BOOKS PUBLISHED BY SHERWOOD, JONES, AND CO. PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE; A COMPLETE SYSTEM, comprehending all the Modern Improvements and Discoveries, and the Result of all the Attention and Inquiry which have been bestowed on this important Science during the last Fifty Years; the whole combining and explaining, fully and completely, the PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of MODERN HUSBANDRY, in all its Branches and Relations. With an Appendix, of the Laws relating to Agriculture; particularly of the Relative Rights of Landlord and Tenant, Forms of Leases, Setting out Tithes, &c. &c. By R. W. DICKSON, M. D. Honorary Member of the Board of Agriculture, &c. &c. This Work includes every branch of the important art to which it relates; particularly the best Methods of Planting Timber of every description, and the improved Management of Live Stock; the Theory of Soils and Manures; the best Methods of Inclosing, Embanking, Road-making, and Draining, with numerous Plates illus-trative of the same; also of Fallowing, Irrigating, Paring and Burning; the improved Cultivation of Arable Lands, and of all kinds of Grain, Artificial Grasses, &c.; accompanied with Engraved Plans and Estimates of Farm Buildings, Agricultural Implements, &c. &c. In two large Volumes, in 4to. illustrated with upwards of ONE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS, Thirty of which are coloured after Nature, representing the various Grasses, and the principal Breeds of Sheep and Cattle. Originally published at six guineas; but the stock having passed into the hands of the present Proprietors, they have reduced its price to Four Guineas, thus rendering it the cheapest as well as the most comprehensive work on the subject extant. Also, by the same Author, The FARMER'S COMPANION; extracted and abridged from the above Work. In two Volumes, royal 8vo. illustrated with One Hundred Engravings. Price Two Guineas, in boards. The leading feature by which these works are distinguished is a minuteness of detail, which adapts them to the practical purposes of Agriculture; the whole scope of their contents having a constant and immediate connexion with the daily pursuits of the Farmer, the implements of husbandry he employs, the modes of agriculture he adopts, and the system of pasture and feeding he pursues. These multifarious topics are all treated with simplicity and clearness; so that the works present an ample, but distinct display of every subject connected with the practical objects of the Farm. A SYSTEM OF SHEEP GRAZING and MANAGEMENT, as practised in Romney Marsh. By DANIEL PRICE, of Appledore, Kent. In 4to. illustrated with Plates. Price 27. 2s. in boards. 1 must be obscure indeed, if it do not afford some remarks; and even poorest Cellar contains some trait or other, in unison with the manners and fe ings of this great City. The Scenes, abounding with fun, gaiety of style, anecdote, and charact have all been taken on the spot, at the moment they presented themselves, those inimitable Artists, I. R. and G. Cruikshank. They portray Jerry Introduction to Mr. Primefit; the gay show in Hyde-Park; the anecdotes ai stroll in the Saloon; taking Blue Ruin in the Sluiceries; the lark at the Coffe Shop; 'the spree and gammon before Old Snoozy; the feeling Jervis, the go Beak, and the unfortunate Cyprian at Bow-Street; the Art of Self-Defence: Mr. Jackson's Rooms; drinking Punch out of the Champion of England's Cup winning money on Jacco Maccacco; getting the best of a Charley; a look-in": Tattersall's; gay Moments with Corinthian Kate and the lovely Sue; the Assau at O'Shaunessy's; the Old Fortune-Teller; the grandeur and imposing ap pearance of Carlton-Palace; the Row in Leicester-Fields with the Peep-o Day Boys; the Morning of Execution,-a Finish of some sort of Life in Lon don; the interesting groups of Merchants at the Royal Exchange,-principall PR the Architects of their own fortunes; the rich Contrast of Characters a ALL-MAX and ALMACK'S; the Royal Cock-Pit; the gammon and trying COMPI it-on qualities of the Swell Broad-Coves; the Humour and Fun at the Granscoveries Carnival; Don Giovanni and the Green Room; tasting Wine in the Wood explain the Opera-House; making the most of a Night at Vauxhall; a shilling welODERN laid out at the Royal Academy; masquerading it among the Cadgers; poor of the Bob blown up at Point Non Plus; the chequered Scene of Mankind at andlord a Whistling-Shop ;-the Climax,-Jerry beat to a stand-still; and his return to Hawthorn Hall. red on th DICKSON This Wo larly the It is presumed, sufficient has been stated to justify the assertion, that "Life angemer in London" is a production, at which the Grave must smile, the Gay feel de Inclosing light, the Comical laugh heartily, and the Pathetic have occasion for a Wipeve of th In the perusal of it, the Modest will have no reason to turn aside with disgust,ltivation nor the Moralist to shut the book offended. 