Agriculture, Farming and Forestry.
Agriculture and Irrigation. Kinsley D. Doyle. Demy 8vo. 288 pp. 19/- net.
Contents.—The Soil. Fertilizers. Irrigation. Wells and Pumping. Dry Farming and Economics. Pastures, Natural and Artificial. Notes on Forests, Cattle, Pigs and Carobs. Runs and Farms for Sheep and Ostriches. Cereals. Apples. Asparagus. Onion and Potatoes. Citrus Orchards. Grapes, Walnuts and Pistachio Nuts. Some Special Industries. Some Tropical Fruit. Tropical Plantations. Planting and Sowing for Oil. Tropical Agriculture.
Dairy Laboratory Guide. C. W. Melick, B.S.A., M.S. Crown 8vo. With 52 Illustrations.
Soils and Manures. J. Alan Murray, B.Sc. Extra Crown 8vo. 8/6 net.
Contents.—Preface. Introductory. The Origin of Soils. Physical Properties of Soils. Chemistry of Soils. Biology of Soils. Fertility. Principles of manuring. Phosphatic Manures. Phospho-Nitrogenous Manures. Nitrogenous Manures. Potash Manures. Compound and Miscellaneous Manures. Potash Manures. Compound and Miscellaneous Manures. General Manures. Farmyard Manure. Valuation of Manures. Composition and Manurial Value of Various Farm Foods. Index.
The First Book of Farming. Charles L. Goodrich. With 87 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 7/6 net.
Contents.—General Principles Underlying Plant Culture. Introduction to Plants. Roots. Soils. Relation of Soils to Water. Forms of Soil Water. Loss of Soil Water. Soil Temperature. Plant Food in the Soil. Seeds. Planting. Spading and Ploughing. Harrowing and Rolling. Leaves. Stems. Flowers. Soil Fertility as Affected by Farm Operations and Farm Practices. Fertile Soils. Soil Water. After-Cultivation of Crops. Farm Manures. Commercial Fertilizers. Rotation of Crops. Farm Drainage. Glossary.
Commercial Egg Farming. S. G. Hanson. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. 7th Impression. 1/9 net.
A practical handbook based on the experience of the successful poultry farmer. Deals with breeding, incubating, brooder-house management, colony houses, laying houses, and the co-operative marketing of eggs. Tables showing outlay required for establishing farms of various sizes are included.
Utility Ducks and Geese. Their successful Rearing, Management, and Marketing. J. W. Hurst, Poultry Correspondent of “The Field.” Crown 8vo. Illustrated. 2/6 net.
Insect Pests and Plant Diseases in the Vegetable and Fruit Garden. F. Martin Duncan, F.R.M.S., F.R.P.S., Author of “Our Insect Friends and Foes,” “Wonders of Insect Life,” “Cassell’s Natural History,” etc. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. 3/6 net.
The object of this little book is to give in as brief and concise a form as possible a simple account of those Insect Pests and Plant Diseases with which the Allotment-holder and Gardener will be most likely to meet in the course of their labours. Keeping in mind that this work is intended for the help of the Amateur, care has been taken so far as possible to avoid the use of technical terms, and to explain their meaning when it was considered necessary.
Farm Animals: How to Breed, Feed, Care For and Use Them. E. V. Willcox, Ph.D., M.A., U.S.A. Department of Agriculture. With over 60 Full-page Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 10/- net.
Coniferous Trees. Being a Concise Description of each Species and Variety, with the most recently approved Nomenclature, list of Synonyms, and best Methods of Cultivation. A. D. Webster, Author of “Practical Forestry,” “The Forester’s Diary,” etc. Demy 8vo. 320 pages. 28 Plates. 21/- net.
A complete manual on conifers, with chapters on the economic aspect, the quality and value of British grown timber, soils and situations most suited to the trees, their characteristics, means of propagation and the enemies to which they are subject.
Estate Economics. Andrew Slater, Gold Medallist of the Highland and Agricultural, and of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Societies; late Land Agent to the War Department in the Southern, Northern, and Scottish Commands; and previously Land Steward to their late Majesties Queen Victoria and King Edward at Osborne. Demy 8vo. Fully Illustrated. 10/- net.
Contents.—The Origin of Soils. The Drainage of Soils. Embanking of Rivers. Roads, etc.: Their construction and Maintenance. Fences and Gates, etc.: Division (1) Preliminary; (2) Hedges; (3) Walls; (4) Wooden Fences; (5) Gates, etc. Building, etc.: Division (1) Preliminary; (2) Hay Sheds; (3) Sheep Folds; (4) Motive Power. Water Supplies. Sewage Drains, etc. The Utilisation of Land: Division (1) Preliminary; (2) Manuring; (3) Cultivation; (4) Permanent Pastures; (5) Hay Meadows; (6) Water Meadows; (7) Orchards; (8) Upland Pastures; (9) Reclamation of Land. Motor Traction. Forestry: Division (1) Preliminary; (2) The Tree and its Life History; (3) British Forest Trees; (4) The Nursery; (5) The Formation of Woodland Crops; (6) The Management of Woodland Crops; (7) The Treatment of Matured Woodland Crops; (8) The Disposal of Woodland Crops; (9) The Valuation of Woodland Crops; (10) Forest Working Plans; (11) General; (12) The Preservation of Timber.
Forests, Woods and Trees in Relation to Hygiene. Augustine Henry, M.A., F.L.S., M.R.I.A., Professor of Forestry, Royal College of Science, Dublin. Demy 8vo. Fully Illustrated with Maps and Photographs. 18/- net.
Contents.—The Influence of Forests on Climate. The Sanitary Influence of Forests. Forests as Sites for Sanatoria. Parks in Town and Municipal Forests. Trees in Towns. Afforestation of Pit Mounds. Afforestation of Water Catchment Areas. Conditions affecting the Planting of Water Catchment Areas. Trees for Water Catchment Areas and for General Planting. Water Catchment Areas in England and Wales. Water Catchment Areas in Scotland. Water Catchment Areas in Ireland. Index.
Indian Trees. An Account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody Climbers, Bamboos and Palms, Indigenous or Commonly Cultivated in the British Indian Empire. Sir Dietrich Brandis, K.C.I.E., Ph.D.(Bonn), LL.D.(Edin.), F.R.S., F.L.S., F.R.G.S., and Hon. Member of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, of the Society of American Foresters, and of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Assisted by Indian Foresters. New Edition in Preparation. 40/- net.