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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[July, 
BOOKS 
Any of the good books in the following list will 
be forwarded by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. 
Allen’s American Cattle.$2.50 
Their History, Breeding, and Management. This 
book will be considered indispensable by every 
breeder of live-stock. The large experience of the 
author in improving the character of American herds 
adds to the weight of his observations, and has en¬ 
abled him to produce a work which will at once make 
good its claims as a standard authority on the subject. 
An excellent feature of the volume is its orderly, me¬ 
thodical arrangement, condensing a great variety of 
information into a comparatively small compass, and 
enabling the reader to find the point on which he is 
seeking light, without wasting his time in turning 
over the leaves. By Lewis P. Allen. Illustrated. 
Cloth, 12mo. 
Allen’s New American Farm Book .$2.50 
Allen's American Farm Booh , (the former edition of the 
present volume), has been one of the standard farmers’ 
hand-books for twenty years ; it is still a valuable 
book, hut as its author, Mr. R. L. Allen, could not give 
time to its revision, this was undertaken by his brother, 
Hon. Lewis P. Allen, the distinguished farmer of Erie 
county, editor of the American Shorthorn Herd-Book. 
The present edition of the work is greatly enlarged, 
and full of suggestions from the rich experience of its 
editor and reviser, and is called the NEW AMERI¬ 
CAN FARM BOOK. Originally by Richard L. Al¬ 
len, Revised and greatly enlarged by Lewis P. Allen. 
Cloth, 12mo. 
American Weeds, and Useful Plants.$1.75 
An important Work for every Cultivator—Farmer, Gar¬ 
dener, etc,; being an Enumeration and Description, 
(with accurate illustrations), of the WEEDS and 
PLANTS found in American Fields and Gardens, which 
meet the observation, or require the attention of Cul¬ 
tivators ; with practical suggestions for their Eradica¬ 
tion when needed. While practical in its character, it 
includes both the common and botanical names and 
characters of the Weeds and Plants, with a Popular 
Account of the Structure of Plants. By Wm. Darling¬ 
ton, M.D., and Prof. Geo. Thtjrber. Thoroughly 
Illustrated with 277 Engravings. Cloth, 12mo. 
Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses. 
$1.50 
This work is finely illustrated with about one hundred 
and fifty engravings, and gives instruction upon all 
points, from the selecting of a place to build, to the 
perfect completion of the house. By D. T. Atwood, 
Architect. Cloth, 12mo. 
Barry’s Fruit Garden.. $2.50 
Notices by the Press : “The author writes from his 
own practical experience; and that experience is of 
no ordinary character, being the result of more than 
thirty years’ work at the head of the largest nursery in 
America, where every operation is conducted with 
eminent skill.”—“ It explains all the minutiae of fruit¬ 
gardening, even to the implements, copiously illustrated 
by engravings, so that the merest novice need not err; 
gives descriptions of all the different kinds of fruit 
that can he raised in our climate, in every stage of 
their lives, from the germ to the fruit-bearing period, 
with instructions in pruning and grafting, in a most 
satisfactory manner. The chapter on grapes alone is 
worth more than the price of the book.”—“Mr. Barry 
has long been known as an authority npon fruit culture, 
and this volume of 490 pages, with a full and carefully 
prepared index, gives the latest results of his experi¬ 
ence. ” By P. Barry. Illustrated. Cloth,12mo. 
Sommer’s Method of Making Manures.25 
A method for the manufacture of a superior quality of 
manure; both from the vegetable and mineral sub¬ 
stances, with strict economy and great dispatch ; fur¬ 
ther showing the best mode of preparing vegetable and 
mineral composts, and a diversity of processes. By 
George Sommer. Paper cover, 8vo. 
Boussingault’s Rural Economy......$1.60 
Rural Economy in its relations with Chemistry, Phys¬ 
ics, and Meteorology ; or Chemistry Applied to Agri¬ 
culture in the Principles of Farm Management, the 
Preservation and Use of Manures, the Nutrition and 
Food of Animals, and the General Economy of Agri¬ 
culture. By J. B. Bottssingault, Member of Institute 
of France, etc. Translated, with Introduction and 
Notes, by George Law, Agriculturist. Cloth, 12mo. 
