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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Aug.  27 
Many  thousands  of  progressive  farmers 
believe  The  R.  N.-Y.  to  be  the  best  of 
farm  journals  for  them.  We  sincerely 
believe  it  to  be  the  best  farm  newspaper 
in  existence.  Yet  it  is  ever  improving 
and  before  long  other  new  and  popular 
features  will  be  added.  Our  readers  know 
whether  we  are  given  to  vain  boasting, 
whether  we  try  to  make  wind-bags  look 
like  cannon  balls  by  mere  talk.  American 
farmers  are  getting  to  demand  not  only 
the  “best’’  going,  but  also  the  best  that 
can  be  made.  Only  when  we  make  The 
Rural  New-Yorker  that  shall  we  be 
satisfied,  BECAUSE  WE  WANT  500,- 
000  READERS  !  Is  that  a  laudable 
ambition  ?  Do  you,  dear  sir,  share  in  it  ? 
Criticize  this,  your  paper,  all  you  please, 
so  long  as  you  do  it  with  the  desire  for 
its  improvement.  In  it  you  are  getting 
for  a  few  cents  a  week,  the  results  of 
what  costs  nearly  $50,000  a  year  to  pro¬ 
duce.  So  say  your  say  to  help  make  it  as 
good  as  may  be. 
Soon  we  shall  present  for  your  consid¬ 
eration  a  programme  which  we  believe 
will  make  you  glad  to  help — if  not  so 
already — bring  in  some  of  those  500,000 
readers.  Meanwhile  we  fire  the  first  shot 
of  the  campaign  with  an  offer  of  three 
months’  new  trial  subscriptions  for  25 
cents.  Free  sample  copies  do  not  pay. 
People  don't  value  what  costs  nothing. 
A  three  months’  acquaintance  often  ripens 
into  permanent  friendship.  Will  you 
help  the  acquaintance  ? 
Agricultural  news. 
Italy  sends  5,000,000  eggs  to  England  every  week. 
It  Is  stated  that  the  California  prune  crop  this 
year  will  not  be  65  per  cent  of  last  year’s. 
The  largest  oak  now  standing  in  England  is  the 
“  Cowthorpie,”  which  measures  78  feet  in  circumfer¬ 
ence  at  the  ground. 
Grasshoppers  In  countless  numbers  have  been  de¬ 
stroying  entire  fields  of  oats  In  Huron  County,  and 
adjoining  counties,  Ohio. 
The  Dismal  Swamp,  of  Virginia,  where  many  a 
fugitive  slave  has  perhaps  been  engulfed,  has  been 
sold  to  Thomas  Hallentine,  a  millionaire  farmer  of 
that  State. 
The  San  Francisco  Board  of  Health  complains  of 
the  adulteration  of  milk,  mainly  with  water,  and  im¬ 
pure  water  at  that,  and  wonder  is  expressed  that  the 
death  rate,  especially  among  infants,  Is  not  higher 
than  It  is. 
The  sixth  annual  convention  of  the  Association  of 
American  Agricultural  Colleges  and  Experiment  Sta¬ 
tions  will  meet  In  New  Orleans,  November  15,  at  noon, 
with  headquarters  at  the  St.  Charles  Hotel.  Pro 
grammes  will  be  issued  later. 
Reports  from  the  California  vineyards  seem  to 
show  that  the  grape  business  is  being  overdone 
there.  They  are  producing  more  wine  than  can  be 
readily  disposed  of,  and  the  result  is  a  glut  in  the 
market  and  a  tumble  In  prices. 
A  car-load  ol  melons,  which  are  said  to  be  the 
largest  shipped  this  year  in  any  part  of  the  United 
States,  left  Charleston,  Mo.,  the  other  day  over  the 
Wabash.Road.  The  car  contained  1,000  melons,  and 
the  average  weight  was  40  pounds  each. 
The  usual  Presidential  year  hens  have  put  in  their 
appearance.  One  resides  In  Bath,  Me.,  and  the  initials 
“  B  H.,"  are  clearly  marked  on  her  eggs.  Another 
dwells  in  Little  Peddllngton,  Mo.,  and  the  letters 
“G.  C.,”  are  distinctly  embossed  on  hers. 
The  farmers  of  southwest  Georgia  have  good  rea¬ 
son  to  congratulate  themselves  on  having  tried  fruit 
raising  in  preference  to  cotton.  This  present  season 
is  one  of  greater  abundance  than  ever  before,  and,  as 
prices  are  good,  the  farmers  are  finding  their  ven¬ 
ture  most  profitable. 
