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Jfrtiratra, by spcnal permission, to tUc fion. 5:hc Minister of ^grirulturf.

And prefaced with a highly commendatory introduction by Prof. H. McCandless, Principal of the Ontario School

of Agriculture, Ouelph.

Now i'.-;u'- , and sold only by subscription,

Sfo ®«EKliim gmmn'$ ^miml of |^||rirtilt«e;

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THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MIXED HUSBANDRY AS ADAPTED TO CANADIAN SOILS AND CLIMATE.

The Field ; Produce of the Farm ; Stock (Raising and Management) ; Manufactures of the Farm ; Dairy ;

Diseases of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs ; Farm Buildings ; Modern Machinery and

Implements ; Counsel to the Immigrant-Settler, etc.,

HV//t laOlcx, mid /''ormx o/ Shn/i/r /''rir)ii .-Icroimt A'cc/thif/, /iri;)<i red expressly f'lr tfic JtorA'.

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of llie Kdval Ai^iiculuni; L'oIIl'lji', Cirencester, l''.nt;lanl ; late Kditur " 'I'lie Canada Farmer ;" (if ihe At;rieuUural I)e|)a"'uenl
" 'I'lie Tdrontc) Mail, ' i\:e., tVc., ami a Practical Kariiier in the I'luvince cif Ontariu.

One handsome Volume, Demy 8vo. 572 pages ; Illustrated by nearly 100 wood cuts, embracing diagrams of

Buildings, improved Barn constructions, interior economy of Stables, Ploughing, Draining, Llustrations

of the laocst and most approved Farm Implements, Machinery, etc., etc.

PRICE IN ROXBURGH BINDING, $3,00

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This indispensable work fiirnisJus a Compendhim of Short Treatises on subjects of daily
interest, vahiable to every practical Farmer, coir.prisi::!:;, ar.tonf; others, articles o;i the
following stibjecis : —

.Soils.

C'lipital.

F'arm Buildings.

Rotation of Crops.

I )rainage.

Mamiring.

.Seeds and Sowing.

Treatment of Burnt T.ands.

Sub-soiling.

Root Crops.

Field Crops.

Pasture Lands.

Ploughing.

Seeds.

Fla\ Culture.

Peat.

Weeds.

Farm Implements.

( Granaries.

Hot Beds.

I'^ences.

I'arin dates.

Table of Soils, and Trees suitable

therefor.
Forests.

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Milch Cows.
Raising Calves
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Cheese.

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Analysis of Floods.

Land Surveying.

Machinery.

Weights and Measures.

ISusiness Transactions.

Auction Sales.

Farm .Vccounts.

Leases.

Taxes.

Roads.

Relations of Landlord and Servant.

Do. Husbai:d and Wife.
Wills.

Farm Lai our.
Helps.
Advice to Kmigrants.

etc. etc. etc.

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AUTHOR^S PREFACE TO THE

OCattadiiwi farmer s Hattttal 0I Jigwultttte*

TO MY BROTHER FARMERS OF CANADA.

Thk want of a Canadian agricultural standard work has long been felt by our class. I have endeavoured to
step in and fill the breach by laying before you the accompanying work, entitled

"Cljc Canatitan Jfarmer's Ptamtrvl ci ^gri culture."

W'c are all well aware that farming is no sinecure in the way of work in Canada. Stout hearts and willing Iiand-
niust be employed to win a way to fortune on our farms. But these are not the only necessary qualifications, —
wages are high and liands are scarce ; to pay the one and create a substitute for the other, increased knowledge
and intelligence must be the instnmients. To make farming profitable we do not require larger holdings ; hut the
one thing needful is larger yields per acre. To attain such a desirable increase of production, a mere thorough
knowledge of the laws of growth, and the requirements of i)Iant-life becomes necessary. This knowledge, which i.s
in itself indefinite, I have endeavoured partially to provide in the following pages. It cannot be that any single
work, esjiecially of the proportions of the present, can cover a// the grounds necessary to be touched upon in a
treatise on the Principles and Practice of Agriculture. This work is not and could not be exhaustive, but where it
fails to give full information, I trust it may at least set the reader "upon the right track." The farmer in Canada
must be essentially a practica' man. The reader will find advanced no theories that have not stood the test of
practice. It has been my constctnt aim to ad ipt every chapter to thf present state of agriculture in Canada.
Topics on which the opinion of eminent farmers are divided, are created from every standpoint ; where I have
given a personal opinion upon these common subjects of debate, it has been based upon no hobby of my own.
but upon a nature consideration of the several arguments advanced by eminent authorities, and governed by my
own and my neighbours' practical experiences. For instance, in the chapter devoted to Barn-yard Manure,
1 have set down the arguments of the advocates of Raw or Rotten, Long or Short ; and the subject being one on
which I do not feel decided, I have refrained from the expression of any dogmatical opinion. Whilst this is not a
work of compilation, the reader will find scattered through its pages many quotations, in the citation of which I
have endeavoured to give due credit. These selections, appropriate to the several chapteis, I have been careful to
obtain, in the majority of cases, from such authorities as I am aware, are, or have been engaged in actual farming
in Canada, or in those States of the Union in which th. soils, climate and systems of husbandry are generally of a
nature similar to those of our Dominion. The central object which this work is intended to keep in view, is the
demonstration of how farming may be made to pay— by the general improvement of the soil, of seeds and of
methods of cultivation. With these few prefatory remarks I leave " The Canadian Farmer's Manual " in the
hands of my brethren of the plough. That it may prove useful to them and a welcome addition to the agricul-
turist's library, is the sincere wish of the Author.