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This Work includes every branch of the important art to which it relates; particularly the best Methods of Planting Timber of every description, and the improved Management of Live Stock; the Theory of Soils and Manures; the best Methods of Inclosing, Embanking, Road-making, and Draining, with numerous Plates illus-trative of the same; also of Fallowing, Irrigating, Paring and Burning; the improved Cultivation of Arable Lands, and of all kinds of Grain, Artificial Grasses, &c.; accompanied with Engraved Plans and Estimates of Farm Buildings, Agricultural Implements, &c. &c. In two large Volumes, in 4to. illustrated with upwards of ONE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS, Thirty of which are coloured after Nature, representing the various Grasses, and the principal Breeds of Sheep and Cattle. Originally published at six guineas; but the stock having passed into the hands of the present Proprietors, they have reduced its price to Four Guineas, thus rendering it the cheapest as well as the most comprehensive work on the subject extant. Also, by the same Author, The FARMER'S COMPANION; extracted and abridged from the above Work. In two Volumes, royal 8vo. illustrated with One Hundred Engravings. Price Two Guineas, in boards. The leading feature by which these works are distinguished is a minuteness of detail, which adapts them to the practical purposes of Agriculture; the whole scope of their contents having a constant and immediate connexion with the daily pursuits of the Farmer, the implements of husbandry he employs, the modes of agriculture he adopts, and the system of pasture and feeding he pursues. These multifarious topics are all treated with simplicity and clearness; so that the works present an ample, but distinct display of every subject connected with the practical objects of the Farm. A SYSTEM OF SHEEP GRAZING and THE NEW FARMER'S CALENDAR; or, Monthly Remembrancer of all Kinds of Country Business. By JOHN LAWRENCE. Fifth Edition, with large Additions, in one vol. Price 12s. boards. Also, by the same Author, A GENERAL TREATISE ON CATTLE, the Ox, the Sheep, and the Swine; in one vol. Second Edition, with large Additions. Price 128. boards. A PHILOSOPHICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON HORSES, and on the Moral Duties of Man towards the Brute Creation; in two vols. Third Edition, with large Additions. Price 17. 1s. boards. THE MODERN LAND STEWARD; in which the Duties and Functions of Stewardship are considered and explained, with its several Relations to the Interests of the Landlord, Tenant, and the Public; in one vol. Price 10s. 6d. boards. "Mr. Lawrence writes with spirit, good sense, and humanity; and we recommend nis works to the notice of our readers."-Monthly Review. THE CODE OF AGRICULTURE; including The Subjects particularly considered, are-1. The Preliminary Points which a Farmer ought to ascertain, before he undertakes to occupy any extent of Land. 2. The Means of Cultivation which are essential to ensure its success. 3. The various Modes of Improving Land. 4. The various Modes of Occupying Land. 5. The Means of Improving a Country. "Sir John Sinclair's Code of Agriculture is one of the most valuable books of the year. In point of fact, it concentrates the knowledge amassed during the experience of a long life, passed amidst the best opportunities of collecting information; and exhibits the results in a form condensed with great logical acumen, of all the labours and publications of modern writers on agriculture. It merits, therefore, a place in the library of every Gentleman and Farmer in the country, and of every individual who has any turn for agricultural pursuits.”—Monthly Magazine. A PRACTICAL TREATISE on the PARTURITION of the COW, or the Extraction of the Calf, and on the Diseases of Neat Cattle in general; with the most approved Methods of Treatment, and best Forms of Prescription adapted to Veterinary Practice. By EDWARD SKELLETT, Professor of that part of the Veterinary Art. In one large vol. 8vo. price 18s. plain; or 17. 78. with the Plates accurately coloured. Illustrated with Thirteen highlyfinished Engravings. The GRAZIER'S READY RECKONER, or a useful Guide for Buying and Selling Cattle; being a complete set of Tables, distinctly pointing out the Weight of Black Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, from three to one hundred and thirty Stones, by measurement; with directions, showing the particular parts where the Cattle are to be measured. By GEORGE RENTON, Farmer. 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