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FARM CONYEMENCES. 
flOUSieOLD CONVMIENCiS. 
A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. 
READT^ FEBRVARir 30, 1884. 
OVER TWO HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS, 
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AKE FATEi^XEH, and. all Farmers can Readily 
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Farm Economy. 
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REABT, FEBRUARY 30, 1884. 
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