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Breeding, Rearing. Feeding, and General Manage¬ 
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Bommer’s Method of Making Manures. 
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George Bommer. 8vo. 90 pp. 
Boussingault’s Rural Economy.$1.60 
Rural Economy in its relations with Chemistry, Phys¬ 
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the Preservation and Use of Manures, the Nutrition 
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Robert Buist. Cloth, 12mo., 216 pp. 
Chorlton’s Grape-Grower’s Guide.75 
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Cobbett’s American Gardener.75 
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William Cobbett. Cloth, 12mo., 230 pp. 
Cole’s American Fruit Book.75 
Containing Directions for Raising, Propagating, and 
Managing Fruit-Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, with de¬ 
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Dadd’s Modern Horse Doctor.$1.50 
Containing Practical Observations on the 
Causes, Nature, and Treatment of Diseases and 
Lameness of Horses ; embracing the most recent and 
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of Health. Illustrated. By Geo. n. Dadd, M.D., 
Veterinary Surgeon. Cloth, 12mo., 432 pp. 
Dadd’s American Cattle-Doctor-. .$1.50. 
To Help Every Man to be liis own Cattle-Doctor. A 
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giving the necessary information for preserving the 
Health and Curing the Diseases of OXEN, COWS, 
SHEEP, and SWINE, with a great variety of original 
Recipes, and valuable information on Farm and Dairy 
Management. 12mo, 359 pp. 
Dana’s Muck Manual..$1.25 
A Manual for Farmers ; treating of Soils, Manures, 
Composts, etc., and especially of the important subject 
of using MUCK, the great natural fertilizer of the coun¬ 
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Eastwood’s Complete Cranberry Manual 75 
Giving directions for the cultivation in different locali¬ 
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Benj, Eastwood. Cloth, 12mo, 120 pp. 
