erican breeds are thoroughly
discussed, and the great advantage of using thoroughbred males
clearly shown. The work is equally valuable to the farmer who
keeps but few pigs, and to the breeder on an extensive scale.
By Joseph Harris. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 1.50
=Jones's Peanut Plant--Its Cultivation and Uses.=
A practical Book, instructing the beginner how to raise good
crops of Peanuts. By B. W. Jones, Surry Co., Va. Paper Cover, .50
=Barry's Fruit Garden.=
By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit and fruit-trees; the
author having had over thirty years' practical experience at
the head of one of the largest nurseries in this country. New
edition, revised up to date. Invaluable to all fruit-growers.
Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 2.00
=The Propagation of Plants.=
By Andrew S. Fuller. Illustrated with numerous engravings. An
eminently practical and useful work. Describing the process of
hybridizing and crossing species and varieties, and also the
many different modes by which cultivated plants may be
propagated and multiplied. Cloth, 12mo. 1.50
=Stewart's Shepherd's Manual.=
A Valuable Practical Treatise on the Sheep for American
farmers and sheep growers. It is so plain that a farmer, or a
farmer's son, who has never kept a sheep, may learn from its
pages how to manage a flock successfully, and yet so complete
that even the experienced shepherd may gather many suggestions
from it. The results of personal experience of some years with
the characters of the various modern breeds of sheep, and the
sheep-raising capabilities of many portions of our extensive
territory and that of Canada--and the careful study of the
diseases to which our sheep are chiefly subject, with those by
which they may eventually be afflicted through unforeseen
accidents--as well as the methods of management called for
under our circumstances, are here gathered. By Henry Stewart.
Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. 1.50
=Allen's American Cattle.=
Their History, Breeding, and Management. By Lewis F. Allen.
This Book will be considered indispensable by every breeder of
live stock. The large experience of the author in improving
the character of American herds adds to the weight of his
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