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=Soils and Crops of the Farm.=
By George E. Morrow, M. A., and Thomas F. Hunt. The methods
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=American Fruit Culturist.=
By John J. Thomas. Containing practical directions for the
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=Fertilizers.=
By Edward B. Voorhees, director of the New Jersey
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=Gardening for Profit.=
By Peter Henderson. The standard work on market and family
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=Herbert's Hints to Horse Keepers.=
By the late Henry William Herbert (Frank Forester). This is
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