WORKS ON RURAL AFFAIRS.
The Book of the Farm.
Detailing the Labours of the Farmer, Farm-Steward, Ploughman, Shepherd, Hedger, Cattle-man, Field-worker, and Dairymaid, and forming a safe Monitor for Students in Practical Agriculture. By Henry Stephens, F.R.S.E. Two Volumes, Royal Octavo, £3, handsomely bound in cloth, with upwards of 600 Illustrations.
"The best book I have ever met with."—Professor Johnston.
"We have thoroughly examined these volumes; but to give a full notice of their varied and valuable contents would occupy a larger space than we can conveniently devote to their discussion; we therefore, in general terms, commend them to the careful study of every young man who wishes to become a good practical farmer."—Times.
The Book of Farm Implements and Machines.
By James Slight and R. Scott Burn. Edited by Henry Stephens, F.R.S.E. Illustrated with 876 Engravings. Royal Octavo, uniform with the 'Book of the Farm,' half-bound, £2, 2s.
The Book of Farm Buildings: their Arrangement and Construction.
By Henry Stephens, F.R.S.E., and R. Scott Burn. Royal Octavo, with 1045 Illustrations. Uniform with the 'Book of the Farm.' Half-bound, £1, 11s. 6d.
The Forester: A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and Management of Forest-Trees.
By James Brown, Wood Manager to the Earl of Seafield. Third Edition, greatly enlarged, with numerous Engravings on Wood. Royal Octavo, 30s.
"Beyond all doubt this is the best work on the subject of Forestry extant."—Gardeners' Journal.