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Ho. New A iMerlCun Far m Hook,. 2 50 
Ho. Diseases of I mine*tic Animal*.,.,.. I UO 
DO. Itural Architecture...... 1 60 
American Bird Fancier... . 30 
American Ponirtlogy 1290 111,ustratlon*) Warder.. 3 00 
American practical Cooker*.. 1 76 
American HoseCnlturtst. 30 
American Wheal Ctlliurlst (Todd)... 2 00 
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Atwood's# Country and Suburba n IloUseB,. I 60 
Barry'* FruIt Garden mew edition). 2 60 
Huo Keepers' Text llook, I'apor, 10c.; Cloth. V& 
Bnmeni'* Itanblt Kttnr.tm. . 30 
hieRneir* V11 In ire Ha Ildar (&& plate*. showing 
New and Pracileal Design*)...1(1 be 
Bummer's Maihoii of Making Manures...... 26 
Brook’* Book of Flowers (new). ....... 1 T6 
llridgciiuiii'ti Gardener's Assistant. 2 60 
Hoist's Family Kttehnn Uurdnnur. 1 00 
Do, Flower Garden..... 1 60 
Carpentry Made JCasy (new) . 6 Oil 
Chemistry of the Farm (Nichols)... 1 25 
Cliorllon's drape Grower's Guide... 16 
Cider Maker’s Manual... .. . . 1 50 
Culler's New III. Cuttle Doctor, colored ulatos... B 00 
Cole's A merlon a Fruit Hunk. 76 
Colo's American Veterinarian. 76 
Colton ' oltnre t Lyman ... i DO 
Crack Shot (Barber)....... l 75 
Cranberry Culture (.1..I. White). .. 125 
Dadd'* American Cattle Doctor. 1 60 
Do Modern Mortal Doctor... 1 60 
Dana's Muck Manual.. i 26 
Darwin’s Variation 1 ! Of Animals arid Plants,,,,.. It 00 
Dead Shot: or. SnortinHO’s c, mplete Guide. 1 75 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Tv neB of America. 
11lio pp.)..... 6 00 
Do. Kuntl Kss-iys.. 8 60 
Drainage for Protll, and Health. 1 60 
liter and Color Maker s <’, mpanlon. I 26 
least wood's Cranberry Cull ut'e.... 76 
Billot'* Lawn and Shade Trees. . 1 60 
Everybody's Lawyer... . 2 00 
(UVPrv Woman Her Own Flower Hardener (new). 
paper. 60c.; ciutn,. .. . l on 
F'.irui Drainage (U. F. I'lerudi), . .. I 50 
harm Implements mid Macllincry (,I. J. Thomas) 1 50 
Fluid's Pear Culture... 1 26 
r Umov In American Water* (Hoott).. 3 60 
li... Milch Cows and Hairy Farming. 2 ItO 
Forest Trees (Bryant).. .... 16 
I rack Forrester's Field sports (2 vols.) . II 
Du. Flsll and Flailing (llll) engraving*) .. & 00 
Ho. Manual for Young Sportumen. 3 On 
Fuller's llluai rated el rnwberry Culturlal. 20 
Do. ForestTree I'nlturist .. ..... 150 
Du. Bui all I'culia illliistrateu).. I 5 » 
6 niton's Peach Culture. A (land Book and 
Guide in Wvery P u ' >e . } mi 
Gardening for Pro' ; Henderson). I 50 
Uurdening for the Aontli (White's). 2 00 
Grape Hultijrlsl I A ri, Fufleyl... IN) 
Wray's Manual of Uotuny and l.essonu. 3 00 
Do. Hcdiool amt Fie d Book of Botany. 2 50 
Do, Mow Plants Grow (Bull illustration*). 1 12 
j>o. Introduction to struct,oral an I KVMunmtlo 
Uotaiiv and Vegetable Physiology llJKK) Ulus.). 3 50 
t.liionon on Milch Cows .... 76 
litin, Itod nnd Muddle. ... 1 50 
Harney's Barns. Outbuilding* and Fences,..10 00 
Harris Oli Insects.... 1 00 
Do. on the Pivt — Breeding, Management, Ac. X 50 
!liiLHold's American Hi due Carpenter. 3 60 
Hints to Hr,can Keepers lUerbort'*). I 75 
II lUb Far lump without Manure. 40 
11 Oily 'h AH of Maw-Fillup .. 75 
Holly s Carpenter's Hand Book inew) .. 75 
Hooper « Dorr and Gun. 30 
(Mopes' Hook of Evergreen*. 3 tO 
Hop Culture.. 40 
tJOW Crops 0‘eed..... 2 00 
How Crops Grow..... 2 00 
U enter and Trapper..... 1 00 
Hiismm.r's Grapes and Wine. I 60 
IIobscy's Nation*' Cottatto Architecture. I! 00 
Ionian l .01 II ; Its tfali.e, v iiitai e aoo l.ives. 1 50 
Jeumnas on I'au.io and r.lielr DUeases . .. 1 76 
Do. Horse and his DltPsitsCB... 1 76 
IFi. ilor-e Traitiimr Made Wasy. 1 26 
D i. -'Deep, Awlne and Poultry. ! 76 
.1 iliiision s Agricultural ( liemistry. . 1 76 
Inr. Klei.ents A vrrlnulln ral (bemlsliy..... I 6(j 
Kemp's Landscape Gardening. 2 60 
Dnugstrotb on the Hive and Honey nee. 2 00 
I.c«w»* American Sportsman. 1 it, 
Lightning Buds and Iluw to (A r.nuu :t 'I'hero. 