C. E. W.

larThe price of the work is placed so low that no Farmer can have a reasonable excuse for being without a copy "«

INTRODUCTION BY PROF. H. McCANDLESS,

(principal of the Ontario School of Agriculture.

In all countries, and under all circumstances, the principles that underlie the art of husbandry are identical,
but the practice through which they are brought to bear upon the cultivation of the soil must necessarily var),
owing to the modirications that are indispensable to bring that practice into harmony wnh surrounding circum-

Hence, while the scientific or theoretical litorature of agriculture is of universal application, and may witii
success be imported, that relating to the practice of the farm shoula, to be of substantial use, be a home, and not
a foreign production. _ , . , . ^ i r.

The present condition of Canadian agriculture demands the increase, if not the introduction, of such a litera-
ture, and it is gratifying to find that this want has a fair prospect of being supplied by the publication of such works
as that which follows this introductory notice. In it the author has kept steadily in view the fundamental prin-
ciples of true husbandry, and has, in harmony with them, endeavoured to sketch an agricultural practice in no way
antagonistic to the modifying influences peculiar to the country. , ,. , , , ■. i .

This harmony is indispensable to successful farming, and unless it be established, no matter how suital-.e to
a country a system of husbandry may otherwise be, it must inevitably fail to be successfu'. It may, under erce])-
tional circumstances, appear for a time to be successful, but permanent It cannot be. , ., • r .

The svstem of cropping introduced by the early se.tlers of Canada atiords a striking illustration of this fa<:t ;
for a time U appeared to be everything that could be desired, but, owing to the fact that it was opposed to the
fundamental principles of true husbandry, in depending upon the unaided resources of the soil, it was not, and
could not be, permanent. Its success, even for a time, was due to the exceptional fertility of a rich virgin soil _
Now, however, particularly in the older settlements, that exceptional fertility has been exhausted, and the skill of
the true farmer becomes indispensable to successful cultivation. . , , r ,

Canadian agriculture is now in a transition state ; it is gradually, buc steadily, assuming the character of re.il
husbandry, and to aid it in this transition is the mission that its agricultural literature has to perform.

Under such circumstances, no elaborate treatises on scientific or theoretical agriculture are demanded. W iiat
is wanted is a literature that will aid the farmers of the country in applying to the work of the field and f^nnyf d
the principles upon which husbandry is based, and this has evidently been the aim of the author of the Manm/ of

■'^'inTt'the farmer will find no elaborate theories or intricate problems discussed, but a reliable book of reference
that may be promptly consulted on almost any uibject com cted with his daily avocations.

To be of practical utility for thic purpose, that reference must be easily made, and the convenient arrange-
ment of the work makes it so. , ^ r,. .^1 • • 1

Does the farmer require information on the building of a house or barn, on the treatment of his cattle in su;k-
ness, on the special cultivation of any particular crop, or, in short, upon any matter connected with the daily
routine of farm management, he has but to open the index, and, without loss of time, refer to the page on which
information upon that subject is given, and he will seldom refer to it and be disappointed.

Such a work must be of much value to the practical farmer, and it is to be .hoped that thousands will avail
themselves of the information it contains.

GuKLPH, 28th May, 1874.

ITOTICES OF THE mESS.

" Thi.s addition to agriculturalliterature professes to furnish the practical farmer with a reliable standard book of rertrciice iipim
almost every .subject connected with his daily avocations, and is conveniently arranged for easy access to any particular tojiic neeleil.
The author appears to have spared no pains to render the work as perfect as possible, and upon those jjoints in farm science where a
diversity of opinion prevails, he has given fairly the Latest views upon each subject without any attempt to attach an undue imporiance
to his own particular ideas. In all cases the theories advanced are such as have stood the test of practice as applied to farminfj in
Canada, which greatly enhances the value of the knowledge imparted. Throughout the work it has evidently been borne in mind that
the present partially exhausted condition of the settled land in Canar'a, oo different from the virgin soil tilled by the early .settlers, re-
quires a proportionate advance in the knowledge of agricultural science un the part of the farmer to ensure skilful and successful cultiva-
tion, while to quote the author's own words, " the central oDJect which this work is intended to keep in view, is the demonstration of
how farming may be made to pay — by the general improvement of the soil, of seeds, and of methods of cultivation. The iiook conlaiiis
572 pages, i.s well illustrated with wood-cuts, handsomely bound, and is on the whole a most creditable pub!'. -nation." — The Gloht\

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