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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
PRACTICAL BOOKS, 
Suited to the wants of Architects, Carpenters, Builders, and all who 
contemplate building or remodeling Frame or Brick Build¬ 
ings of any Size or Cost. 
THE 
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON 
THE SHEEP. 
DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR 
AMERICAN SHEPHERDS. 
By HENRY STEWART. 
ILLUSTRATED. 
NOTICES BY THE PRESS. 
We like this book very much, as it treats of the modem 
improved breeds of sheep. It treats of sheep as an in¬ 
dustrial product; of the summer management of sheep ; 
of the best soils; of the best pastures and grasses ; the 
best way to feed roots ; management of ewes and iambs; 
winter management; breeds and breeding sheep ; wool, 
its structure and uses ; diseases and remedies, etc. We 
would advise every breeder to get this manual.— The 
Michigan Fai~mer, Detroit. 
Mr. Stewart is a veteran shepherd, and his knowledge 
lias been gathered in the reliable, if sometimes tardy 
school of experience, and by this means alone he has 
learned successfully how to meet the needs of the modern 
improved breeds of sheep in American climate, and under 
American methods.— The Weekly Blade, Toledo, O. 
It is a work of 2512 pages, handsomely illustrated, show¬ 
ing the various breeds of sheep, and contains many other 
illustrations that will be of great service to the shepherd. 
— Colman's Rural World, St. Louis. 
Henry Stewart lias written, and Orange Judd Co. have 
published, the most thorough and practical treatise upon 
the management and breeding of sheep, that has yet been 
prepared for the shepherd. With the exception of Ran¬ 
dall’s Sheep Husbandry, which relates especially to 
Merinos and fine wool, the American shepherd has hither¬ 
to had no help except from English works, not only.out 
of date, but incomplete, giving no account of the modern 
improved breeds, or of the diseases to which they are 
subject, and the occasional paper read before the Farm¬ 
er’s Club. He can congratulate himself now upon the 
possession of a manual superior in every respect, and 
thoroughly trustworthy.— The World, New York. 
The book cannot fail to he of great value to all farmers 
who are breeding this kind of stock, and its sale will be 
large, especially in the West, where sheep growing is ac¬ 
quiring new importance.— The Indiana Farmer, Indiana¬ 
polis. 
We have seen no agricultural work for a long time 
which appears so well calculated to answer its purpose.— 
The Dirigo Rural, Bangor, Me. 
A very practical treatise on a very important depart¬ 
ment of stock raising.— The Congregationaiist, Boston. 
It contains a condensed amount of practical informa¬ 
tion, of which every farmer who attends less or more to 
sheep raising should avail himself.— The United Pres¬ 
byterian, Pittsburgh. 
PRICE, POST-PAID, $1.50. 
Play and Profit 
IN MY GARDEN. 
By B. P. ROB, 
Author of “ Barriers Burned Away," etc■ 
NOTICES BY THE PRESS. 
The author takes us to his garden on the rocky liill-sides in 
the vicinity of West Point and shows us liow out of it, after 
four years’ experience, he evoked a profit of $1,000, and this 
while carrying on pastoral and literary labors.It 
is very rare that so much literary taste and skill are mated 
to so much agricultural experience and practical good sense. 
— Harper’s Magazine. 
This book is as poetical as it is practical. Still he is no 
dreamer. He goes into every essential detail with as much 
minuteness and precision as if he were writing a manual for 
the practical farmer. Indeed few works professedly de¬ 
voted to agriculture give more sound and valuable informa¬ 
tion on the secret of winning golden harvests from the soil 
than this brief idyllic sketch.— N. Y. Tribune. 
Price, Post-paid - SI.50 
Either of the above hooks sent post-paid on receipt of 
price by 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
345 Broadway, New York. 
WOOLLETT’S 
VILLAS AND COTTAGES; 
OR, 
HOMES FOI1 ALL. 
A BOOK FOR THE PEOPLE. 
Shmving Plans, Elevations and Views of twelve Villas and 
ten Cottages, being a Collection of Dwellings suited 
to various individual wants and adapted 
to different localities. 
Tliis is a most picturesque and pleasing work, and is well 
adapted to the public wants. One Vol., oblong 8vo., of forty 
8x12 plates. Cloth; Price, Post-paid, $3.00. 
Atwood’s Modern American Homesteads 
Containing 46 plates, showing a variety of designs for 
Homesteads, Stables, Ice and Milk Houses, Details, etc., all 
to scale ; also Specifications and Description. 8vo. Cloth. 
$3.50. 
Detail Cottage and Constructive 
Architecture. 
Containing Seventy-five large Lithographic Plates, under 
the Direction of A. J. Bicknell, showing a great variety of 
Designs for Cornices, Brackets, Windows and Window 
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Observatories, Towers, Chimney Tops, Balconies, Canopies, 
Scrolls, Gable and Sawed Ornaments, Fences, Stairs, Newels, 
Architraves, Mantels, Plaster Finish, etc., including Forty- 
five Perspectives, Elevations, and Plans of Modern Designs 
for Cottages, with Details, and Eighteen Elevations of Sum¬ 
mer Houses, Villas, Sea-Side Cottages, and Country Houses, 
together with Fourteen Designs of Street and Store Fronts, 
with inside finish for Stores and Banks ; also, Framings for 
Dwellings, Barns, Exhibition Buildings, Roofs, Bridges, etc., 
etc., making in all a Practical Book for Architects, Carpen¬ 
ters, and all who contemplate Building or Remodeling 
Wood, Stone, or Brick Buildings. One large Quarto Volume, 
sent free by mail or express on receipt of price, $10.00. 
