[August, 
AMERICAN AGRieULTUmST. 
The Kew American 
Farm Book. 
■ By R. L. and L. F. ALISES, 
Price »?.50. 
Farm Implements 
and Hachinery. 
By Jobs J. TbohjiS. 
Price 11.90. 
American Weeds and 
Useful Plants. 
By De. Wm. Dablingtos. 
Pi-Ice 11.15. 
Bow Crops Grow, 
(price |«.00), ana 
How Crops Feed, 
(price t^.OO.) 
if Prof. Siu'L Wj Jobhsoh. 
Coiintry and Suburb- 
an Homes. 
By D. T. Atwood. 
trice tl.SO. 
¥be Fruit Garden. 
By P. Babbt. Price »2.sa. 
Read What is Said Below 
About Farmei^' Libraries. 
In response to a request made of one whose thoroa{^ and 
practical knowledgre on all matters pertaining to'the Tarm, 
Garden, and Household Is bo fully conceded ttiat his' opin- 
ions could not fail to secure attention and command respect 
Were.we permitted to ^ive his name, we have received the 
foliowlnp as his judgment concerning some of the wo^ks on 
our Cftt'alogue of Books for Farmers. 
Any of these Books will be forwarded, post-paid, to any 
address In the United States or Territorlee, On receipt of the 
price,' by Orange Judd Company, 345 Broadway, New York. 
For a Fanner's Library, 
'i'liis Is the best American 
work upon general farm 
management. It treats of 
the leading crops, build- 
ings, draining, etc., and In- 
cludeSBfiifflcient about anl- 
inalfl of different kinds to 
meet the wants of toost 
farmers. 
Most farming operatlonB 
are accomplished by force, 
applied through Imple- 
ments and madhines/and a 
farmer should Understand 
mechanics, at least suffl- 
ciently to apply force most 
economically. In this work 
the fundamental principles 
are clearly taught, and their 
application illustrated. 
For the furmer who 
wishes to know something 
about the weeds upon his 
farm, as well as useful cul- 
tivated and wild plants, 
this will answer better than 
tt general treatise on botany. 
If I could have but two 
books In such a library it 
would be these, as I con- 
elder them the most-Import- 
ant contributions to agri- 
cultural literature of mod- 
ern times. They contain 
all of vegfetable physiology 
and agricultural chemistry 
that any except special stu- 
dents need, and nowhere le 
there bo much of agricut' 
ture condensed In so small 
a space. As works of refer- 
cnce they are Indispensable. 
Such allbrary should have 
Borne work on domestic ar- 
chitecture., Most works 
upon the subject are costly 
on account of tlie designs. 
This is one of the best 
wovKs, at a moderate price, 
and contains, with other 
matter, themethod of build- 
ing with concrete. 
After the farm crops, fruit 
is of the most importance. 
No work covers the whole 
subject so completely as 
this. 
Farms near cities often 
make, more fi-om garden 
crops than from farm. crops. 
This is the best "work on 
market gardening, and will 
serve for the family garden 
also. '' 
-^Baad^tdug for Profit. 
By FXTRB HKKI>SBS01i. 
, Price %IJ50. 
Crardemng for the 
South. 
By Wm. N. Whi^h. 
Price 19.00. 
the New Book of 
Flowers. 
By JOBBPB Bbece. 
Price »U5. 
Mysteries of Bee> 
Keeping^, 
By M. QinwBr. Price 11.50. 
Practical Poultry- 
Keeper. 
iy L. Wkigbt. Price |2.00. 
Swiiie Hmbandry, 
By F. B. COBDES. 
Price 81.73. 
The Pigf. 
By Joseph Habkis. 
Price $1.60. 
An excellent garden book,- 
nnd In the libraries for 
Southern farmers might be 
substituted for Hender- 
son's, but it would be well 
to have both*. 
I do not know of any 
book upon out-dooi- flower 
gardening that ou the 
whole is 60 good as this. 
Its teachings are sound, and 
style pleasing. 
Bees, foultry, and Pigs 
are often made subjects of 
especial care by small far- 
mers, and separate treatises 
on these are more' likely to 
be asl&ed .for In .a library 
like this ttian those npon 
the larger animals. Each 
of these stands In the front 
rank of books in Its Hue, 
187'?.] 
Draining for Profit. 
By Gbo. E; Waeiitg, Jk. 
Price tl.50. 
Dairy Husbandry, 
By X. A. WiLLABD. 
Price $8.00. 
Irrigation. 
By Hksbt Stkwaet. 
Price $1.50. 
The Shepherd's 
HanuaL 
By Henkt Stswabt. 
Price $1.50- 
Potato Pests. 
By Pbof. C. V. RilSt. 
Price, paper covers, 50 cts. ; 
cloth, 75 cts. 
Tim Bunker Papers. 
Price $1.50. 
So in farm operations, 
those of Draining and Dai- 
rying, especially the factory 
system, are not likely to be 
treated sufficiently in detail 
in general works. 
A most timely book, for 
inquiries are numerous 
upon this subject of " Ir- 
rigation for the Farm, Gar- 
den, and Orchard." This Is 
plainly written and copious. 
ly illustrated ; Is thoroughly 
practical, and sufficiently 
sttgeestive to meet almost 
any possible case in which 
water may be used for the 
benefit of the crops. It is, 
in short, a. practical manual 
of irrigation, which will be 
useful in a wide diversity of 
instances. 
- This work is regarded by 
competent Judges as the 
most valuable production 
In the department of hus- 
bandry of which it treats. It 
is vciy fully Illustrated, and 
is designed to be a help. to 
every sheep owner, whether 
his flock be lai-ge or small. 
No farmer can afford to 
be without this little book. 