Heavy  storms  are  sweeping  over  Spain  and  are 
doing  an  immense  amount  of  damage.  The  rain  is 
falling  in  torrents  and  is  destroying  the  grape  and 
olive  crops.  Floods  along  the  rivers  have  also  done 
immense  damage  to  crops,  live  stock  and  farm  build¬ 
ings  and  other  Improvements. 
Mrs.  Wilson,  wife  of  “  Tama  Jim  ”  Wilson,  the  well- 
known  writer  and  politician,  and  at  present  the  Di¬ 
rector  of  the  Experiment  Station  at  the  State  Agri¬ 
cultural  College  at  Ames,  la.,  committed  suicide  the 
other  day,  drowning  herself  at  Squaw  Creek,  at  the 
college  farm.  Poor  health  is  assigned  as  the  cause. 
At  Kansas  City  the  newly  projected  Armour  Pack¬ 
ing  Company  plant  is  being  constructed  as  rapidly 
as  possible,  with  the  men  working  day  and  night. 
One  building  is  being  put  up  500x192  feet,  84  feet  high, 
and  three  others  about  300x192  and  84  feet  high,  in 
addition  to  smaller  structures. 
Reports  from  the  great  storm  a  week  ago  in  Minne¬ 
sota  are  to  the  effect  that  it  was  general  throughout 
the  State,  and  that  the  damage  to  crops  was  very  ex¬ 
tensive.  Whole  fields  were  laid  waste,  the  grain 
being  so  badly  beaten  down  and  lodged  as  to  be 
almost  worthless.  Some  hail  accompanied  the  storm 
in  different  sections. 
Mrs.  N.  E.  Beasley,  of  Chicago,  is  the  inventor  of  a 
plan  for  the  construction  of  a  pipe  line  lor  transport¬ 
ing  grain.  The  plan  is  to  lay  pipes  from  Chicago  to 
the  Atlantic  coast,  the  grain  to  be  carried  in  a  contin¬ 
uous  ventilated  shaft  at  the  rate  of  12  miles  an  hour. 
A  working  model  is  to  be  erected  in  Chicago  this  fall. 
Grain  men  in  New  York  know  nothing  of  Mrs.  Beas¬ 
ley  or  her  alleged  Invention. 
The  suffering  among  the  laboring  classes  of  the 
Mexican  population  on  both  sides  of  the  upper  Rio 
Grande  is  appalling,  owing  to  failure  of  crops  due  to 
droughts  lust  broken  after  three  years.  Many  fami¬ 
lies  have  been  living  for  days  on  cactus  plants  and 
mesquite  beans.  Many  children  have  died  of  fever 
and  billlousness.  The  relief  committees  Issue  four 
pounds  of  corn  to  each  person  a  week — merely  enough 
to  keep  the  life  in  their  bodies. 
The  rapid  emigration  of  the  English  agricultural 
population  to  the  cities  is  attributed  by  those  who 
have  attentively  studied  the  problem  to  the  growing 
dullness  of  village  life.  The  old  feasts,  the  fairs  and 
the  games  have  for  the  most  part  disappeared.  Thus, 
while  there  is  vastly  more  cricket  (the great  national 
game)  played  in  England  than  50  years  ago,  it  is  not 
played  by  the  same  classes.  In  the  old  day-long 
matches  on  the  village  greens  the  elevens  were 
mostly  made  up  of  laborers.  They  are  so  no  longer. 
Some  time  since  the  government  of  Ontario,  Can¬ 
ada,  appointed  a  commission  to  investigate  the  sub¬ 
ject  of  dishorning  cattle.  After  a  thorough  investi¬ 
gation  in  different  parts  of  the  province,  it  has  just 
reported  that  the  cruelty  of  the  practice  has  been 
greatly  exaggerated  by  its  opponents,  and  that  the 
advantages  to  cattle  themselves,  as  well  as  their 
owners,  amply  justify  it.  Similar  reports  have  come 
from  official  Investigating  committees  in  different 
parts  of  this  country  and  of  Europe,  and  there  can 
no  longer  be  any  doubt  that  the  operation,  properly 
performed,  Isas  justifiable,  uneconomic  and  human¬ 
itarian  grounds,  as  spraying  or  castration. 