Wooden and Brick Buildings, with 
Details. 
Under Direction of A. J. Bicknell. Containing One Hun¬ 
dred and Sixty Plates of Plans, Elevations, Views, Sections, 
and Details of Villas, Cottages, Farm Houses, Country Seats, 
Street Fronts for Dwellings, Store Fronts, Banks, Athene- 
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Court House, School Houses, Churches, Railway Stations, 
Stables and Carriage Houses, Out-Buildings, Summer 
Houses, Ice Houses, Boat House, Gateways, and Fences; in¬ 
cluding a Double Plate, showing a Street View of Twelve 
Dwellings, and a variety of miscellaneous Exterior and In¬ 
terior Designs and Details for Plaster, Wood, Brick, and 
Stone Finish ; also, Descriptive Letterpress, Specifications, 
New York Form of Contract, Schedule of Charges endorsed 
by the American Institute of Architects, etc. Elevations, 
Plans, and Details to Scale. 
2 Volumes. Large Quartos. Vol. 1 contains Plates 1 to80, 
Vol. 2, Plates 81 to 160, each strongly bound In half leather, 
sent free by mail on receipt of price, $18.00. When desired, 
the Volumes will be supplied separately on receipt of $9.00. 
BICKNELL’S 
Village Builder, with Supplement. 
Shows Elevations and Plans for Cottages, Villas, Subur¬ 
ban Residences, Farm Houses, Stables and Carriage Houses, 
Store Fronts, School Houses, Churches, Court Houses, and 
a Modern Jail. Also Exterior and Interior Details for Pub¬ 
lic and Private Buildings, with approved form of Contract 
and Specifications, containing Seventy-seven Plates, drawn 
to Scale, giving the Style and Cost of Building in different 
parts of the country, being an original work, comprising the 
Designs of 20 Architects, representing the New England, 
Middle, Western, and South-Western States. One large 
Quarto Volume. Price, witli Supplement, Post-paid, $12.00. 
SUPPLEMENT TO 
Bicknell’s Village Builder, 
Contains Twenty Plates, showing Eighteen Modern and 
Practical Designs for Country and Suburban Residences of 
Moderate Cost, with Elevations, Plans, Sections, and a Va¬ 
riety of Details, all drawn to Scale ; also, a full set of Spe¬ 
cifications, with approved form of Contract, and Estimates 
of cost. One superb quarto volume. Price, post-paid, $5.00. 
Carpenters and Builders’ Assistant, 
And Wood-Workers’ Guide. 
By L. D. GOULD, Architect and Practical Builder. 
Containing Twenty-three Plates, fully described. Also, 
Tables of the Strength of Materials, Length of Braces, 
where the Run is given, and Length of Run where the Brace 
is given, Technical Terms used by Carpenters, etc., etc. 8vo. 
volume, bound in cloth. Price, post-paid, $3. 
The American Stair-Builders’ Guide. 
By L. D. GOULD. 
Illustrated by 32 Original Plates fully described and drawn 
to scale. One 8vo. volume, price, post-paid, $4.00. 
Guillaume’s Interior Architecture. 
Containing Twelve Folio Plates, showing Twelve Designs 
and Eight Sections for Doors, Stairs, Window Finish, Man¬ 
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French and Italian Style. One folio volume, flexible cloth, 
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A REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION OF 
Hallett’s Specifications, 
To which has been added the Form of Contract in general 
use in the City of New York, which has also been revised, 
and now first published in its present form. Blank specifica¬ 
tions for Frame Houses, costing from Two Thousand to 
Twenty Thousand Dollars, carefully written by William T. 
Hallett, Architect. They consist in their various sections 
of Carpenter and Joiner, Tinner, Plumber, Slater, Painter, 
and Mason. Printed on large nize letter-paper, and neatly 
bound in paper cover. Price, $1.75 per set, 
Hallett’s Builder’s Contracts, 10 Cts. 
Loth’s Practical Stair-Builder, $10.00. 
Full duplicate Sets of ©rawings for 
ATWOOD’S 
Swiss Gothic Model Frame Cottage. 
Comprising all the working Plans, Elevations, principal 
Exterior and Interior Details, as follows: Plates 1, 2,3, and 
4, size 22x28 in., show all the Elevations and Plans, scale, 
4 feet to an inch. Price, $5. Plates 5 and 6, size 22x28 in., 
show the principal Exterior and Interior Details, scale, J i 
full size. Price of Details, including complete Specifica¬ 
tions and Bill of Materials, $5.00. 
Wither’s Church Architecture. 
Illustrated with Plans, Elevations and Views of Twenty- 
one Churches and Two School-Houses, Photo-lithographed 
from Original Drawings ; also, full descriptive letter-press, 
which includes numerous Erigrayings on Wood, showing 
construction and Details. One large volume of fifty-one 
9x14 plates, substantially bound in extra cloth, sent by mail 
or express, to any part of the United States, upon receipt of 
price, $15.00. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
345 Broadway, New York. 