It gives the most complete 
account of the Colorado 
Beetle any-where to be 
found, and includes all the 
latest discoveries, as to the 
habits of the Insect and the 
various means for its de- 
struction. It is well lilus- 
trated, and exhibits iu a 
map the spread of the Insect 
since n left Its native home. 
As all the other works are 
matters of fact, it may be 
well to have a little pleas- 
antry. This conveys much 
sound teaching on rural 
economy in a quaint style, 
and it is sometimes policy 
to sugar-coat your pill. 
Books for a Larger' Library, 
Besides all tha works in the foregoing list, I would add 
the following : 
American Cattle.. L. P. Allen, $8.60. 
Randall's Sbeep Husbandrr. $1.60. 
Hluts to Horae Keep.ers. H. W. Herbert. 
American Cattle Doctor. G. H. Dadd. 
Insects Injurious to VeKetailou. 
Db. Harris. 
Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 
Downing. 
Cranberry Culture. J. J. White. $1.36. 
Orape Cnlturlst. A. 8. Puller. $1.60. (For the 
West would substitute Husmann's Grapes and Wine 
$1.50.) 
Grasses and Forage Plants. 
C. L. Flint. $S.B0. 
An Egg Farm. Stoddard. Paper 60c. ; cloth 75c. 
I.andscape Gardening. Kemp. $2.50. 
Hops. 30 ctB. Flax. 30 cts. Tobacco. 25 cts. 
Onion. 20 cts. Essays. 
Bon8siugault>s Rural Economy. $1.60. 
Flay and Profit in My Garden. Roe. $1.50. 
Books for a Still Larger Library. 
In addition to those mentioned in the other two lists, I 
would name the following . 
Hussey's National Cottage Arcbitecture. $6. 
Landscape Gardening. Downing. $6.50. 
Gardening for Pleasure. Bi:ndersoh. $1.50. 
The Book of Evergreens. J. Hoopbs. $3. 
Trout Culture. Dr. Slack. $1.50. 
Farm Gardening & Seed Growing. Brill. $1. 
Tbe Dog. Dinks, Mayhew & Hutchinson. $3. 
Young Sportsman's niannal. Forester. $3. 
Hunter and Trapper. H. Thrasher. $1. 
Tbe market Assistant. Devoe. $8.50. 
Hedges and Evergreens. Warder. $1.50. 
Pear Culture. P. T. Quinn. $1. 
Money in tbe Garden. Quinn. $1.50. 
Ho«r Plants Grow. Gray. $1.25. 
How Plants Bebave. Gray. Wfts. 
Illustrated Horse Doctor. Mayhew. $3. 
Peach Culture. Fulton. $1.50. 
Barns, Out-BniIdiugs& Fences. Harney. $6. 
Cottages and Farm Houses. Woodward. $1.50. 
Country Houtes. Woodward. $1.60. 
ORANGE JUDD CO., 345 Broadway, New York. 
$1.75. 
$1.60. 
$4.00. 
$5.00. 
JUST OUT. 
A Practical Manual 
FOIJ THE 
Breeding, Rearing, 
AND 
Management of Swine, 
AND THE 
Prevention and Treatment of 
Their Diseases. 
BY 
F. D. COBURK, 
A WESTERN PEAOnOAL PABKEB AND BREEDER. 
ILLU8TEATED. 
In the gi-eat corn-growing States of the West, th» conver- 
sion of that product into the compact and portable form 
of pork, is a leading indilsfry, and the problem, "How 
ninch pork can be made from a bushel of corn f " or 
"How much pork i s represented by an acre of corn f " is 
of the greatest importance to every farmer. Our agricul- 
tural literoture has heretofore been deficient in works 
giving an account of the wholesale process of pork-mak- 
ing, as practised in the great corn-producing States, and 
the present book, by one practically engaged in the pur- 
suit, will be generally welcomed. The first portion of 
the work discusses the merits of the leading breeds, and 
while indicating his own preference for the Berkshire, 
the author gives a full presentation of the claims made 
for other breeds. The portion devoted to breeding is in 
accordance with the views of the best breeders, and the 
cliapters devoted to feeding and fattening present the 
subject in a most thorough manner. A large share of the 
work is devoted to the " Diseases of Swine," and is 
probably the part which will be consulted by many with 
the greatest interest. But few, who have not gi'ten spe- 
cial attention to the subject, are aware of the immense 
losses the country has annually sustained for several 
years, through the wholesale mortality among swine in 
several Western States, from diseases which are alike in 
being rapidly fatal, and are popularly classed under the 
term " Hog Cholera." Tliia subject is most tlioronghly 
discussed, and its causes shown to be avoidable. In this 
part of the volume, as in other parts, the author does 
not content himself by giving merely his own experience 
and views, but draws freely from the writings of others, to 
whom he, of course, gives full credit. The work through- 
out bears the Impress of a desire to exhibit the present 
state of knowledge on the subject, rather than to put 
forth himself as an authority. While written from a 
Western bleeder's standpoint, the nsefalness of the book 
is by no means limited to any section of the country, as 
sound principles are of nniversal application. It is 
the fullest and fteshest compendium of information 
relating to Swine Breeding yet offered, and a most im- 
portant contribntion to our agricultural literature. 
CONTENTS. . .. 
BBEEDS OF SWINE, THEIE CHAKACTEKISTIC8 
AND WOETH. 
RAISING AND FATTENING SWlNE. 
DISEASES OP SWINE, PRACTICAL INFORMATION 
AS TO THEIH CAtrSES, SYMPTOMS, PRE- 
VENTION, AND CURE. 
PRICE, POST-PAID, tl.To. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANT, 
a45 B»OAl)WAlr, Ne* T0RK4 
