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THE GARDEN AND FARM 
ALMANAC FOR 1915 
T HIS is the time to use this book, which 
each year has grown in size, in circula- 
tion and, w T e hope, in usefulness. We 
take this from the preface: 
With the ever rapid growth of a widespread in- 
terest in all that pertains to the country, the field 
of the Garden and Farm Almanac is constantly 
broadening. At the same time many agricultural 
matters are treated in such detail in books 
and periodicals that it seems best to devote 
this publication to the task of supplying infor- 
mation (i) that is wanted often and that must 
be kept handy, and (2) that is not generally 
available elsewhere, or, if so, only in widely scat- 
tered volumes. 
There is also being maintained and ever made 
more efficient The Readers’ Service, through 
which the experts on the staffs of Country Life 
in America, The World’s Work, and The Garden 
Magazine will give personal attention to prob- 
lems on farm, home, and business matters; on 
animals, crops, education, finance, insurance, 
fashions, the kitchen, vacations, farm lands, and 
practically every possible subject except those 
demanding medical and legal advice. 
Simply write a letter, as legibly and briefly 
as possible, addressing it as below, stating your 
question and enclosing one of the service coupons. 
We appreciate the enclosure of a stamp for reply, 
but this js not a condition. In any case your 
letter will receive immediate attention and a 
personal answer will be sent you as quickly as 
possible, from 
The Garden and Farm Service 
Doubleday, Page & Co. 
Garden City, N. Y. 
THE READERS’ SERVICE 
The Readers’ Service which is referred to in 
the paragraph above was begun by Double- 
day, Page & Company many years ago, and 
its value and usefulness increase with the years 
by reason of its stores of information and ex- 
perience. In the Financial Department alone 
advice concerning the investment of tens of 
millions of dollars has been given, with the 
purpose of inducing readers to invest in con- 
servative securities and to expose fraud and 
speculative investments. In the same way 
all sorts of information in a greatly varied 
field have been provided for our readers all 
over the world. 
The letters sent to us are absolutely con- 
fidential. 
THE AMERICAN BOOKS 
The first volumes in the series of American 
books, we expect to publish on the 15 th of 
March. They are as follows: 
The American Indian 
By Charles A. Eastman (Ohivesa), author of 
“Old Indian Days,” “Indian Boyhood,” etc. 
Socialism in America 
By John Macy, late literary editor of the Bos- 
ton Herald, author of “The Spirit of American 
Literature.” 
The American College 
By FIsaac Sharpless, President of Haverford 
College. 
Municipal Freedom 
By Oswald Ryan, of the Indiana Bar. 
The American Navy 
By Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick, U. S. N. 
We will state again the plan of this set of 
books, for the benefit of our readers who did 
not see the first announcement. The unique 
feature of the series will be the discussion by 
American authorities of distinctively American 
movements and problems connected with the 
future prosperity of the United States. The 
series was projected more than a year ago, 
long before the Great War but it derives ad- 
ditional importance from the new position 
which that great struggle has given America 
on the face of the globe. The United States, 
standing aloof from the suicidal bloodshed of 
the Old World, has necessarily become the 
peaceful arbiter of the earth’s destinies and 
the flywheel to keep the industry of the world 
revolving. A new responsibility toward the 
world’s welfare has therefore devolved upon 
the United States. 
An inquiry into the meaning and tendency of 
American civilization to-day is thus not only 
a matter of high interest but of patriotic duty. 
The publishers wish “The American Books” 
to be a series of brief authoritative manuals 
which will attempt to lay bare some of the 
problems that confront us to-day; written in 
popular terms that will inspire rather than dis- 
courage the casual reader. The series should 
prove not only of great interest to all American 
citizens who wish to aid in solving their coun- 
try’s pressing problems, but to every foreigner 
visiting this country who seeks an interpreta- 
tion of the American point of view. 
We wish “The American Books” to be writ- 
ten by the best men, and to this end seek 
the widest publicity for the plan. We shall 
be glad to receive suggestions as to appro- 
priate titles for inclusion in the series, and 
will welcome authoritative MSS. submitted 
from any quarter. In science, literature, 
business, politics, in the arts of war and the 
arts of peace, we seek writers who have stood 
for fearless achievement or equally fearless 
failure who will build up A Library of Good- 
Citizenship. 
FIRST BOOKS OF 1915 
A Set of Six 
A new book of stories by Joseph Conrad. 
God’s Country — and the Woman 
A novel, by James Oliver Curwood, author of 
“Kazan.” 
The Building of It 
A book of inexpensive houses, by Walter J, 
Keith. 
A Sunday School Tour of the Orient 
By Frank L. Brown. 
Practical Talks on Farm Engineering 
By Professor R. P. Clarkson. 
Dr. Syn 
A novel, by Russell Thorndyke. 
Martha of the Mennonite Country 
By Helen R. Martin, author of “Tillie, a 
Mennonite Maid.” 
The New Business 
A book for every business marl, stating the fund- 
amentals of advertising, selling, and marketing. 
By Harry Tipper. 
Advertising — Selling the Consumer 
By John Lee M.ahin. 
Victory 
A novel, by Joseph Conrad 
Ruggles of Red Gap 
A story of the rise of the ultra English valet 
Ruggles — a delicious satire on the social life of 
the West. By Harry Leon Wilson, author 
of “Bunker Bean,” “The Spenders,” etc. 