Condensed  Correspondence 
Iowa,  Des  Moines,  Polk  County.  August  6.— 
This  has  been  one  of  the  most  unfavorable  seasons 
ever  known  for  farming  in  central  Iowa.  Our  spring 
was  late,  cold  and  wet,  and  we  had  heavy  rains,  at¬ 
tended,  in  many  sections,  with  hail  and  heavy  winds 
during  June  and  July.  Now  our  weather  is  nearly 
perfect  for  crops,  except  that  the  nights  are  rather 
cool.  As  compared  with  the  crops  of  1891,  corn  is 
growing  fast  now,  though  there  are  many  late  and 
foul  fields.  Acreage,  110:  condition,  95.  Winter 
wheat — very  little  ever  sown  here— about  as  much 
this  season  as  usual,  and  the  yield  and  quality  are 
good.  The  same  can  be  said  of  rye,  barley  and  buck¬ 
wheat.  Oat  acreage,  100;  condition,  50.  The  crop 
was  damaged  somewhat  by  rust  and  too  much  wet, 
and  was  a  week  or  more  late,  but  is  now  about  all 
harvested.  Hay  acreage,  100;  condition,  100.  The 
crop  was  excellent,  and  while  some  of  that  harvested 
early  was  damaged  somewhat  by  rain,  a  large  crop 
has  been  or  is  being  put  up  in  good  condition. 
Some  fields  were  allowed  to  get  too  ripe  while  wait¬ 
ing  for  weather  fit  to  cure  the  crop. 
More  millet  was  sown  this  year  than  usual,  as  there 
was  so  much  land  that  was  too  wet  to  plant  with 
early  crops.  The  crop  is  doing  finely.  Early  pota¬ 
toes,  acreage  75;  condition,  75.  This  crop  was  dam¬ 
aged  by  too  much  rain  and  there  have  been  indica¬ 
tions  of  rot;  but  as  our  weather  has  cleared  up,  we 
hope  to  escape  much  loss  from  this  source.  The  late 
crop  is  poor;  it  was  too  late,  a  bad  stand,  badly  cul¬ 
tivated  and  there  will  be  a  short  crop.  The  white 
grub  is  very  bad  on  potatoes.  Sweet  potatoes  about 
an  average  crop.  Fruit  nearly  an  entire  failure— a 
few  berries  and  grapes,  but  very  few  apples,  no 
plums,  nor  were  there  more  than  a  few  cherries. 
Blight  and  mildew  bad  on  fruit  trees.  Vegetable 
crops  generally  light.  Pastures  good  and  stock  gen¬ 
erally  in  good  condition— plenty  of  good  stock  water. 
We  have  passed  the  danger  line  for  drought  this  sea¬ 
son,  as  there  is  now  moisture  enough  to  finish  all 
crops.  Prices  are  good  and  there  is  a  good  demand 
for  nearly  all  farm  products.  While  many  of  our 
crops  are  short,  yet  we  shall  have  enough  and  some 
to  spare  in  most  lines,  though  if  we  have  any  winter 
apples,  we  will  have  to  look  to  some  other  section  for 
them.  i>.  g.  white. 
MARYLAND,  MY  MARYLAND. 
1  respond  with  pleasure  to  The  Rural's  desire  to 
place  before  its  readers,  particularly  young  working¬ 
men,  the  merits  of  one  among  “various  sections”  for 
settlement.  To  its  older,  “comfortably  fixed”  read¬ 
ers  I  would  say,  “It  would  be  pleasant  to  have  you 
with  us,  to  enjoy  you  socially  and  intellectually,  and 
money  seems  to  be  the  great  thing  needed  to  de¬ 
velop  our  section,  but  we  are  engaged  in  making  a 
new  country  on  this  plateau  of  the  Alleghenies,  and 
I  am  much  afraid  you  would  not  be  content  with  nor 
adapt  yourselves  to  the  crudities  necessarily  incident 
to  all  new  sections.” 
