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Practical ’Dairy MaMry. 1 
A Complete Trcatixc on Dairy Farms 
and Farming, 
Dairy Stock and Stock Feeding, 
IVIIlk, Its Management and manu¬ 
facture Into Butter and Clieeae, 
History and mode of Organization of 
Butter and Cheese Factories, 
Dairy Utensils, Etc., Etc. 
BY S. A. WILLARD, A. HI., 
Dairy Husbandry Editor of Moore’s Rural New- 
Yorker, Lect urer tn Cornell Un iversity, Maine 
Agricultural College, Etc., Etc, 
This Is the most full, practical and reliable work 
on Dairy IIu»bandry extunt; indeed the only one 
which describes the recent great improvements In 
the Dairy Uusiness. it is highly commended by lead¬ 
ing Agricultural and other Influential Journals, and 
must speedily become (In fact is already) the ,Stand- 
urd and only Authority, it will pay every one en¬ 
gaged in any branch of dairy business, or who keeps 
n single now, to obtain and study this work. 
Practical dairy Husbandry embraoes 546 
Large Octavo I* 11 gen, is handsomely and fully 
Illustrated, printed on superior paper, and elegantly 
bound. It Is a Subscription Rook, and a liberal com- 
misstpu is given Agents who canvas* Counties. * 0 . 
1 he Agent* of the LtiuaL New-Yorker (especially 
those in Dairy regions) will u.iweUtotry the sale of 
this work, lo any person rcaldlug where there Is no 
Agent,or who cannot wait for one. tho Ihibllsher will 
send a copy of the work, post-paid, on receipt of the 
price. fJ—-(or for the book and Rural New-York¬ 
er one year.) Address 
D. D. T. HlOOttK, Publisher, 
?S Dunne tat., New Yolk. 
Moore’s Rural New-YorkKb.—S ee advertise- 
nient of tills oelebrnted Agricultural paper In un- 
other column Mr. Moore has had some financial 
difficulty outside of 111 * paper, but not wo bad but. 
what he will be able to furnish (he best Agricultural 
paper In the country. Give him a lilt, you farmers, 
for whom he lias done so much In vears past. He 
deserves your Biipport now, and let him have it with 
u liberal hand, and ho will give von a paper well 
worth the money. Cattaraugus (N. r. i ChronteU. 
Moore's Rural New-Yorker has become the 
beet agricultural ami family paper In the United 
8 tales, it is not only devoted to agriouRuro, but to 
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PRESS OPINIONS OF THE P, P. P. BOOK. 
From tb. Kims*, F»m«r. 
U Pkactical PootTHV Book.— For a thorough and 
coinplo Work, It la lh« mo»l ronolto rdi) d!r.ct of any poultry book 
Wo lirr act|Utt|nt«d with. Thor. * re .logic pugtn worth tho prlco of 
tho l* IO k to arty one who loo]., fowl.. 
From the New England Homestead. 
It I, tho u.n.t colnpl.L.. work of the klad^ver publi.bed, and con¬ 
tain. everything anybody wi.be. to know about breed, of fowl., with 
. ,,. r * ,'! 8 ‘ fattonlng and proper care of all »orU of tho featherod 
tribe, fully «nj attractively pictured out. 
From the Country Gentleman. 
Tmb author provenU a bonk which will be a convenient addition to 
lu« Iitnary of any poultry keeper. 
From tbe N. Y. Daily Sun. 
“ lK l, 0 ' t 46 ? vcr >’ P cr,uu wash who keepe domeotlc 
eitlKir lor prolit or pleasure. 
From the Plantation, Atlanta. Ga. 
Ai.l the varieties of poultry, uaeful and ornamcuU), Incubator., 
poultry bourses, packing hole., etc., are llln,trated. All necessary 
Instructions in breeding and rearlug poultry are given mluutelyand 
puuUry should be in tho lmndA of all who are raining 
From the Mluhlgiut Fanner* 
It isI the American poultry book of the time*, without doubt, and 
Mr. Moore \» entitled to n vote of thonka for brlftging it out aa well 
an Mr. Lowia for writing it, 
Frumthe low* HoineaUiul. 
