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Hospitality for Birds 
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ence of wild fruit in a locality,” we other shrubs and trees may well engage 
are assured by an expert, “always the attention of everyone who is pre¬ 
serves to protect domestic varieties, es- paring a home-estate; and for five cents 
pecially when the wild trees or shrubs he may obtain from the Superintendent 
are of the same kinds as the cultivated of Documents in Washington a pam- 
ones and ripen earlier; among those phlet (Separate No. 642) that contains 
most useful for the purpose are mul- a long list of plants suitable to attract 
berry, wild blackberries and strawber- birds and protect fruit. Let him at the 
ries, Juneberry, wild cherry and elder- same time ask for Farmers’ Bulletins 
berry.” The planting of these and 844 and 912. 
A Row of House & Garden Books 
Thk Tree Book. By Inez N. McFee. 
Frederick A. Stokes Co. 
The Tree Book by Inez N. McFee is 
much more than merely a collection of 
technical facts. These it contains in 
plenty and in addition is a fund of in¬ 
formation concerning the life and work 
of trees that makes this book not only 
a necessary addition to our library but 
an extremely interesting one as well. 
The history and individual traits of 
all the important American species as 
well as foreign trees that have become 
acclimated here, are told in a manner 
that immediately claims our interest 
and holds it. In connection with this 
is some fascinating tree lore. The charm 
and mystery of great trees are as potent 
today as when the dryads only knew 
their secret. And they have kept it 
well. 
The authoress has approached her 
subject with something more than sound 
knowledge of its myriad phases. Some¬ 
thing more is there. Something infin¬ 
itely precious, a human quality, born of 
love and understanding and an ability 
to pluck out the heart of the mystery 
of mighty, age-old giants of the forest. 
Farm Management. By Jacob Hiram 
Arnold. The Macmillan Co. 
Primarily the object of this book is 
to rouse the interest of the reader in 
the study of farm management. This 
subject received scant attention for a 
long time, and it is only in recent years 
that people have begun to realize the 
importance of giving more thought to so 
necessary an object. 
Mr. Jacob Hiram Arnold is eminently 
fitted to write such a book, being agri¬ 
culturist in the office of Farm Manage¬ 
ment in the United States Department 
of Agriculture. He seeks to interest, 
rather than overwhelm the reader with 
specific technical facts. 
There is much information on the dif¬ 
ferent types of farms, ranging from the 
small areas of cultivated land in moun¬ 
tainous regions; areas only large enough 
to produce food for the family and a 
few animals, to the vast plains region of 
the West, which, owing to its fertile 
land and low rainfall, has succeeded in 
developing such commercially successful 
farms on a large scale. 
For the prospective farm purchaser is 
a chapter on “Advantages Gained by 
Situation.” Here the relative value of 
farm lands from Kentucky to Maine, 
from Vermont to Idaho, is pointed out 
as regards climatic condition, soil, etc. 
And in a following chapter is told how 
the farmer may circumvent Nature and 
secure those same advantages by means 
of control, to manage his affairs in such 
a way that these advantages can be his 
in whatever location he chooses. 
The problem of crops and livestock, 
together with the business methods that 
lead to the highest efficiency are taken 
up in a clear, comprehensive manner. 
The book throughout is written with 
admirable simplicity and will be invalu¬ 
able to the farmer who has been, is, or 
will be a success. 
The Hen at Work. By Ernest Cobb. 
G. P. Putnam's Sons. 
An interesting introduction to this 
most useful book of Mr. Cobb’s is con¬ 
tained in “.A. Word From Uncle Sam,” 
Uncle Sam in this instance being the 
United States Government Bulletin. To 
quote, “In every household, no matter 
how economical the housewife, there is 
a certain amount of table scraps and 
kitchen waste which has feeding value, 
but which, if not fed, finds its way into 
the garbage pail. 
“Poultry is the only class of domestic 
animals which is suitable for converting 
this waste material, right where it is 
produced in the city, into wholesome 
and nutritious food in the form of eggs 
and poultry. 
“Each hen in her pullet year should 
produce ten dozen eggs. The average 
size of the back-yard flock should be at 
least ten hens. Thus each flock would 
produce 100 dozen of eggs. 
“By keeping a back-yard poultry flock 
the family would not only help in re¬ 
ducing the cost of living, but would 
have eggs of a quality and freshness 
which are often difficult to obtain. 
“Remember that eggs produced by the 
back-yard flock cost very little, as the 
fowls are fed largely upon waste mate¬ 
rials.” 
Thus says Uncle Sam, but it is not all 
such a simple matter, as some of us 
know from bitter experience. 
If anyone is interested in the broad 
subject of poultry raising, he would do 
well to get this book, for it contains all 
kinds of valuable information. All the 
different breeds are discussed in detail; 
their characteristics and fitness for cer¬ 
tain localities are considered and also the 
various methods of housing. In addition 
there are chapters on the care and rais¬ 
ing of poultry, breeding for eggs, hatch¬ 
ing with incubators, and a chapter on 
poultry diseases. 
Poultry raising is no longer the hit or 
miss undertaking it used to be. It has 
now grown to be a science. So if one 
is contemplating an excursion into this 
field, future trouble may be prevented 
by a little study of Mr. Cobb’s book. 
The Making of a Flower Garden. By 
Ida D. Bennett. Frederick A. Stokes 
Co. 
There is something fundamentally 
wrong with the man or woman who 
does not honestly love a garden. There 
are plenty who say they do, for Nature 
worship has long been a fad with the 
few, and like most fads is founded on 
some great truth. The dilettante to 
whom an orchid means nothing more 
than a fitting complement to a pretty 
girl and a daisy as something utterly be¬ 
yond the pale, has no place here. It is 
to the vast majority of people whose 
lives are made up of real things, to 
whom a garden is as much a part of 
their daily existence as breakfast, that 
this book will truly appeal. People who 
see in a rose something more than its 
exquisite perfection, and to whom a gar¬ 
den in full bloom can summon an emo¬ 
tion not quite like anything else in the 
world—“thoughts that do often lie too 
deep for tears”-—this kind of person is 
not content to be merely an admiring 
onlooker. He must help to create one of 
the things that lie nearest the heart, 
must be of the garden and contribute his 
share in the work that means ultimate 
{Continued on page 92) 
