1874.] 
[April, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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OF THE BEST MINERAL AND FARMING LANDS OF AMERICA. 
4,250,000 ACRES IN TH E S TATE OF NEBRASKA, 
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Am. Agri^Mlt,uriitt,mA address JOHN S. COLLINS. 
PEAR CULTURE 
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J3y P. T. QUINN, 
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ILLUSTRATED. 
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“ X. Pruning. 
“ XI. Manuring and 
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“ XII. Gathering Fruit. 
“ XIII. Marketing Pears. 
“ XIV. Profits. 
“ XV. Propagation, etc. 
“ XVI. Practical Sugges¬ 
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