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by Arthur 
Beaumont 
Covers the con- 
servation and use of 
organic matter for 
soil improvement, in- 
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and green manures. 
Explains fully the 
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and the mysteries of 
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$2. 
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gardening in connection 
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Garden Guide 
by 28 Authorities 
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the average home 
Every phase of 
Manures 
1001 Christmas Facts and Fancies 

The most complete 
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Christmas and its cele- 
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cards, celebration and 
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$2.50. 
The Gardener’s Bug Book 
by Dr. Cynthia Westcott 
New. The most 
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Over 1000 insects 
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with life history that 
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Garden Bulbs 
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oy cneren rland, 
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One of the best 
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$2.49. 
By M. G. Kains 
A practical guide 
to the selection and 
management of the 
smallfarm. Tells how 
to select, finance, 
stock and develop 
a place. It discusses 
fruit and vegetable 
crops, dairy cows, 
hogs, poultry and 
bees. Covers virtual- 
ly every problem of 
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390 pages. $2.50. 
Pay Dirt 
by 
Frank C. Pellett 
Combines the re- 
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latest developments 
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Farming and Gar- 
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242 pages. $3. 
A Living from Bees 

Vegetable Gardening in Color 

by Daniel J. Foley 
A picture encyclo- 
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How to Grow Roses 
by J. Horace McFarland and 
Robert Pyle 
A new edition of 
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$2. 
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the Home 
by Frank K. Balthis 
The latest book on 
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bulb, fern and _ foli- 
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lustrated. 172 pages. 
$3.50. 
Edible Wild Plants 
by Oliver P. Medsger 
The first complete 
handbook on Amer- 
ica’s wild menu. Al- 
most every edible 
plant of this country, 
grown outside of cul- 
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in detail. Indexed 
with scientific and 
common names. Sea- 
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