National Republican., 1886-12-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

WARNINGS BOOK OF THE FARM; being n
revised edition of the Handy Book of Hus-
bandry. a Guide for Farmers. Containing
practical information in regard to Buying
or Leasing Farm-When and where to
buy--Beginning opcratons-key'note Of
practical iarning-Fences and farm build
ings-Farming Observation-Disclosures and
tile.making-P Flowing suDsoiling, trench
Ing. and pulveriZing the surface soil
characterization of crops-Root crops
Forage crops-Live stock, including cattle,
winter management, feeding, pasturing,
soiling, &c.-Directions for medical aud
surgical treatment of the same-The Dairy
in all its departmcnts-Useful tables for
farmers, gardeners, &c. BY GEORGE f.
wARISG, JR,, of Ogden Farm, Consulting
Engineer for Sanitary and Agricultural
Works. With illustrations. Philadelphia :
sporting World" New York city.
The author of this book is an old practl-
cal farmer, yet he does not write from his
own experience alone, being wise enough to
add thereto whatever goOI he can nd any
where. lie learns from his brethren OF
other farms: he reads whatever seems valu.
able on his favorite subject, agriculture
And he has way of retelllng all these
things so that even the most uneducated
man will understand. Decidedly In earnest
In his instructions, 1t is equally evident that
he is iD love with the country and the
country's belongings,
ut is now too late in the day. he says,
"for II sensible man to look with anything
but profound respect on the invaluable aid
rendered to agriculture by the discoveries
Of science and by the practical application
OF these discoveries; and II any farmer feels
the old carping spirit rising within him, he
will, II he be wise, look for a moment at
the other side OF the question, and consider
in what important particulars his own life
has been improved by that which he de-
nounces as book farming, to which he owes
the iron plow, the moving machine, and
probably the house over his head.
"This book is intended especially for the
use Of those practical, working farmers
who are willing to believe that, while they
have learned much from their own expert
ence, 1t is not impossible that other farmers
(and men In other vocatiOns as well) may
have learned something too-something
that II may benefit them to learn also; and
who are liberal enough to see that the
truth and value of a fact is not destroyed
by Its being printed"
THE AMERICAN GARDENERS ASSISTANT
In three parts. Containing complete prnC-
teal directions for the cultivation OF vege-
tables, flowers, fruit trees, and grape vines
BY THOMAS, BRlDGEMAN, gardener, seeds
man, ana nOrisl. New CdlllOh, REVISED.
enlarged and illustrated by s. Edward
Todd. Philadelphia: Porter y Coates Pub
fishers address, Sporting World New
York city.
Clear and minute instruction is given
with regard to each subject treated In this
important volume, so that no man can err.
Not theoretical but founded on long prac-
tical application, these rules, while simple,
are perfectly reliable. To the gardener and
his brother ON IL grander scale, the farmer,
we heartily commend the assistant
THE RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA. San
Francisco; j. Z. II, Wentworth, editor and
proprietor. % cents, Publisher.
A monthly journal Of forty pages, eXten
lively aud finely illustrated, with buildings,
public aud private, portraits of eminent
Californians, and views of scenery. 1t Is
interesting us descriptive Of the business,
the homes, the men, and the country of
gold This western paper and its pictures
cannot he surpassed by eastern effort,
JOURNAL OF THE MILITARY SERVICE IN.
STITUTlON. December. Quarterly, q, r.
rutnRm's Sons, New York, 80 cents. Pub
fishers,
Military men, In particular, will enjoy
this periodical as they do, 1t is said, pow
der and ball. An engraving, frontispece,
represents the monument TO Mai. Gen.
Henry W. Halleck at Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco
The principal articles are "The Military
and Naval Policy of the United States, 4"
Lieut.. A. l.. Wagner; sour Sea Coast De
fenses,n Capt. Il, Griffin, now assistant to
engineer commissioner District of Colum-
bia, and "Notes on the Canadian Militla,n
by a foreign correspondent of Council. Re-
Views, "Our Camp Chest" &c, conclude.
Our battles being all fought with apencil,