Brackett’s Farm Talk, Pap.Cov.50, Cloth.75 
A Series of Articles in the Colloquial Style, Illustrating 
Various Common Farm Topics. — Contents : Guess 
Farming. — Pedigree Corn.— About Haying.—Fancy 
Farmers.—When to sell Produce.—Butter Making—Get¬ 
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—Apple Trees and Insects.—Middle Men.— 1 Taking the 
Papers.—The ’Ologies.—An Evening’s Chat.—Planting 
for Posterity.—Road Making and Breaking.—In the 
Barn.—How Trees Grow.—Pigs and Poultry.—Farm 
‘Fences.—Out in the Fields. By Geo. E. Brackett. 
Breck’s New Book of Flowers, or Flower 
Garden...... .$1.75 
In which are described the various Hardy Herbaceous 
Flowers, Annuals, Shrubby Plants, and Evergreen 
Trees, with Directions for their Cultivation. New 
edition, revised and corrected. By Joseph Breck. 
Cloth, 12mo. 
Brill’s Farm Gardening and Seed Grow¬ 
ing..........................$1.00 
Seed-Growing is an increasing business in this country, 
and American-grown seeds are rapidly taking the 
preference. Heretofore we have had no work that gave 
directions for growing and saving the seed and prepar¬ 
ing it for market. To the farmer who wishes to grow 
his own seed, this book will be found a profitable in¬ 
vestment. A Book useful for every farmer, gardener, 
and tiller of the soil. By Francis Brill. Cloth, 12mo. 
Broom Corn and Brooms, Paper cover, 50 
Cloth, 75. 
A Treatise on Raising Broom-Corn and Making Brooms 
on a Small or Large Spale. Written and compiled by 
the editors of the American Agriculturist. Contents: 
Introduction.—Broom-Corn and its Varieties.—Descrip¬ 
tion of the Plant.—Introduction and Extent of Culture. 
—Secondary Products.—Seed, Fodder and Stalks.—Cul¬ 
tivation. — The Land.—Rotation.—Manure.—Hills or 
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Harvesting.—Harvesting Dwarf Corn.—Lopping, Bend¬ 
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Preparing for Market.—Curing the Brush.—Scraping or 
Removal of the Seed.—Assorting the Brush.—Drying 
or Curing House.—Racks for Drying.— Curing.—Curing 
and Handling the Crop on the Large Scale.—Baling.— 
The Press.—Marketing.—Commissions and Charges.— 
Profits of the Crop.—General Conclusions.—Growing 
on the Large Scale.—What a Retired Grower says.— 
Making Brooms.—Home-Made Brooms.—Another Me¬ 
thod.—Making Brooms by Machinery.—Extent of the 
Manufacture. Illustrated. 12mo. 
Buell’s Cider Maker’s Manual.......$1.50 
A Practical Hand-Book, which embodies Treatises 
on the Apple; Construction of Cider Mills, Cider 
Presses, Seed Washers, and Cider Mill Machinery in 
General; Cider Making; Fermentation; Vinegar Ma¬ 
nipulation, etc., etc. By J. S. Buell. Cloth, 12mo. 
Caldwell’s Agricultural Qualitative and 
Quantitative Chemical Analysis$2.00 
This work is very thorough, beginning with the pre¬ 
paration of reagents, and giving the most approved 
method of manipulation. Professor Caldwell modestly 
calls himself the editor, hut his hook shows that he 
has not contented himself with editing the works of 
others, hut has given much of his own experience. 
Edited by C. C. Caldwell, Professor of Agricultural 
Chemistry in the Cornell University. Cloth, 12mo. 
Copley’s Plain and Ornamental Alphabets. 
$3.00 
Giving examples in all styles, together with Maps, 
Titles, Borders, Meridians, Ciphers, Monograms, Flour¬ 
ishes, etc., adapted for the practical use of Surveyors, 
Civil Engineers, Draughtsmen, Architects, Sign Paint¬ 
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Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor . ..$2.50 
A Complete Work on all the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, 
and Swine, including every Disease peculiar to Am¬ 
erica, and embracing all the latest Information on the 
Cattle Plague and Trichina ; containing also a Guide 
to Symptoms, a Table of Weights and Measures, and 
a List of Valuable Medicines. By Geo. H. Dadd, V. 
