceylon salads, etc 



The Century Cook Hook. A now book compiled with (treat earo and Illustrated 



with ISO pnotOffrapulo reproductions of dishes, cooking Implements, etc., 600 pages. 

 Mr. Idircr'a Cook Hook. Hy the Principal of the Philadelphia Cooking School; 



full of choice and reliable receipts 



The National Cook Hook. Hy Haiiion HaRLAND and C. T. IlKKHICK 



American Hnlntle. and How to Prepare Them. Hy an American lady 



Common Sen.e In the Household. A manual of practical housewifery 



Everybody'* Paint Hook. All about polishing, painting, staining, kalsomlnlng, 



renovating furniture, etc 



American <;irl'« llnmly Hook. How to amuse yourself and others 



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



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