AGRICULTURE, FARMING, GARDENING, &c.
Reading edition
THE COMPLETE GRAZIER AND FARMER’S AND CATTLE BREEDER’S ASSISTANT.
A Compendium of Husbandry. Originally Written by William Youatt, Fourteenth Edition, entirely Re-written, considerably Enlarged, and brought up to Present Requirements, by William Fream, LL.D., Assistant Commissioner, Royal Commission on Agriculture, 1893, Author of “The Elements of Agriculture,” &c. Royal 8vo, 1,100 pp., with over 450 Illustrations, handsomely bound.
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Summary of Contents.
Book I. On the Varieties, Breeding, Rearing, Fattening and Management of Cattle.
Book II. On the Economy and Management of the Dairy.
Book III. On the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Horses.
Book IV. On the Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening of Sheep.
Book V. On the Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening of Swine.
Book VI. On the Diseases of Live Stock.
Book VII. On the Breeding, Rearing, and Management of Poultry.
Book VIII. On Farm Offices and Implements of Husbandry.
Book IX. On the Culture and Management of Grass Lands.
Book X. On the Cultivation and Application of Grasses, Pulse and Roots.
Book XI. On Manures and their Application to Grass Land and Crops.
Book XII. Monthly Calendars of Farmwork.
⁂ Opinions of the Press on the New Edition.
“Dr. Fream is to be congratulated on the successful attempt he has made to give us a work which will at once become the standard classic of the farm practice of the country. We believe that it will be found that it has no compeer among the many works at present in existence.... The illustrations are admirable, while the frontispiece, which represents the well-known bull, New Year’s Gift, owned by the Queen, is a work of art.”—The Times.
“The book must be recognised as occupying the proud position of the most exhaustive work of reference in the English language on the subject with which it deals.”—Athenæum.
“The most comprehensive guide to modern farm practice that exists in the English language to-day.... The book is one that ought to be on every farm and in the library of every land owner.”—Mark Lane Express.
“In point of exhaustiveness and accuracy the work will certainly hold a pre-eminent and unique position among books dealing with scientific agricultural practice. It is, in fact, an agricultural library of itself.”—North British Agriculturist.
“A compendium of authoritative and well-ordered knowledge on every conceivable branch of the work of the live stock farmer; probably without an equal in this or any other country.”—Yorkshire Post.
FARM LIVE STOCK OF GREAT BRITAIN.
By Robert Wallace, F.L.S., F.R.S.E., &c., Professor of Agriculture and Rural Economy in the University of Edinburgh. Third Edition, thoroughly Revised and considerably Enlarged. With over 120 Phototypes of Prize Stock. Demy 8vo, 384 pp., with 79 Plates and Maps, cloth
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“A really complete work on the history, breeds, and management of the farm stock of Great Britain, and one which is likely to find its way to the shelves of every country gentleman’s library.”—The Times.
“The latest edition of ‘Farm Live Stock of Great Britain’ is a production to be proud of, and its issue not the least of the services which its author has rendered to agricultural science.”—Scottish Farmer.
“The book is very attractive, ... and we can scarcely imagine the existence of a farmer who would not like to have a copy of this beautiful and useful work.”—Mark Lane Express.
NOTE-BOOK OF AGRICULTURAL FACTS & FIGURES FOR FARMERS AND FARM STUDENTS.
By Primrose McConnell, B.Sc., Fellow of the Highland and Agricultural Society, Author of “Elements of Farming.” Sixth Edition, Re-written, Revised, and greatly Enlarged. Fcap. 8vo, 480 pp., leather.
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Summary of Contents: Surveying and Levelling.—Weights and Measures.—Machinery and Buildings.—Labour.—Operations.—Draining.—Embanking.—Geological Memoranda.—Soils.—Manures.—Cropping.—Crops.—Rotations.—weeds.—Feeding.—Dairying.—Live Stock.—Horses.—Cattle.—Sheep.—Pigs.—Poultry.—Forestry.—Horticulture.—Miscellaneous.
“No farmer, and certainly no agricultural student, ought to be without this multum-in-parvo manual of all subjects connected with the farm.”—North British Agriculturist.
“This little pocket-book contains a large amount of useful information upon all kinds of agricultural subjects. Something of the kind has long been wanted.”—Mark Lane Express.
“The amount of information it contains is most surprising; the arrangement of the matter is so methodical—although so compressed—as to be intelligible to everyone who takes a glance through its pages. They teem with information.”—Farm and Home.
BRITISH DAIRYING.
A Handy Volume on the Work of the Dairy-Farm. For the Use of Technical Instruction Classes, Students in Agricultural Colleges and the Working Dairy-Farmer. By Prof. J. P. Sheldon. With Illustrations. Second Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“Confidently recommended as a useful text-book on dairy farming.”—Agricultural Gazette.
“Probably the best half-crown manual on dairy work that has yet been produced.”—North British Agriculturist.
“It is the soundest little work we have yet seen on the subject.”—The Times.
MILK, CHEESE, AND BUTTER.
A Practical Handbook on their Properties and the Processes of their Production. Including a Chapter on Cream and the Methods of its Separation from Milk. By John Oliver, late Principal of the Western Dairy Institute, Berkeley. With Coloured Plates and 200 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“An exhaustive and masterly production. It may be cordially recommended to all students and practitioners of dairy science.”—North British Agriculturist.
“We recommend this very comprehensive and carefully-written book to dairy-farmers and students of dairying. It is a distinct acquisition to the library of the agriculturist.”—Agricultural Gazette.
