1871 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
359 
HARRIS ON TOR PIG. 
Breeding, Rearing, Management, 
AND 
Improvement. 
With Numerous Illustrations. 
By JOSEPH HARRIS, 
OP MORETON FARM, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
NOTICES ET THE PRESS. 
To say tliat this work on the pig is by Joseph Ilarris, 
that genial philosopher-farmer of Rochester, N. Y., who 
writes the “ Walks and Talks upon the Farm ” in the 
Agriculturist, is to insure for his hook at once a large 
circle of delighted readers. He is just the man to lay 
down the gospel for the raising of pigs or any other do¬ 
mestic animal. If all breeders and farmers would follow 
Mr. Harris’s directions, pork would he a very different 
article of food from what it is now, and could he eaten 
without any fears of the trichina. 
[Springfield Republican. 
The author discusses the pig—for he takes exception 
to the word hog as applied to the domesticated animal— 
with a view of showing how the most pork and lard can 
be produced from the smallest amount of feed, ne gives 
elaborate descriptions of the different breeds of swine, 
showing tlie peculiarities of each, and the relative ad¬ 
vantages to the producer .—[Prairie Farmer (Chicago). 
The pig is doubtless one of the most valuable animals 
that a farmer can raise, and it is the laudable purpose of 
Mr. Harris to tell farmers how to treat their pigs so as to 
get the most profit from them, and what kind of pigs are 
best .—[Daily Evening Traveller (Boston). 
It treats of breeding, rearing, managing, and improv¬ 
ing swine; and what Mr. Ilarris don’t know on these 
topics, is hardly worth knowing at all. The hook is fully 
illustrated, and is very valuable to all who are interested 
in this branch of stock-raising. 
[Lowell (Mass.) Daily Courier. 
The author is a practical farmer, and has gathered the 
results of many experiments besides his own. The hook 
is amply illustrated. 
[RepxMican Statesman (Concord, N. II.). 
Almost everything a farmer wants to know about the 
breeding, keeping, and fattening of pigs, is here put 
down in plain, common sense, and is mainly the result 
of the writer’s own management .—[Maine Farmer. 
This is an interesting, valuable, and a much-needed 
Treatise on an important department of rural economy. 
It contains about 56 illustrations of pigs, piggeries, 
troughs, etc. We are heartily glad our old friend Harris 
was persuaded to prepare this useful Manual on the Pig- 
breeds, breeding, feeding, etc., comprising what farmers 
need know respecting this department of husbandry. 
[Boston Cultivator. 
This little hook is profusely illustrated, and contains 
information in abundance, which every farmer ought to 
possess .—[Weeldy Mall (St. Louis). 
Here is a bool? written by a practical farmer, who has 
brought to the aid of his own targe experience and ob¬ 
servation the most extensive acquaintance with the 
science of breeding, and, as might reasonably be ex¬ 
pected, we have from his pen the best book on the Pig 
ever written .—[Western Stock Journal. 
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AMERICAN CATTLE: 
THEIR 
HISTORY, BREEDING-, 
AND 
MANAGEMENT. 
By Lewis F. Allen, 
| Late President New York State Agricultural Society , editor 
“ American Shorthorn Herd Book," author “ Rural 
Architecture ,” etc., etc . 
NOTICES BY THE PRESS. 
We consider this the most valuable work that has 
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owner of cattle ; and the country, as well as individuals, 
would soon be much richer for its teachings. 
Journal of Agriculture (St. Louis). 
The large experience of the author in improving the 
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observations, and has enabled him to produce a work 
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Wisconsin Farmer. j 
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The work is one that has long been needed, as it takes 
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this important subject. Maine Farmer. 
Whatever works the stock farmer may already have, he 
cannot afford to do without this. Ohio Fanner. 
It is one of the best treatises within our knowledge, 
and contains information sound and sensible, on every 
page. The People, ( Concord, N. II.) 
The object of the work, as stated by the author in his 
preface, “ is not only to give a historical account of the 
Bovine race, to suggest to our farmers and cattle breeders 
the host methods of their production and management, 
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it is entitled, in the various departments of American 
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improvement of the various breeds, and the investigation 
of the best method of so caring for the animals, as to gain 
the greatest profit from them. This volume will give the 
farmer just the instruction which he wants. 
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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH; 
OR, HOW TO GROW 
VEGETABLES AMD FRUITS. 
BY THE LATE 
WILLIAM N. WHITE, 
OF ATHENS, GA. 
WITH ADDITIONS BY MR. J. VAN BUltEN, AND 
DR. JAS. CAMAK. 
REVISED AND NEWLY STEREOTYPED. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
Though entitled “Gardening for the South,” the work 
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It is an admirable treatise on gardening in general, and 
will rank among the most useful horticultural works of 
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CONTENTS. 
Chapter I.—Formation and Management of Gardens in 
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Chapter II.—Soils—Their Characteristics. 
Chapter III.—The Improvement of the Soil. 
Chapter IV.—Manures. 
Chapter V.—Manures—Their Sources and Preparation. 
Chapter VI.—Rotation of Crops. 
Chapter VH.—not-beds, Cold Frames, and Pits. 
Chapter VIII —Garden Implements. 
Chapter IX.— Propagation of Plants. 
Chapter X.—Budding and Grafting. 
Chapter XI. — Pruning and Training. 
Chapter XII. — Transplanting. 
Chapter XIII.—Mulching, Shading, and Watering. 
Chapter XIV. — Protection from Frost. 
Chapter XV.—Insects and Vermin. 
Chapter XVI.—Vegetables — Description and Culture. 
Chapter XVII. — Fruits — Varieties and Culture. 
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