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QMjr NUMBER of well selected books on the subject in which we are particularly interested 
JywAv, are the cheapest and best accessories to any man’s business. Farmers as a class read too 
little and should take time to rqfid more. An hour’s reading to-day may save two hour’s 
work to-morrow. Most books are written conscientiously to benefit the class they are intended 
for, and it is a pretty poor specimen of a book that won’t give the reader the satisfaction, of 
time well spent, when he has finished reading it. We are living among people of progressive 
ideas and must be on the alert to catch any new idea that is going to lighten and shorten our 
labor as well as increase our pay. Ideas move the world. A single idea sometimes overturns 
a life long custom of a nation and sets the world into a flutter. The boys’ slang expression of it, 
is impressive, — 11 We must catch on, or we are not in it.” If you can do no more, once a year, 
add one good standard book on the subject in which you are particularly interested, and before 
you are aware of it, you will have a family of dear friends on the book shelf, ready to talk to 
you, any time you are ready to listen. “ Time is money.” Make good use of every spare mo- 
ment. I will cordially aid my readers at any time on the subject of procuring any books they 
may feel the need of, but don’t know where to find. Inclose a stamp if addressing me for this 
purpose. The following is a list of books and other publications I have received the past year 
for my examination. 
American Newspaper Annual for 1890— from N. W. Ayer & Son, Newspaper Advertising 
Agents, Philadelphia, Pa. Price, $5,00. I believe this is the largest and best publication of the 
kind. It certainly is from one of the most reliable advertising firms in the country. This is a 
complete cyclopaedia of everything pertaining to periodical publications of the United States 
and Canada. Size 7 x 10 inches, 1347 pages. If you have anything to advertise don’t do any- 
thing about it till writing this firm for their small Manual, which costs 25 cents. 
Nitrate of Soda for Manure, — fi-om the author, Joseph Harris, M. S., Moreton Farm, 
Monroe Co., N. Y. A pamphlet, 5 x 8 in., of 96 pages. Price. 10 cents. This essay contains 
information that may mean the success of many a farmer. It should be read by every one to 
whom the fertilizer question is of consequence. The author is a famous Seedsman and has writ- 
ten several books on rural topics. I wouldn’t be surprised if the ten cents invested in this book 
paid you 1000 per ct. interest the first year. 
One of Taintor’s Guide Books,— The Connecticut River Route, from New York to White 
Mountains, — from Taintor Brothers & Co., New York City. Pamphlet 5x7 in., 107 pages with 
a map. Price, 25 cents. It describes a beautiful and ferille valley. 
Bee-Keeping for Profit, — from the author, Dr. G. L. Tinker of New Philadelphia, Ohio. 
A pamphlet 5 x 6}4 in., of 62 pages. Dr. Tinker is one of the favorite writers of the Bee Jour- 
nals, and this an expose of his new system, telling how to get the largest yields of comb and 
extracted honey, is sure to interest any one keeping bees. 
The Boston Almanac and Business Directory for 1891 ,— from the publishers, Sampson, 
Murdock & Co., Boston, Mass. A handy volume 3 x 5 in., 666 pages. Price, 81,00. Anyone 
contemplating visiting “the Hub," who is unfamiliar with the city, will find this a guide to 
them. It contains a good map of Boston. 
Capons and Caponizing, — a book for every poultry raiser,— from the author, George Q. 
Dow, North Epping, N. H. A neat volume of 4}<x7 in., 60 pages. The author is one of the 
best informed on the subject of which he writes. 
Cycling Art, Energy, and Locomotion,— from the author, Robert P. Scott, Cadiz, Ohio. 
A beautiful volume 5 x 7 y lt 305 pages. Profusely illustrated. It describes the history and 
developmentof the bicycle and contains much information of interest to wheelmen. 
