STANDARD BOOKS. 



Hunter and Trapper. 



By Halsey Thrasher, an old and experienced sportsman. 

 The best modes of hunting and trapping are fully explained, 

 and foxes, deer, bears, etc., fall into his traps readily by fol- 

 lowing his directions. Illustrated. 92 pages. 5x7 inches. 

 Cloth $0.50 



Batty's Practical Taxidermy and Home Decoration, 



By Joseph H. Batty, taxidermist for the government 

 surveys and many colleges and museums in the United States. 

 An entirely new and complete as well as authentic work on 

 taxidermy — giving in detail full directions for collecting 

 and mounting animals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, and 

 general objects of natural history. 125 illustrations. 204 

 pages. 5x7 inches. Cloth. . . . , . $1.00 



Hemp, 



By S. S. Boyce. A practical treatise on the culture of 

 hemp for seed and fiber, with a sketch of the history and 

 nature of the hemp plant. The various chapters are devoted 

 to the soil and climate adapted to the culture of hemp for 

 seed and for fiber, irrigating, harvesting, retting and machin- 

 ery for handling hemp. Illustrated. 112 pages. 5x7 inches. 

 Cloth. $o.5G 



Alfalfa, 



By F. D. CoBURN. Its growth, uses and feeding value. 

 The fact that alfalfa thrives in almost any soil; that without 

 reseeding, it goes on yielding two, three, four and sometimes 

 five cuttings annually for five, ten, or perhaps 100 years ; and 

 that either green or cured it is one of the most nutritious 

 forage plants known, makes reliable information upon its pro- 

 duction and uses of unusual interest. Such information is 

 given in this volum.e for every part of America, by the highest 

 authority. Illustrated. 164 pages. 5x7 inches. Cloth. $0.50 



Talks on Manure, 



By Joseph Harris^ M. S, A series of familiar and 

 practical talks between the author and the deacon, the doctor, 

 and other neighbors, on the whole subject of manures and 

 fertilizers ; including a chapter especially written for it 

 by Sir John Bennet Lawes of Rothamsted, England. 366 

 pages. 5x7 inches. Cloth. . . . . ^ • $i'5Q 



