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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND HOUSEHOLD BOOKS, 
I?TJBLISIIEI> 15^' 
ORANGE JUDD 
41 PARK ROW, 
& COMPANY. 
NEW-YORK. 
American Bird Fancier, Paper, % 30 
Cuiilaining full directions with reference lo Ihe 
breeJing. reaiing, feeiliiig. inanagemeiit. and 
peculiaiiiies of Fiehl, Cage. Jiiid House-Biitls, 
etc. By D. T. Browne. I2ino, 107 pp. 
American Farm Book, 1 50 
Or a Compend of American Agrtcultuke ; 
Being a Pi:iotic;il Tiea^ise uii Soils, Manures, 
Drainin-i, Iiriyation. Giiisses, Gr.iin. Rools, 
Fruits. Cotton, Tmmcro, Sugar Cam% Rice. iwvX 
every staple pro iuci of the United Slates ; with 
the best nietliods of Plantiii?. Cultivaiing, and 
Prepaia'Jon for Market. Over one liuudred En- 
gravings. By R. L. Allen. Clolli, 12ino, 3J5 pp. 
American Weeds and Useful Plants, 1 75 
Ail Important Woi k U^v every Cullivaior. Far- 
mer, Gardener, etc. : being an Ennnieralion and 
DesiM-ipiinn tvviili accurate illusiralions) of the 
WEEDS and PLANTS found in American 
Fiel-U and Ga-dens. vvliich mi-ft llie observation, 
or require the aiteniion of Cullivaiors. uith 
practical suggestions f-ir Iheir Eradication when 
needed. While ;"-flc(icflMn iis cliararter, it in- 
cluiies both the common and botanical names, 
and ciiaraciers of thi^ WeeMs and Plants, with a 
Popular Account of ihr Siruciure of Plants. By 
W.M. Darlington. M. U.. and Prof. George 
Thurber. Ilinslraicd with 27 7 Engravings, 
liino, 46t) pp. 
BreckN ^aw Book of Flowers,, .(//i Prc^s\ 1 50 
In which are describe<l the various Hardy Her- 
baceors Fiow(;rs, Annuals, and Siirnbby Plant:?, 
with Directions for ihcir culiivaiion. By Joseph 
BiiEcic, former Editor of Tlie Horticultural 
Rfr-gisier. Cloth, 12 nio. 
Btiist's American Fiower-Garden Directory,.. 1 50 
Containing Practii-al Directions i-n the Culture 
nf Planis iti ihe Flower Garden. Hot-House, 
Green Honsf. Rooms, or Pai Inr- \Vindiiv\s. FOR 
EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR; with de- 
scriptitms of most de-irable Planis. soils, trans- 
planiind. erei-iini,' a Hot-Hori^e. a Gieen-Honse, 
laying nirt a Flower Gan!en, etc. By Robert 
BuisT. of Pliiliidelphia. Cloth, 12 mo. 342 i^p. 
Buist's Family Kitchen Gardener, 1 00 
An excedent Pr.iciical woiU, containing Plain 
and Accurate Descriptions of all llie Different 
Species arid Vaiieties of Culinary VcLjeiables, 
with their Botanical, English, French, an! Ger- 
man names, alpliabetically arranged ; with fnll 
Direciions for the best Mode of Cultivaling them 
in the Garden nr nnier Glass. By Robert 
BuisT. Cloth, 12iiio, 216 pp. 
Badd's Modern Horse Doctor, 1 50 
Practica 
rURE.^hlD 
ani! Lameness of Horses ; emiiraclng the most 
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enlightened System of Veterinary Pracuce. for 
Preservation and Rotoration of Health. Illus- 
trate I. By Geo. H. Dadd, Veterinary Surgeon. 
Cloth, 12mo. 43-2 pp. 
Badd's Anatomy and Physiology of the Ilorse, 3 50 
A VERT Large Octavo. Containing Twenty 
Full-page Anatomical Illustrations : with 
In=truction> in Disscciions, and mode of making 
Anaiomical Preparations, and a Glossary "f Vet- 
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Dictionary of Veterinary Science. 
Badd's American Cattle Doctor, 1 50 
A work giving the necessary informnlion for pre- 
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OXEN, COWS. SHEEP, and SWINE, ujlha 
great variety of original Recipes, and valuable 
information on Farm and Dairy Slanagement. 
