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New Elm Tree Pest; The New Swine Poisoner: TheNew 
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other new topics are fully treated and illustrated. Joseph 
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Thurber writes with more than his accustomed interest 
on a variety of matters, particularly interesting to the 
horticultural world. Col. Mason C. Weld narrates at 
length the results of his experiments in testing famous 
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Nebraska, tells how to most advantageously raise cattle 
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for making handsome lawns. Henry A. Haigh gives 
valuable suggestions in making farm contracts. Profes¬ 
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Weaning and Feeding Young Pigs. R. G. Newton, Dak., 
turns the Parmer’s Grindstone. Alfred Trumbull analyzes 
the Harvest of the Sea. Timothy Bunker descants upon 
the “ yaller dorg ” in his usual facetious vein. Dr. Byron 
D. Halsted points out the value of buckwheat as a farm 
crop. David W. Judd, who has been making his accus¬ 
tomed annual tour through the Par West describes what 
he saw and heard. The illustrations and engravings, by 
leading artists, number over a hundred—of the full page 
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