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Willard’* Practical Dairy Ilunbundry _ 
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Allen's (I,. F.) American fettle. 2 00 
Do. New American Farm Book... 2 60 
Do. Diseases of Domestic Animals.. 1 IJO 
Do. Rural Architecture.. 1 50 
American Bird Fancier.. 20 
American Homology (211(1 I Illustrations) Warder.. 8 00 
Ainerlcan Practical ConkerY. 1 76 
American Rose CulturlH .... 80 
American WbeatWaRurlst(Todd).... .. 2 00 
Architecture, Natlonnl (Gao. E. Woo.lwurd).12 00 
Atwood's Country and Suburban Hi uses,....... 1 60 
Barry-* Fruit Oarnier, (new edition).. 2 50 
E ee Keepers' Ten Book, Paper, the.; Cloth...... 76 
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Bomoier’s M«t)iOd <>f Making Manures.. 26 
Brook's Book of Blowers (new).. 1 76 
Bridgnmuti’s Oarilnnnr’a Assistant. 2 60 
Bulat's Family Kitchen Gardener. 1 00 
Do. Flower Garden -... 1 50 
Carpentry Made K«#y(tnw). 6 00 
Chemistry of the Farm (Nichols). 1 26 
Chorlton’s Grape Grower's Guide. 75 
Cidnr Maker's Manual...... 160 
Clatnr’s New 111. Cattle Doctor.colored plates... 0 00 
Cole’s American Fruit Book. 76 
Cole’s American Veterinarian. 76 
Colton Culture (Lyman . 1 60 
Crack Shut (Barber). 1 76 
Cranberry Culture (J. J. White). 1 26 
Dadd's American Cuttlu Doctor. 1 50 
Do Modern Horse Doctor. 1 60 
Dana’s Muck Manual. 1 26 
Darwin's Variations of Animals and Plants. (I (10 
Dead Shut: or, Sportmau's Complete Guide. 1 76 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Tv-ves of America. 
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Do. liurni Essays. 3 50 
Drainage for profit and Health. 1 60 
Dyer and Color Maker's Companion. 1 26 
Eastwood’s Cranberry Culture. 76 
Elliot's bawu and Shade Trees.... . 1 60 
Everybody’s bawycr... .. 2 00 
Every Woman tier Own Flower Gardener (new). 
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Farm Drainage (II, F. French).. . I 60 
Farm Implements and Machinery (J. J. Thomas) I 60 
Field's Ihtar Culture. 125 
Fishing in American Waters (floottl. 3 60 
Do. Mllnh Cows and Dairy Farming. 2 60 
Forest Tree* (Brvant). I 6(‘ 
Frank Forrester’s Field tniorts (2 vols.). 8 Co 
Do. Flsll and Fishing (100 engravlugs). 5 00 
Do. Manual for Young Hpurtsmeu ... 1 00 
Fuller's Illustrated Htrawhurry Culturlnt. 20 
Do. Forest Tree Culturlnt. . l 60 
Do. Small Fruits (Illustrated)... l 60 
Fulton's Peach Culture. A Hand-Book and 
Guido to Every Putt i >r.. . 1 mj 
Gardening for Pro* ( Henderson)... 1 50 
Gurdontng for the Aoiith (White's),. 2 00 
Grape Cultiirlst (A. 3. Fuller). 1 60 
Gray’s Manual of Botany and Lessons. 3 00 
Do. School and Field Hunk of Botany. I 50 
Do. How Plants Grow (600 Illustrations). 1 13 
Do. Introduction to structural an 1 Systematic 
Botanv and Vegetable Physiology (l„i00 illus.). 3 50 
Guenon on Milch cows. 76 
Gun, Bod and Saddle.... .. 1 60 
Harney's Barns. Outbuildings and Furious.10 00 
Harris on Insuctn.. ... 4 00 
Do. on the Pig Breeding, Management, Ac. I 60 
Hatfield's American House Carpenter. 3 60 
Hints to Horse Keepers (Herbert’s). i 76 
High Farming without Manure. 40 
Holly's Art of Saw-Filing.. . 76 
Holly's Carpenter's Hand Book (now). 7b 
Hooper's Dog and Gun. 30 
Heopes' Hook of Evergreens. 3 00 
Hop Culture... 40 
How Crops Feed... 2 00 
How Crops Grow.... 2 00 
blunter und Trapper. I 00 
Husmann's Grapes and Wine. 1 60 
Humpy's NwlJona' Cottngr Architecture. (I 00 
Indian Corn : Its Value. Culture unu Uses. I 60 
Jennings on Cattle and t.belr Diseases.. 1 76 
Do. Horse and Ms Discuses. 1 76 
Do. Horse Training Made Easy.. 1 26 
Do. Sheep, Swine and Poultry. 1 76 
Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry. 1 76 
Do. Klpmeniti Agricultural Chemistry.. 1 50 
Kemp’s Landscape Gardening. 2 50 
Langstrotb on the Hive «.nd Hope? Bee. 2 00 
Lewis' American Sportsman. . 2 76 
Lightning Rods, and Iji-’W to On-iruut Them, 
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Manual of s iux and Hemp Culture. 2S 
Manual uf Tobacco Culture. 26 
Manual of Wood Carving.. 3 00 
Mayhew’s Illustrated Horse Management. A 00 
(Jo. Illustrated Horsu Doctor... . . 8 00 
Mechanic's Companion (Nicholson). 3 00 
Mechanics for Mill w rig his. Machinists and others 1 60 
Miles on Horse’s Foot (cloth). 76 
Modern Cookery (by Miss Acton ana Mrs. 8. J. 