Bv Geo. H. Dadd, 12 mo. 3:.'J pp. 
Bowning's Landscape Gardening and Rural 
Architecture C 50 
The most comp'e'e and valna'de work ever is- 
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Containing Practical Observations on the 
Causes, NATURE.^hiD Treatment of Diseases 
Home, the Grounds, the Gardens, the Buildings, 
the Trees and Planis, etc., «Iih principles of 
taste sostateJ as to adapt the work to all classes. 
Splendidly Illoslrated \vitli many Siecl acrd fine 
Wood Engra\ ings, and a new and excellent por- 
trait of the Auihor on Steel. By the late A. J. 
Downing. Enlarged, Newly Illustrated and 
Revised, %vith Sunplemetit, by Henry Win- 
throp Sargent. Octavo, 634 pp. Extra cloth, 
gilt, beveieil boards. 
French's Farm Drainage, 1 50 
The Princi|)le3, Process, and Effects of Drain- 
ing Land wiih Stones, Wood, Drain-Plows, 
Open Ditches, and especially m ith Tiles ; includ- 
ing Tables of Rainf.iil. Evaporalion, Filtration, 
Excavation, Capacity of Pipes. co5^l and number 
to the acre. With over 100 illustrations. The 
best work on Draining published. By Jndye 
French, of New Hampsliiir. President of Mass. 
Agricaitural Colle-e. Cloth, 12 mo, C8i pp. 
Fuller's Grape Culturist, 1 50 
This is the latest and most practical work issued 
on the Cnltnre of the Hardy Grapes, with fnll 
diiections for all departments of Propagation, 
Culture, etc., with one handled and five excel- 
lent engravings, illustrating the various opera- 
tioirs of Planting, Training, Grafting, etc. By 
Andrew S. Fuller. Practical lloriicuUurist. 
Cloth, 12iiJ0, 2G0 pp. 
Fuller's Illustrated Strawberry Culturist,^?^;;^?', 20 
A new. practical little work, meeting with nni- 
veii-al favor. It gives a fnll list of varieties, 
down to the latest valuable seedlings. I2mo, 48pp. 
Herbert's Hints to Horse-Keepers 1 75 
This is ttie best practical work on the Hoi -^c pre- 
pared in tiiis country. A Coimplete iMancal 
for Horsemen, eminaoiirg : How to Bieed a 
Ilortc ; Hov\ to Buy it Horse; How to Break a 
Hoise ; Hov\ to Use a Hr)rse ; How lo Feed a 
Horse; How to Physic a Horse (Allonaihy or 
Homeopathy) ; How to Groom a Hor.-e : How lo 
Drive a Horse ; H">w lo Ri ie a Horse, etc.. iind 
Chapters nn Mules and Ponies, etc. By the 
late Henry William Herbert (Frank For- 
esier). Be, rutifully Illustrated throughout. Cloth, 
12mo, 4,5 pp. 
Hop Culture papc)\ 40 
Practical Details fully given from the Seler:- 
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Cultivation of the Plants, to Picking. Drying, 
Pressing, and I\Iarketjnq the Crop. Plain Di- 
rections by Terr EKperienced (.'nltivators. Illus- 
trated wiih over forty engravings. Edited by 
Prof. George Thurber. Editor of the Ameri- 
can As^icuUurist. Svo, paper. 
Onions: How to Raise them Profitably, 20 
Being the Practical Details, from Selection of 
Seed anl Preparation of Ground to Harvesting 
and Mariieting the Crop, given very plainly by 
Seveyitfdi Practical Onion Growers of long ex- 
perience, residing in different parts of the coun- 
try. No more valuable work on ihi*; subject was 
ever issued. Octavo, "2 pp. Neat paper covers. 
Quinby's Mysteries of Bee-Kceping Ex- 
plained, 1 75 
yeivly xvritteit throughout, containirij; the re- 
sults of tin riy-five years of successful experience. 
^\ithy*(/^ plain, and practical Dtreciions for all 
details of Bee Culture ; inchrding also a Desci ip- 
liiin of and the Manner of Using the Movable 
Comb and Box-Hives, with the most approved 
moiles of Propagating and Treating Ihe Italian 
Bee, etc.. etc., with numerous illustrations. By 
M. QuiNBY, Practical Bee-l;eepei-. 
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" This treatise is fri»m the pen of a practical 
bee-keeper, and the suiijert is treated in a most 
thorough manner." — Philadelphia Inquirer. 