SYSTEMATIC SMALL FARMING.
Or, The Lessons of My Farm. Being an Introduction to Modern Farm Practice for Small Farmers. By R. Scott Burn, Author of “Outlines of Modern Farming,” &c. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“This is the completest book of its class we have seen, and one which every amateur farmer will read with pleasure, and accept as a guide.”—Field.
OUTLINES OF MODERN FARMING.
By R. Scott Burn. Soils, Manures, and Crops—Farming and Farming Economy—Cattle, Sheep, and Horses—Management of Dairy, Pigs, and Poultry—Utilisation of Town-Sewage, Irrigation, &c. Sixth Edition. In One Vol., 1,250 pp., half-bound, profusely Illustrated
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FARM ENGINEERING, The COMPLETE TEXT-BOOK of.
Comprising Draining and Embanking; Irrigation and Water Supply; Farm Roads, Fences and Gates; Farm Buildings; Barn Implements and Machines; Field Implements and Machines; Agricultural Surveying, &c. By Professor John Scott. In One Vol., 1,150 pp., half-bound, with over 600 Illustrations
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“Written with great care, as well as with knowledge and ability. The author has done his work well; we have found him a very trustworthy guide wherever we have tested his statements. The volume will be of great value to agricultural students.”—Mark Lane Express.
THE FIELDS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
A Text-Book of Agriculture. Adapted to the Syllabus of the Science and Art Department. For Elementary and Advanced Students. By Hugh Clements (Board of Trade). Second Edition, Revised, with Additions. 18mo, cloth
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“It is a long time since we have seen a book which has pleased us more, or which contains such a vast and useful fund of knowledge.”—Educational Times.
TABLES and MEMORANDA for FARMERS, GRAZIERS, AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS, SURVEYORS, LAND AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, &c.
With a New System of Farm Book-keeping. By Sidney Francis. Fifth Edition. 272 pp., waistcoat-pocket size, limp leather
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“Weighing less than 1 oz., and occupying no more space than a match-box, it contains a mass of facts and calculations which has never before, in such handy form, been obtainable. Every operation on the farm is dealt with. The work may be taken as thoroughly accurate, the whole of the tables having been revised by Dr. Fream. We cordially recommend it.”—Bell’s Weekly Messenger.
THE ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTS AND THEIR PRACTICAL LESSONS FOR FARMERS.
Part I. Stock. Part II. Crops. By C. J. R. Tipper. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“We have no doubt that the book will be welcomed by a large class of farmers and others interested in agriculture.”—Standard.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS.
A Handbook for the Practical Farmer. By Bernard Dyer, D.Sc. (Lond.) With the Text of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act of 1893, &c. Third Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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“This little book is precisely what it professes to be—‘A Handbook for the Practical Farmer.’ Dr. Dyer has done farmers good service in placing at their disposal so much useful information in so intelligible a form.”—The Times.
BEES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
A Guide to the Manipulation of Bees, the Production of Honey, and the General Management of the Apiary. By G. Gordon Samson. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth
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BOOK-KEEPING for FARMERS and ESTATE OWNERS.
A Practical Treatise, presenting, in Three Plans, a System adapted for all Classes of Farms. By Johnson M. Woodman, Chartered Accountant. Second Edition, Revised. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“The volume is a capital study of a most important subject.”—Agricultural Gazette.
WOODMAN’S YEARLY FARM ACCOUNT BOOK.
Giving Weekly Labour Account and Diary, and showing the Income and Expenditure under each Department of Crops, Live Stock, Dairy, &c., &c. With Valuation, Profit and Loss Account, and Balance Sheet at the End of the Year. By Johnson M. Woodman, Chartered Accountant. Second Edition. Folio, half-bound
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“Contains every requisite form for keeping farm accounts readily and accurately.”—Agriculture.
THE FORCING GARDEN.
Or, How to Grow Early Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables. With Plans and Estimates for Building Glasshouses, Pits and Frames. With Illustrations. By Samuel Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“A good book, containing a great deal of valuable teaching.”—Gardeners’ Magazine.
A PLAIN GUIDE TO GOOD GARDENING.
Or, How to Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers. By S. Wood. Fourth Edition, with considerable Additions, and numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“A very good book, and one to be highly recommended as a practical guide. The practical directions are excellent.”—Athenæum.
MULTUM-IN-PARVO GARDENING.
Or, How to Make One Acre of Land produce £620 a year, by the Cultivation of Fruits and Vegetables; also, How to Grow Flowers in Three Glass Houses, so as to realise £176 per annum clear Profit. By Samuel Wood, Author of “Good Gardening,” &c. Sixth Edition, Crown 8vo, sewed
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“We are bound to recommend it as not only suited to the case of the amateur and gentleman’s gardener, but to the market grower.”—Gardeners’ Magazine.
THE LADIES’ MULTUM-IN-PARVO FLOWER GARDEN.
And Amateur’s Complete Guide. By S. Wood. Crown 8vo, cloth
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“Full of shrewd hints and useful instructions, based on a lifetime of experience.”—Scotsman.
POTATOES: HOW TO GROW AND SHOW THEM.
A Practical Guide to the Cultivation and General Treatment of the Potato. By J. Pink. Crown 8vo
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MARKET AND KITCHEN GARDENING.
By C. W. Shaw, late Editor of Gardening Illustrated. Cloth
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“The most valuable compendium of kitchen and market-garden work published.”—Farmer.