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McClure’s Diseases of Horse, Cattle and 8heep. 2 00 
Money In the Garden, by P. T. (Juinn... 1 M) 
Norris’ FlsU Culture.... 1 76 
Norton’s Elements Soteutiffo Agriculture. 76 
Union Culture .. 28 
Our Farm of Four Acres . 30 
Pardee on Strawhorry Culture. 75 
Parsons on the Bose ... 126 
Pear Culture for Profit (P. T. (julnn). 1 00 
Pedder'a Land Measure... 80 
Practical and Bclenilfic Fruit Culture (Baker)... 4 00 
Praotlcai Floriculture (I*. Henderson).... 1 50 
Practical Poultry Keeper (L. Wright). 2 00 
Practical Shepherd (Randall).. 2 00 
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(JUDihy's Mysteries of llee Keeping... 1 60 
Quincy on dolling Cattle. ] 26 
UnnUall’s Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry. ] (X) 
Do. Sheep Husbandry In the South. 1 60 
Richardson on the Dog. . 30 
BKUnders Domestic Poultry. 40 
Bohewok’s Gardeners' Text-Book. 73 
iTorlbner's Produce Tables. 30 
Do. Ready Reckoner and Log Book.. 30 
girnnsnn s Horse Portraiture — Breeding. Rear¬ 
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Bix Hundred Recipe*..... 1 76 
Bketeton Leaves.. 2 00 
Skillful Housewife. 76 
black’s Trout Culture (new). 1 so 
Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 1 60 
Tegeitueler’s Poultry Book (colored elates). 9 00 
Tegetmeier’s Pigeon Book (colored plates). 6 00 
Ten Acres Enough. ... . 160 
The Boston Machinist (FUxgeruld). 76 
The Dug (by Dluks, May hew aud Hutchinson).. 3 Of) 
TheDog(uew)... .. 2 60 
The Horse (8tonehengn). Hvo„ 632 pp. 3 60 
The Mule (ltlley)—A Treatise on the Breeding 
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The People's Practical Poultry Book...... 1 80 
Thomas’ Am. 7'ruit Culturist (480 Illustrations). 3 UO 
’ Trapper's Quids 'Newhouse). 2 00 
Trout Culture (Seth Green). 100 
Trowbridge's (Mrs. Laura) Excelsior Cook Book 
i.oa Housekeeper’s Aid. 1 26 
W.rdor’s Hedges and Evergreens. 1 60 
Warmg’s Elements of Agriculture... 1 tJU 
Watson’s American Home Garden. 2 00 
Well Digging aud Boring. 40 
Western rrutl Growers' Guide (Elliott).. 1 60 
Wheeler's Homes for the People. 8 00 
Do. Rural Uornos... 1 00 
Window Gardening (XI.T. Williams)..... 1 60 
Woodruff's Trotting Horse of America. 2 26 
Woodward's Graperies and Hort'l Buildings .... 1 50 
Do.Country Homes. 160 
Do. Cottages and Farm Houses... 1 60 
Do. Huburban and Country Houses. 1 U) 
Youatt aud Spooner on the Horse... 1 60 
Youait and Martin or. Cuttle. 160 
Youatt and Martin on the Hog. I % 
Youatt on Sheep..........j.. 100 
Yonman's Hand-Book of Household Bctenoe.... 176 
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