*' With its curious, minute and trustworthy in- 
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is an entertaining book for ihose even who are 
iifrajd of iiees, and oniy love the hnney." — Hai t- 
f<nd Press. 
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surplus Ironey. He has endeavored to be practi- 
cal, rather than scientific ; preferring that tire 
merits of the book simnld be in its simplicity and 
reliability."— Salem Register. 
Randall's Sheep Husbandry. 
With an account of the different Breeds of 
Sheep; Selecting the Best for Wool and for 
Mutton; RriU'S for Crossing; Practical Details 
for Rearing; Summer and Winter Manaeement ; 
Tieating Diseases; wiih New Chapters by 
Henry S. Randall and G. W. Kendall on Sheep 
Husbandry in Texas, with Portraits of diffeient 
Breeds. Illustrations of Sheep Folds, and other 
Articles in Sheeji Husbandry. Octavo, C33 |ip. 
Saunders's Domestic Poultry, 
A New Piaeiical Treatise on the Preferable 
iSreeds of Farm-Yard Poultry, tliGir History and 
Leading Charactc-i istrcs ; w itli Complete Instruc- 
tions for Brredmg and Fattening, inclmling Pre- 
paring ftr Exhibition at Pmrliry Shows, etc. 
Very fully illustrated. By Simon M. Saunders. 
]2mo. 104 pp. Paper. 30c. ; cloth, 60c. 
Skillful Housewife, 
Oi-, Complete Guide to Domestic Cookery, 
T.aste. Comfiirt. and Economy, embracing 659 
Recipes, with many valu.ibie hints pertaining lo 
honsehold duties, the care of health. Education of 
Childrtn, Gardening, Birds, etc. By Mrs. L. G. 
Abell. Cloth, iJmo, 216 pp. 
Tobacco Culture; Full Practical Details, 
This is by far the most useful and valuatde work 
ever issued on tiiis subject. It contains full de- 
tails of ever-y process from the Selection and 
Prepar-iitionof tlie Seed and Suil.lo ihe Hm vest- 
ing. Cubing, and .Marketing the Crop, with Illus- 
trative Engr-avingsof ttie operalion-. The work 
wiiT! prepared by Fourteen Expe.':eticed Tobacco 
Growers, residing in diffeveni parts of the coun- 
try. It also contains Note> on the Tooacco 
Worm, Willi Illustrations. Octavo, 48 pp., in 
neat paper covers. 
Todd's Voung Farmer's Manual and Work- 
Shop, 
The most valuable and practical work before ilie 
public as a guide lo the various Farm Operations, 
inclmiing the mechanical part of agriculiurc, 
farm inrplements. ctge tools, and how to put 
them in onlei, fencing, gates, birilding. eic, etc. 
By S. Edwards Todd, a practical fanner. Thor- 
oughly illustrated with engravings. Cloili, 
12mo, 4.^9 pp. 
Warder's Hedges and Evergreens, 
Tiiis is the only book wholly devoted to the cul- 
tivation, pruning, and manat;ement of plants 
suitable fur American hedging, eM^eelally the 
Madura, or OSAGE ORANGE ; i!lu«traied with 
enriravincs of plants, implements and processes ; 
to which is ad led a Treatise nn Evergreens. ih« ir 
varielif'S, propagaiion. culture, etc. By J. A. 
Warder. 1-uro, 2'JI pp. 
Mayhew's Practical Eook-Kceping, 
Embracing Single and Docblr Entry. Com. 
mercial Ca/culnttons, and the Philosophy and 
Morals of Business. 
" Deliver aU things in nunrber an-l weight, and 
put all in writing tii.al thou gives* out or receivest 
in."— Ecclesiasiicus xlii, 7. 
By Ir\ Mayiiew. A. M., 
Author of " Means and Ends of Universal EJuea ' 
tion." 
This is the best book for general use on Book 
Keeking that we have ever examined. Boston, 
Published by Samuel F. Nichols. 
Mayhew's Clanks to Book-Keeping, 
A complete set of .six Account Books, caipfully 
prepared, lo accomuaoy Tire Pracdcal Boi'k- 
keeping. of sufficient size f-rr- enterms sill the 
Examples for Practice contained in thai work. 
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