Why  is  it  new?  Because  till  of  late  the  land  has 
been  held  in  large  tracts— Ex-Governor  Thomas,  for 
example,  owned  about  40,000  acres  in  one  body.  This, 
however,  has  not  precluded  railroads,  as  we  have 
the  B.  &  O.  and  W.  Va.  &  C. — nor  schools,  churches, 
etc.,  for  tenants  and  villages  required  these.  With 
regard  to  healthfulness,  it  may  be  said  that  the  air  is 
rare,  electrical  and  stimulating,  the  thermometer 
sometimes  goes  to  20  degrees  below  zero,  but  I  have 
never  known  eight  inches  of  frost  in  the  ground,  nor 
the  mercury  to  rise  above  92  degrees  in  the  shade  in 
summer ;  the  streams  rising  from  the  numerous 
clear,  cold  springs,  abound  in  trout,  and  the  pro¬ 
tracted  droughts  of  lower  altitudes  and  sparsely 
wooded  sections  are  unknown;  neither  mosquitoes, 
malaria  nor  consumption  thrives  in  such  a  climate, 
but  rheumatism  Is  aggravated.  As  to  markets,  as 
New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore  keep  prices 
practically  the  same  throughout  the  East  for  all  the 
staples  and  we  are  but  18  hours'  ride  from  the  first 
and  six  from  the  last  city,  a  fair  price  for  our  sur¬ 
plus  is  assured.  But  this  being  at  present  principally 
a  mining  and  lumbering  country,  we  seldom  have  a 
surplus  of  much  except  wool,  and  so  get  for  our  pro¬ 
duce  about  50  per  cent  more  than  we  could  in  the 
large  cities. 
Land  can  be  bought  at  from  $5  to  $15  per  acre,  and 
Is  generally  adapted  to  the  growth  of  all  crops  raised 
in  central  New  York.  This  county— Garrett— is  es¬ 
pecially  adapted  to  sheep,  cows,  potatoes,  celery  and 
cranberries.  Timber  is  mostly  hard  wood.  The  na¬ 
tives  generally  lack  enterprise,  but  the  land  is  being 
rapidly  settled  by  others- -five  houses  have  gone  up 
(or  are  doing  so)  within  the  last  year- the  nucleus  of 
a  colony  of  New-Yorkers. 
The  greatest  advantage  of  all  for  this  section  is  the 
respect  which  is  accorded  a  young  man  for  living 
within  his  means  while  making  his  fight  for  a  farm 
of  his  own.  This  is  not  the  case  in  the  East;  the 
pressure  to  put  all  on  one’s  back,  table  or  turnout, 
and  the  social  ostracism  to  those  who  set  their  face 
like  a  flint  against  all  such  extravagances,  are  more 
than  most  high-spirited  young  couples  can  endure. 
Ere  many  years  the  case  will  be  the  same  here  too: 
but  those  who  get  a  start  now  will  then  be  able  to 
“  put  on  style,”  and  perhaps  enjoy  it  more  when 
they  themselves  are  the  leaders.  Last  July  I  was 
permitted  to  see  the  inventory  of  a  man  who  came 
here  six  years  ago  with  less  than  $50,  and  his  assets 
now  exceed  his  liabilities  more  than  $4,400.  He  is  a 
“  rustler,”  though,  and  his  “think  shop  ”  is  not  “to 
let.”  Politically,  Garrett  County  is  about  a  tie. 
There  is  no  colored  population.  I  am  in  no  way  con¬ 
nected  with  the  sale  of  land.  All  who  come  do  not 
like  it.  Some  are  looking  for  the  advantages  of  both 
old  and  new  sections  combined,  with  none  of  their 
disadvantages — an  impossible  Eldorado— but  all  who 
stay  have  a  hearty  welcome.  c.  t.  s. 
Crop  and  Market  notes. 
Eggs  are  improving  in  price,  if  not  in  quality.  Fine 
goods  are  promptly  taken  at  highest  quotations. 
Tomatoes  are  cheap  and  abundant — they  do  not 
promise  to  be  a  very  profitable  crop.  Let  us  hope 
they  will  not  drop  as  low  as  they  did  last  year,  when 
for  weeks  they  did  not  really  pay  for  picking  and 
marketing. 
New  Georgia  sun-dried  peaches  have  reached  us 
and  have  sold  for  10  and  12  cents.  They  are  very 
much  better  flavored  and  more  wholesome  than  the 
finest  evaporated  stock  which  is  made  beautiful  by 
sulphur  fumes. 
The  recent  blockade  of  freight  by  the  strike  kept 
back  large  shipments  of  meat,  and  nearby  veal,  etc., 
took  quite  a  little  upward  turn  on  account  of  the  in¬ 
creased  demand.  It  did  not  seem  to  help  poultry — 
prices  tumbled  in  that  line. 
There  has  been  a  lot  of  peach  trash  in  the  markets 
lately— the  premature  type,  with  curiously  mottled 
cheeks  and  flavorless  flesh.  It  is  the  courier  of  better 
goods,  we  hope,  which  will  soon  follow,  though  we 
are  not  to  have  any  great  crop  this  season.  The 
Georgians  have  about  disappeared  from  the  markets. 
The  apple  crop  of  England  is  reported  very  light; 
that  of  France  is  light,  and  of  Holland  as  very  small. 