S., Twenty-five years a Leading Veterinary Surgeon in 
England and the United States, and author of the 
‘American Reformed Horse Book.’ Octavo. Illustrated. 
Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor....$1.50 
To Help Every Man to he his own Cattle-Doctor. A 
work by Geo. H. Dadd, M.D., Veterinary Practitioner; 
giving the necessary information for preserving the 
Health and Curing the Diseases of Oxen, Cows, Sheep, 
and Swine, with a great variety of original Recipes, 
and valuable information on Farm and Dairy Manage¬ 
ment. Cloth, 12mo. 
Dadd’s American Beformed Horse Book. 
$2.50 
A Treatise on the Causes, Symptoms, and Cure of every 
Disease incident to the Horse, including all Diseases 
peculiar to America, and which are not treated of in 
the works based upon the English works of Youatt, 
Mason, and others. Embracing also full details of 
Breeding, Rearing, and Management on the Reformed 
System of Practice. By Prof. Geo. H. Dadd, Veteri¬ 
nary Surgeon, Author of “ Anatomy and Physiology of 
the Horse,” and late Professor of Anatomy and Physi¬ 
ology in the Veterinary Institute of Chicago, and for 
over 25 years a Regular Practicing Veterinarian. Octavo. 
Dadd’s Modern Horse Doctor........$1.50 
Containing Practical Observations on the Causes, 
Nature, and Treatment of Diseases and Lameness of 
Horses; embracing recent and improved Methods, ac¬ 
cording to an enlightened system of Veterinary Prac¬ 
tice, for Preservation and Restoration of Health. Illus¬ 
trated. By Geo. H. Dadd, M.D., Veterinary Surgeon. 
Cloth, l2mo. 
Downing’s landscape Gardening...$6.50 
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape 
Gardening, adapted to North America ; with a view to 
the Improvement of Country Residences. Compris¬ 
ing historical notices and general principles of the art, 
directions for laying out grounds and arranging plan¬ 
tations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, 
decorative accompaniments of the house and grounds, 
the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower 
gardens, etc.—with Remarks on Rural Architecture by. 
the late A. J. Downing, Esq. With a Supplement, con¬ 
taining some remarks about country places, and the 
best methods of making them; also an account of the 
newer deciduous and evergreen plants, lately intro¬ 
duced into cultivation, both hardy and half-hardy, and 
a second Supplement, bringing down to the present 
time some brief account of the various trees and 
shrubs which have been introduced since the former 
Supplement was published, (in 1859), by Henry Win- 
throp Sargent. Beautifully Illustrated, with thirty- 
nine engravings on wood, six on stone, and six on 
steel, one of which is a fine portrait of the author. 
Cloth, 8vo. 
Eastwood’s Cranberry Manual......75 
Giving directions for the cultivation in different locali¬ 
ties, with illustrations and descriptions of varieties. 
By Benj. Eastwood. Cloth, 12mo. 
Flax Culture.....30 
A very valuable work, containing full directions, from 
selection of ground and seed to preparation and mar¬ 
keting of crop, as given by a number of experienced 
growers. Paper Cover, 8vo. 
Fuller’s Grape Culturist..............$1.50 
This is one of the very best of works on the Culture 
of the Hardy Grapes, with full directions for ail depart¬ 
ments of Propagation, Culture, etc., with one hundred 
and five excellent engravings, illustrating the various 
operations of Planting, Training, Grafting, etc. By An¬ 
drew S. Fuller, Practical Horticulturist. Cloth,12mo. 
Fuller’s Small Fruit Culturist..$1.50 
Mr. Fuller has been so long identified with the culture 
of small fruits, that it is unnecessary to speak of his 
qualification as a teacher. This book covers the whole 
ground of Propagation, Culture, Varieties, Packing for 
Market, etc. The work is most abundantly illustrated. 
By Andrew S. Fuller. Cloth, 12mo. 
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