In this work we have’ doubtleas, all the reliable Information that 
could be obtained, aud it Is one that la much needed. 
From the Christian Union, 
Tns authorhas quoted, with good judgment, alike from books and 
paper?, and hm iliustrMted hU page* with abundant wood cuU. 
Middle-Men, 
thus reducing the COST of their mercliunillse very 
materially. 
We fill an order for 
A Single Article 
as carefully and promptly as a large order, and in¬ 
vite the patronage of individuals, “clubs," Ac. 
Everything comes within our province, from 
A NEEDLE TO A STEAM ENGINE! 
Our commission is small, ahd always uniform. 
Explaimiorj' Circulurs, 
which give full aud complete Information regarding 
the Agency, mailed on receipt of stamp. 
We will not be responsible for moneys, unless sent 
by Kxpress, P. O. Money Order, Registered Letter or 
Draft on New York. 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
C. H. XI. REDDING, 
Manager iCural Purchasing Agency, 
Rural New-Yorker Office, New York. 
ty P. O. Box 5tail. 
The Rural New-Yorker, founded by D. D. T. 
MOORE, is one of the best, u not tne best, agricul¬ 
tural papers published in this countr y. YVe certainly 
know of none which so exactly fills onr Idea of a 
paper for the farmer and his fireside us does this 
journal. Mr. MoOHR uints to make the Rural such 
a paper as *hull delight the hospitable housekeeper, 
? lve instruction and amusement to thn young, and 
urnlsli pleasant reading to all whether In country 
pr town. Taking the last Issue a* a specimen num¬ 
ber we can truly say U fulfill* all these conditions, 
and heartily commend It to id!,—Dtrprr IN. J.) Mail. 
Moore's Rural New-Yorker, Instead of being 
diminished in Its usefulness by tbe deeply regretted 
llnitnchil embarrassment of Its venerable rounder, 
which we hope will be only temporary, comes to us 
not only a* bright and full of Information as here¬ 
tofore, but improved. There Is no evidence of Us 
fulling; on the contrary, It shows sign* of life more 
vigorous and progressive than ever, whloh encour- 
ace us Id hall its visits with renewed pleasure.- 
Maryland lamar. 
lowJ«, e ihur lor urolit nr nlftjunr# r -- - mi 1 7 1 ... *> vvu aiin« from DOCK* and 
> «or pront or pleasure. 1 papers, gad hm illastruted LU pogee with abundant wood cut*. 
Practical Poultry Book ts Profusely Illustrated, containing Over One 
JHundied Fine Engravings, many of them from Original Designs by the best artists. Sent by mail 
postage prepaid, on receipt of the price, which Is only fl.50. Address ’ 
D. D. T. MOORE, Publisher, 
Rural New-Yorker Office, New York City 
, ^F. ItAL Nxv» -\ okker.— 'Wo feel a special interest 
In ltd* excellent paper, not only for Its character as 
a first-class American Journal, but for the reason 
that an eflort ha* been made by some of Its Jealous 
coiemporartos to Injure It* credit and good name In 
eon*ei]ueuco of the temporary embarrassment of its 
onterpr.Blng aud very worthy editor. But the Rural 
New-Yorkkr “still lives.' with no such word as 
fad, and will continue to hold Its place In the front 
rank of Agricultural journals. - Chaifield (Minn.) 
Democrat. 
MooHK'k Rural New-Yorker.—^T his king of Ag- 
rlciillural pa pans hnh entered upon its twenty-flfin 
year, under the cuost favorable Hxispices. It is the 
duterinJuuMon oi its publishers to furulsh a brighter 
and better paper than ever. In style, type, matter 
and editorial ublllty, there is no paper of Its kind 
that at all compares with it .—Trempealeau ( Wit.) 
Republican. 
