LOW’S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
O GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 
New 1886 Edition. 
„„,-l” C J;- rCViSed and enla , r S cd editio , n of tb ‘ s P0P“lar work. Its scope has been greatly extended since the 
earlier editions were published, and among other subjects treated ot explains the forcing of all important vegetables 
and frmts under glass, and also details the methods of culture of all small fruits which properly come under the head 
of “Gardening for Profit.” The varieties in vegetables recommended for market cukurc has aiso bSm auefullv 
revised; so that what is now advised to plant are kinds in general use at this time. This book gives in comprehen- 
sive detail twenty-five years experience in Market. Gardening, and is written for the instruction o F those 
ber^illsf l °It^ contents ^‘. neSS ' 11 " aS hrst P ublished »> lS66 i Second Edition in 1S73; Third edition (Decern- 
m T h f ,S Ien , P ‘ tted f 2 r tb f. Business.. — Amount of Capita! Required and Working Force per Acre. Profits of 
Market Gardening. — Location, Situation, and Laying Out. — Sods, Drainage and Preparation. — Manures — The 
Uses and Management of Cold-Frames. - Protecting Cloth in Lieu of Sashes.- Spring Raising of Cabbage Cauli- 
flower and Lettuce. — herniation and Management of Hot-Beds. — Forcing Pits or Green-houses. — Wide Green- 
iS 25 f fo r.. Ve S etable Crops — Forcing Strawberries. — Seeds and Seed Raising. — How, When and Where to Sow 
~ p r , a v P L ant r n % _ Vegetables their Varieties and Cultivation. - When to Sow and Plant in the Southern 
Sm;dl S 'l^uks^^Month^y^a^enda/of OpwationsT” b * rcservatl °u of Vegetables in Winter. - Insects. - Culture of 
Fully illustrated, 375 pages. Sent postpaid on receipt of $2.00. 
HOW THE FARM PAYS 
P J aCtlC ?,’’ an ? iustructive book on American farming written by William Crozier and Peter Hen- 
derson. Since its publication 111 1884, it has received hundreds of the strongest endorsements from Agricultural 
papers and practical farmers all over the country. 8 
It treats fully on the following: Training for the Business of Farming. — Agricultural College F.ducation — 
1 ^,TF 0f t r 01S — n Se of Manure.— Farm Roads. — Draining. — Manures and the Modes of Application. — 
Special Fertilizers — Green Manuring. — Fertilizing by Feeding. — Plowing, Harrowing and Cultivating. — Plows. 
Harrows. Cultivators. Rolling Land. — Rollers. — Use ot the Keet in Sowing and Planting Rotation of 
Crops. — Corn — Potatoes. — Potato Diseases. — Sweet Potatoes. — Roots. — Wheat. — Oats. — ifarley. — Rye. — 
" s - ~n Buck "' beat ; — Crops for Soiling and Fodder. — Rye. — Lucern or Alfalfa. — Millet. — Peas and Oats. — 
I odder Corn. — Feeding Soiling Crops. — Abortion in Cows and its Causes. — Ergots. Grass and its Mamae- 
me FnsliJr let F ° Gra ? CS ' - M j^ d Grasses for Pastures and Hay. -Cutting an/curing oP Hay -Clover 
-Ensilage. — Ensilage Compared with Roots. — Live Stock of the Farm. — Varieties of Cattle. — Records of 
Jers^- Cows. — Records of Guernsey Cows. — Cattle for Beef. — Points of Pure Bred Cattle. — The Best Cows for 
Feed and Care for Milk and Butter. — Young Cattle and their Care. — Management of the Dairy.— 
r.irm Horses. — Sheep. - Swine. — Farm Buildings. — Fences. — Rearing and Keeping Poultry. — Dogs for the 
p a ™' , ,V se p ' 1 ;lb ea f ? r . the Farm. — Pests of the Farm. — Destructive Animals. — Insect Pests. — Parasites. — 
C p w — ln J“nous Insects. — Remedies. — Vegetable Pests. — Farm Machinery. — Plows. — Harrows 
Carts — IS team Fn aine'f Machinery - Fodder Cutters. - Corn Huskers and Shellers. - 
Carts. Steam Engines. — I arm Culture of Vegetables and Fruits Cabbage Celery. The White Plume 
Celery. v S -' Ve ? Gorn. — Cucumbers for Pickles. — Melons as a Market Crop. — Onions. — Culture of PrinciDal 
Sma l ,. I r ! ut Grops. — Strawberries. — Blackberries. — Raspberries. — Currants. — Gooseberries — Grilles — Or- 
chard Fruits. Sent postpaid on receipt of S2.50. uooseoerries. crapes. — Ur- 
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