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Soils and Crops of the Farm.

By George E. Morrow, M. A., and Thomas F. Hunt. The methods of making
available the plant food in the soil are described in popular language. A
short history of each of the farm crops is accompanied by a discussion of
its culture. The useful discoveries of science are explained as applied in
the most approved methods of culture. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. $1.00

American Fruit Culturist.

By John J. Thomas. Containing practical directions for the propagation and
culture of all the fruits adapted to the United States. Twentieth
thoroughly revised and greatly enlarged edition by Wm. H. S. Wood. This
new edition makes the work practically almost a new book, containing
everything pertaining to large and small fruits as well as sub-tropical
and tropical fruits. Richly illustrated by nearly 800 engravings. 758 pp.,
12mo. $2.50

Fertilizers.

By Edward B. Voorhees, director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station. It has been the aim of the author to point out the underlying
principles and to discuss the important subjects connected with the use of
fertilizer materials. The natural fertility of the soil, the functions of
manures and fertilizers, and the need of artificial fertilizers are
exhaustively discussed. Separate chapters are devoted to the various
fertilizing elements, to the purchase, chemical analyses, methods of using
fertilizers, and the best fertilizers for each of the most important
field, garden and orchard crops. 335 pp. $1.00

Gardening for Profit.

By Peter Henderson. The standard work on market and family gardening. The
successful experience of the author for more than thirty years, and his
willingness to tell, as he does in this work, the secret of his success
for the benefit of others, enables him to give most valuable information.
The book is profusely illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. $1.50

Herbert's Hints to Horse Keepers.

By the late Henry William Herbert (Frank Forester). This is one of the
best and most popular works on the horse prepared in this country. A
complete manual for horsemen, embracing: How to breed a horse; how to buy
a horse; how to break a horse; how to use a horse; how to feed a horse;
how to physic a horse (allopathy or homoeopathy); how to groom a horse;
how to drive a horse; how to ride a horse, etc. Beautifully illustrated.
Cloth, 12mo. $1.50

Barn Plans and Outbuildings.

Two hundred and fifty-seven illustrations. A mo