oy Junn Pnln.. 50 
ii .iitpo ol'bias and Hemp Culture.. 20 
Mr niilil of Toblli'e,-. ''a o me. ... , ... . . '25 
Manual of Wood Curving... 8 00 
Mnyoew s llln«trutcd tiur*o Management. J DO 
Do. Illustrated Horse Doctor. . 3 DO 
Mechanic's Comparibo iNieioiisoii).,. a 00 
Mechanics for Millwrights, Machinists and others 1 50 
Mtln.i on llor-se's Foot lelolli). 76 
vindoi' Cookery (by .dp# Acl .011 and Mrs. d. J. 
I tale)... ... 1 76 
McClure’s Diseases of Horse, Cattle and Mneep. 2 U0 
Money Id the Garden, rv I*. T. Quinn. 1 50 
Norris' Fish Culture. .. 1 75 
Norton's Elements rintantitta Agriculture . 76 
Onion Culture..... 20 
Our Farm of Four Acres . 30 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. . 75 
Parsons oil the llosc. . 1 26 
Pear Culture for Proflt if. T. Quinn). 1 00 
PeddurV I.aud Measure. HO 
X*raotloal und Scientific Fruit Culture (Baker),.. 4 00 
Practical Floriculture (P. Henderson). 1 60 
Practical Poultry Keiinir ID. Wright). 2 00 
Practical Sbcpbcr ' , Dill.dull). .. 2 DC 
Preservation of Birds’ Curb. 60 
Quillpy n .My»ierio.s m Dee Keeping.. 1 ho 
Qulmsy on Moiling (-tule.... 1 25 
Randall* K up Wool -neep Husbandry.... j 00 
Do. Sheet 11 i-baudi , In the South. ] 60 
Richardson on the J>‘ ►:.. . 30 
Baiindcrs Diiniri'Di: poultry. 40 
Schenck's G*irditu«r*’ I ext-Book. 73 
Scribner's Proclnco ’F - hies.... .. 30 
Do. Ui-ady fleckormi ml Dim Hook. 30 
(jliuDDi.n it Horse Portrait-lire — Breeding, Kcur- 
illk anq 'X'ritlrdng i rotter*.2 50 
Six Hundre-t lUolpca... I 76 
Skeleton Leavea...... 2 00 
Bklllfal lIoHBOw'fe. 76 
c lack’s Trout Culture mew). 1 60 
rite wart's (John/ Stable Book. . . 1 no 
Teen meler’s Poultry Book (colored plates). 11 uu 
Tcpettr: cost's Pigeon Hook (colored pates).. 6 00 
Ten Acres Enough..... 1 50 
The Boston Machinist 1 Fitzgerald 1. 76 
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Thu Hog 1 new)... 2 60 
The Horae (Stonehenge). 8vo., 622 pp. 3 50 
The Mule (Utley)—A Treatise on the Breeding 
Training and uses to which he noty be 4 >ut_ 1 6U 
Tho People’s Practical Poultry Book.. 1 66 
ThClUa*’ Am. Fruit t'lilturlsl (480 Illustrations). 3 00 
Trscuer’* Guid» ‘Nes buusei.. 2 00 
Trout Culture (Beth Green) — . 1 00 
Tr'wbridge’a (Mr*. Daunt) Wxcelslor Cook Book 
t.nd Housekeeper’s Aid..... 1 26 
W-rder’s Hedges and lilvergreens.. 1 60 
Warmg’s Klemonts of Agriculture.. 1 u0 
Watson's American Mo.m. Garci’ 1 ,.. 2 00 
Well Digging and Boriug....,. 40 
Western i)ru)l Growers' Guide(Killdtt) .. 1 60 
Wheeler’* Homes tor tho Pnoplo. 3 DO 
Do. Uur-vl Homes-.... 2 00 
Window Gardening (tl. T, William*). 150 
VVoodrnF'n Trotting Horse of America. 2 26 
Wood w d'8 Grapcrio* amt Hort'l Building*.... ! 
Do.Ojii try Home*.... ... ... i 60 
Do. Coil yea and Feral Houses.. . 150 
DO. Bub-rban and Country Houses . .. . 160 
Youatt t id ririooner on the Horse..... 1 50 
Youatl nd Mai tin or. Cuttle. 160 
Yonalt and Martin on the Hog. ) 0t 
Youatton Bhe< p.. 1 00 
Youman's Hand-Book of Household Science.,.. 1 7f 
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