WORKS ON AGRICULTURE, THE HORSE, & DOG.
Reading edition
Published by D. Appleton, & Co.
THE FARMER'S HAND-BOOK
Being a Full and Complete Guide for the Farmer and Emigrant. Comprising—The Clearing of Forest and Prairie Lands; Gardening; Farming Generally; Farriery; The Management and Treatment of Cattle; Cookery; The Construction of Dwellings; Prevention and Cure of Disease; with copious Tables, Recipes, Hints, &c., &c. By Josiah T. Marshall. One volume, 12mo., illustrated with numerous wood engravings. Neatly bound. Price $1; paper cover, 62½ cents.
"One of the most useful books we ever saw."—Boston Post.
RURAL ECONOMY,
In its relations with Chemistry, Physics, and Meteorology; or, Chemistry applied to Agriculture. By J. B. Bouissangault. Translated, with Notes, etc., by George Law, Agriculturist. 12mo, over 500 pages, $1 50.
"The work is the fruit of a long life of study and experiment, and its perusal will aid the farmer greatly in obtaining a practical and scientific knowledge of his profession."—American Agriculturist.
THE FARMER'S MANUAL:
A Practical Treatise on the Nature and Value of Manures, founded from Experiments on various Crops, with a brief account of the most Recent Discoveries in Agricultural Chemistry. By F. Falkner and the Author of "British Husbandry." 12mo, 50 cts.
THE FARMER'S TREASURE:
Containing "Falkner's Farmer's Manual," and "Smith's Productive Farming," bound together. 12mo, 75 cents.
STABLE ECONOMY:
A Treatise on the Management of Horses, in relation to Stabling, Grooming, Feeding, Watering, and Working. By John Stewart, Veterinary Surgeon. With Notes and Additions, adapting it to American Food and Climate, by A. B. Allen. 12mo, illustrated with 23 Engravings, $1.
"No one should build a stable or own a horse without consulting the excellent directions for stabling and using the horse, in this book of Stewart's. It is an invaluable vade mecum for all who have the luxury of a stable."—Eve. Mirror.
THE HORSE'S FOOT;
AND HOW TO KEEP IT SOUND.
With Illustrations by William Miles, Esq., from the Third London Edition, with 23 plates. Price 25 cents.
This work has received the unqualified recommendation of the Quarterly, the Edinburgh, and the Reviews generally, of England. The price of the English copy is $3.
"It should be in the hands of every owner or friend of the horse."
DOGS: THEIR ORIGIN AND VARIETIES.
Directions as to their general Management. With numerous original anecdotes. Also Complete Instructions as to Treatment under Disease. By H. D. Richardson. Illustrated with numerous Wood Engravings. 1 vol. 12mo, 25 cts. paper cover, 38 cts. cloth.
This is not only a cheap, but one of the best works ever published on the Dog.
THE BOOK OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE:
A Cyclopædia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, and Trades; including Medicine, Pharmacy, and Domestic Economy, designed as a compendious Book of Reference for the Manufacturer, Tradesman, Amateur, and Heads of Families. By Arnold James Cooley, Practical Chemist. Illustrated with numerous Wood Engravings. Forming one handsome volume, 8vo, of 464 pages. Price $2 25, bound.
TREATISE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING:
Adapted to North America, with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences—
Comprising Historical Notices and General Principles of the Art, Directions for
Laying Out Grounds and Arranging Plantations, the Description and
Cultivation of Hardy Trees, Decorative Accompaniments of the
House and Grounds, the Formation of pieces of Artificial
Water, Flower Gardens, etc., with remarks on Rural
Architecture. A new edition, enlarged,
revised and newly illustrated.
By A. J. Downing, author of "Designs for Cottage Residences," etc.
A new and improved edition, 8vo., illustrated, $3 50.
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RIKER, THORPE & CO., 129 Fulton st., New York.
"There is no work extant which can be compared in ability to Downing's volume on this subject. It is not overlaid with elaborate and learned disquisition, like the English works, but it is truly practical."—Louisville Journal.
"Mr. Downing's works have been greatly influential in recommending among us that life which has always seemed to us the perfection of human existence—the life of men of education, living upon and cultivating their own farms."—Cour. and Enq.
"The principles he lays down are not only sound, but are developed on a uniform system, which is not paralleled in any English work."—Prof. Lindley's Chronicle, London.
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