Belgium  has  a  good  crop,  Germany  poor — not  nearly 
enough  for  its  own  use.  Denmark  has  a  good  crop, 
largely  Gravenstelns,  which  do  not  last  long.  What 
American  apples  we  have  to  spare  will  be  wanted 
abroad. 
Butter  holds  up  pretty  well  in  price,  but  it  rather 
looks  as  if  the  railroad  strikes  had  something  to  do 
with  it,  fears  being  entertained  that  supplies  may  be 
shut  off.  Trading  has  been  rather  dull,  though 
holders  have  been  firm  in  their  demands  for  quota¬ 
tions.  The  percentage  of  goods  selling  at  the  top 
quotations  is  very  small — smaller  than  most  people 
will  readily  believe. 
Careful  observations  in  Oneida  and  Otsego  Coun¬ 
ties,  N.  Y.,  within  the  past  week,  indicate  that  the 
hop  crop  in  that  section  will  be  below  the  average 
in  weight,  but,  so  far,  of  better  than  average  quality. 
Occasional  yards  are  seen  which  promise  from  1,500 
to  1,800  pounds  to  the  acre,  but  the  great  majority 
will  fall  below  the  average.  Reports  from  Belgium 
and  England  announce  “fair”  crops;  but  the  En¬ 
glish  product  is  inferior  in  size  and  strength.  En¬ 
gland  uses  about  450.000  bales,  and  from  the  present 
outlook  will  need  from  200.000  to  250,000 from  abroad. 
As  the  German  crop  is  reported  “down  to  last 
year's,”  this  country  will  probably  have  an  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  supply  most  of  the  deficiency,  so  that  pri¬ 
ces  here  should  be  highly  profitable— 27  to  28  cents 
are  named  as  a  starter,  though  some  are  reported 
as  holding  for  30  cents.  During  the  week  Palmer 
Seedlings  have  sold  in  the  New  York  city  markets 
for  27  to  27^j  cents. 
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The  Rural. 
Crimson  or 
German  Clover. 
( Also  called  Scarlet  Clover.) 
A  more  valuable  crop  than  this 
does  not  exist.  As  an  improver 
of  the  soil,  or  for  an  early  sum¬ 
mer  forage  or  hay  crop  it  is  un¬ 
surpassed.  As  a  green  manur¬ 
ing  crop  for  Grain,  Cotton  or 
Trucking  Crops,  it  gives  the 
very  best  results;  while  for  im¬ 
proving  poor  land  it  has  no 
equal.  First  introduced  in  Vir¬ 
ginia  fifteen  years  ago,  since 
which  time  its  growth  has  rapidly 
extended  until  now  it  is  largely 
grown  in  nearly  every  State  in 
the  Union. 
Circulars  giving  full  information 
free.  Price  of  New  Crop  Seed,  $6. 
per  bushel  of  6o  lbs. 
T.  W.  Wood  &  Sons, 
Seedsmen,  Richmond,  Va. 
Fall  Circular  giving  full  information  on  all  Seeds  for 
Fall  sowing,  ready  August  15th.  Mailed 
free.  Send  for  it. 
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American  Grape-Growing  and  Wine-Making. 
Husmann . 1.60 
Apple  Culture,  Field  Notes  on.  Bailey.  (90  p.;  111.)  .75 
Cranberry  Culture.  White.  (Ill.) . 1.25 
Cape  Cod  Cranberries.  Webb.  Paper . 40 
Florida  Fruits.  Harcourt.  (350  p.) . 1.25 
Fruit  and  Fruit  Trees  of  America.  Downing. 
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Grape-Growers’  Guide.  Chorlton.  (211  p.) . 75 
Grape  Culture.  Tryon . 25 
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How  to  Grow  Strawberries.  Knapp . 25 
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Orange  Culture.  Moore . 1.00 
Peach  Culture.  Fulton.  (200  p.) . 1.50 
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Propagation,  Art  of.  Jenkins . 30 
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Small  Fruits,  Success  with.  Roe . 1.50 
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Cabbages.  Gregory.  (25  p.) . 80 
Carrots  and  Mangold-Wurtzels . 80 
Cauliflowers.  Brill . 20 
Celery  Growing  and  Marketing:  A  Success. 
