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.