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FARM TALK: 
A Series of Articles in tlie Colloquial 
Style, illustrating Various Common 
Farm '.Topics. 
By GEO. E. BRACKETT. 
Contents:— Guess Farming; Pedigree Corn ; About Hay¬ 
ing; Fancy Farmers; When to sell Produce; Butter Mak¬ 
ing; Getting Ready for the Cattle Show; Agricultural Col¬ 
leges; Apple Trees and Inserts; Middle Men; 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. 
Price, post-paid, paper covers, 50 cts.; cloth, 75 cts. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
345 Broadway, New York, 
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON 
THE SHEEP 
DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR 
AMERICAN SHEPHERDS. 
By HENRY STEWART. 
I L L XJ S T Xt ATED. 
CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I.—The Sheep as am Industrial Product. 
- Antiquity of Sheep Husbandry — The Future of 
Sheep Husbandry—Its Effects upon Agriculture—De¬ 
mand for Mutton Sheep — Value of the Wool Product 
— Extent of Pasturage in America. 
CHAPTER II. — The Summer Management of a Flock, 
—Selection of a Sheep Farm—Effects of Soils upon 
the Health of Sheep—What is a Good Pasture? — 
Value of Certain Grasses — The Western Plains as 
Sheep Pasture — Past nres—Fodder Crops—Root Crops 
—Folding Sheep—Dog Guards. 
CHAPTER III. — Management of Ewes and Lambs. — 
Marking Sheep—Record for Breeders — Management 
of Rams—Care of Ewes — Care of Lambs — Selecting 
Lambs for Breeders—Prevention of Disease — Dip¬ 
ping Preventive of Parasites. 
CHAPTER "IV. — Winter Management of Sheep.— 
Barns and Sheds — Feed Racks—Feeding Value of 
Different Fodders, Roots anil Grains—Experiments 
in Feeding—Profit of Feeding—Raising Early Lambs 
for Market — Feeding Sheep for Market — Value of 
Manure — Markets for Sheep. 
CHAPTER V. — Breeding and Breeds of Sheep.— 
How Breeds are Established — Improvement of Flocks 
—Cross Breeding—Breeding for Sex—Maxims for 
Breeders — Native Breeds — Improvement of the Meri¬ 
nos—Tlie Merino Fleece—Long-Wool Breeds — Me¬ 
dium and Short-Wool Breeds — Foreign Breeds — 
Cross-bred Sheep—American Cross-breeds. 
CHAPTER VI.— 1 The Structure and Uses of Wool.— 
The Method of Growth of Wool—Its Peculiar Struc¬ 
ture — Its Composition — Tlie Yolk — Classification of 
Wools—Character of Merino Wool — Washing Wool — 
■> Shearing—Packing and Marketing the Fleeces—Pro¬ 
duction of Wool in the World — Comparative Values 
of Wool in Different Countries—Favorable Conditions 
for Producing Wool in the United States. 
CHAPTER VIT.—The Anatomy and Diseases of the 
Sheep.—P hysiology of the Sheep—The Teeth—The 
Bones — The Vital Functions, Respiration, Circula¬ 
tion, and Digestion—The Causes and Prevention of 
Diseases of the Sheep-Diseases of the Respiratory 
Organs ; of the Digestive Organs ; of the Blood—En¬ 
zootic Diseases—Epizootic Diseases—Diseases of the 
Urinary and Reproductive Organs; of the Brain- 
Parasitical Diseases of the Intestines ; of the Skin- 
Diseases of the Feet — Diseases Incident to Lambing 
— Special Diseases — Diseases of Lambs. 
Table of Approximate Equivalent Measures. 
PRICE, POST-PAID, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
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1876.] 
AN EGG FARM. 
TEE MANAGEMENT OE POULTKY IN 
LANGE NUMBERS. 
By H. H. STODDARD. 
BEING A SERIES OF ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR TIIE AMERICAN 
AGRICULTURIST. 
WITH OTHER ARTICLES. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
In the last half of 1871, and the first half of 1872, there 
appeared in the columns of the American Agiicullurist 
a series of articles upon the raising of poultry on a large 
scale. As eggs, rather than chickens were aimed at, the 
articles were called: “ An Egg Farm,” a title both novel 
and descriptive. As the author, Mr. H. H. Stoddard, of 
Hartford, Conn., presented his plans so clearly, and with¬ 
out making any extravagant claims, the articles at once 
attracted general attention. Since they appeared the 
calls for sets or volumes of the Agriculturist which con¬ 
tained them have been regular and numerous, showing 
that the articles had a permanent value, and they are 
now brought together in tlie more convenient form of a 
hook, to meet a regular demand. In revising the articles 
for re-printing, no changes have been made, other than 
to make the corrections suggested by tlie author in the 
last article of the series, and such unimportant verbal al¬ 
terations as were peculiar to tlie serial form in which 
they first appeared. The subject of the production of 
eggs upon a large scale is one to which the author has 
evidently given not only close personal attention, hut 
careful thought, and no difficulty to be avoided, or point 
in which labor may be saved, seems to be left unpro¬ 
vided for, and tlie hook will be found a valuable addition 
to our poultry literature. 
CONTENTS. 
Introduction.—Plan of Farm.—Manner of Feeding.— 
Location of Farm.—Kind of Soil.—Crops on the Farm.— 
Supplying Water and Food.—Collecting and Storing Dry 
Earth.—Houses for Layers.—Feeding House for Winter. 
—Houses for Sitters.—Arrangements for Breeding Stock. 
—Fowls for Layers.-Fowls for Sitters.—Management 
of Breeding Stock. — Coops for Chickens. — Feeding 
Chickens.—Setting the Eggs.—Management of Sitting 
Fowls. — Testing the Eggs. — Winter Management. — 
House for Early Hatched Pullets.—Shelters for Fowls 
and Chickens.—Kind of Food.—Building for Storing and 
Cooking Food. — Management of Young Chickens.— 
Feeding and Sheltering Chickens. — Additional Build¬ 
ings. — General Conclusions. — Farm Poultry House. — 
Poultry Farming.—Poultry Keeping as a Business. 
Price, post-paid, paper covers, 50 cts.; doth, 75 cts. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
Gardening 
for Pleasure. 
A GUIDE TO THE AMATEUR IN THE 
Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower 
Garden, 
WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE 
Greenhouse, Conservatory, and 
WINDOW GARDEN. 
By PETER HENDERSON, 
AUTHOR OF “GARDENING FOR PROFIT,” AND “ PRAC¬ 
TICAL FLORICULTURE.” 
ILLUSTRATED. 
It is one of the best guides to window-gardening we 
know of. The fact is, that the number of plants that can 
he successfully grown in window-gardening is very limit¬ 
ed, and though it is possible to make a very large list of 
those which maybe grown, if unusual pains be taken, 
the general cultivator wishes only to undertake those 
which promise to lie successful with a moderate expendi¬ 
ture of time and attention. The rules to he observed in 
order to succeed with window plants, are very few, and 
the whole story is plainly told.— Christian Advocate , 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Price, Post-paid, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
—^ 245 Broadway, New York, 