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Farm  Gardening  and  Seed  Growing.  Brill . 1.00 
Gardening  for  Profit.  Henderson . 2.00 
Garden— How  to  Make  it  Pay  Greiner.  (260p.;lll.)  2.00 
Melons,  How  to  Grow  for  Market.  Burpee . 30 
Mushroom  Culture.  Falconer . 1.50 
Onion  Culture  (The  New.)  Greiner . 50 
Onion-Raising.  Gregory . 30 
Onions:  How  to  Grow  for  Market.  Burpee . 26 
Peanut  Plant.  Jones . 50 
Squashes.  Gregory . 30 
Sweet  Potato  Culture.  Fltz . 60 
LIVE  STOCK,  POULTRY,  ETC. 
A  B  C  of  Bee  Culture.  Root. . 1.25 
Butter  Making.  Valentine  (English) . 35 
Dairyman’s  Manual.  Stewart . 2.00 
Feeding  Animals.  Stewart . 2.00 
Manual  of  the  Apiary.  Cook . 1.50 
Milch  Cows  and  Dairy  Farming.  Flint . 2.00 
Harris  on  the  Pig.  Joseph  Harris . 1.50 
Shepherd’s  Manual.  Stewart . 1.50 
Swine  Husbandry.  Coburn .  1.75 
Veterinary  Adviser.  James  Law . 3.00 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
A  B  C  of  Carp  Culture.  T erry . . . 35 
Agriculture.  Storer.  (2  vols) . 5.00 
Azalea  Culture.  Halllday.  (Price,  $2.)  Our 
special  price . . . 1.00 
Barn  Plans  and  Outbuildings .  1.50 
Botany.  Lessons  In.  Gray.  (226 p.;  111.) . 1.50 
Botany.  Manual  of.  Gray.  (800  p.;  plates)  ....  2.00 
Bulbs.  Rand.  (350  p.;  111.) . 2.50 
Camellia  Culture.  Halllday .  1.00 
Cactaceous  Plants.  Casele . 50 
Chrysanthemums.  Burbidge .  1.50 
Culture  of  Farm  Crops.  Stewart . . t  .50 
Draining  for  Profit  and  Health.  Waring . 1.50 
Ensilage  and  Silos.  Colcord .  .  ..1.00 
Every  Woman  Her  Own  Flower  Gardener.  Daisy 
Eyebright . 1.00 
Fertilizers.  Gregory . 40 
Gardening  for  Pleasure.  Henderson . 2.00 
Grasses  and  Forage  Plants.  Flint .  2.00 
Grasses.  -How  to  Know  Them  by  Their  Leaves. 
McAlpine  ■  . 1.00 
Hand-Book  of  Plants.  Henderson.  (520  p.;  lllp  4.00 
Home  Acre.  Roe . 1.56 
Home  Floriculture.  Rexford .  1.50 
Home  Florist,  The.  Long . 1.50 
Hop  Culture . 50 
How  Crops  Feed.  Johnson.  (400  p.;  111.) . 2.00 
How  Crops  Grow.  Johnson.  (375  p.)  . 2.00 
How  Plants  Grow  Gray.  (216  p.;  ill.)  .  ..  l.ofl 
How  the  Farm  Pays.  Henderson  &  Crozler . 2.50 
Insects  Injurious  to  Plants.  Saunders.  (425  p. ;  ill.)  2.04 
Insects,  Injurious.  Treat.  (270  p.;  111.) . 2.01 
Irrigation  for  Farm,  Garden  and  Orchard.  Stew-  • 
art . 1.50 
Landscape  Gardening.  Parsons . 3.50 
Manures,  Book  on.  Harris.  (350  p.) . 1.75 
Nature’s  Serial  Story.  Roe  .  2.50 
Nitrate  of  Soda  for  Manure.  Harris . .10 
Orchid  Culture.  Rand . 3.00 
Ornamental  Gardening.  Long .  2.00 
Practical  Floriculture.  Henderson .  1.50 
Practical  Forestry.  Fuller.  (280  p.;  111.) .  1.50 
Preparing  Vegetables  for  the  Table . 50 
Rhododendrons . 1.50 
Roses  in  the  Garden  and  Under  Glass.  Rider. 
(English) .  M 
Rural  Essays.  Downing... .  ...  3.0C 
Talks  Afield.  Bailey . 1.0C 
The  Dog.  Youatt . 2.50 
Timbers  and  How  to  Grow  Them.  Hartig  ...  .75 
The  Rose:  Its  Cultivation,  Varieties,  etc  Kll- 
wanger. . 1.25 
The  Silo  and  Silage.  A.  J.  Cook . 25 
The  Trees  of  Northwestern  America.  Newhall.  2.50 
Truck  Farming  at  the  South.  Oemler . 1.50 
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