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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 259, 8 November 1897, Page 7

A NEW AND GREATLY ENLARGED EDITION OF AND CYCLOP/EDIA OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, BEING a. Compendium of Information toy Practical Colonists upon Farming, Horticulture., and all Subjects of Interest to New Zealand Settlers. EDITED BY THOMSON W. LEYS. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. ADAMS & SONS . . . Nurserymen Christchurch HAWKE, J. A., M.R.G.V.S., London; F.V.M.A., Edin. - Wanganui ARMSTRONG, J. B. - - • - - Canterbury HOPKINS, ISAAC ■ Author of' The Australasian Bee Manual" BROUN, CAPT. THOS. - - Government Entomologist KIRK, T. W., F.L.S., etc., Lond., Chief Govt. Entomologist & Botanist CARRIE, I. 6. -, ~ ..-- Matakana KNIGHT, A. OSBQRNE, M.R.C.S., Eng.; LS.A. - - Auckland CHARLTON, J. R;, M.R.C.V.S., M.P.S., etc. Govt. Vet, Christchurch MITCHELL & WATT Architects to Board of Education, Auckland FENTON, JUDGE F. D. - - - Auckland PALMER, JACKSON , ■ ■ Barrister and Solicitor FOSTER, REGINALD - Inspector of Sheep for N.Z. Government PARK, JAMES .' . Late Director Thames School of Mines GILLINGHAM, J. R. Canterbury PEACOCKE, G. L • ■ • Editor " N.L Farmer" GILRUTH, JOHN A., lUI.R.C.V.S. Chief Government Veterinarian POND, JAMES A. - - - - Government Analyst GOLDIE, WILIAM - Superintendent of Public Parks, Auckland WALSH, AUSTIN - - •, •. • Auckland WILLIAMS, W. L • Waihou ,~»~mw. .11 —aßxaan»» The above work, which contains 1208 pages, and is profusely illustrated with 553 plates, comprises sections on: THE FARM, by a Farmer of Forty Years' Colonial Experience. Directions for Bush and Fern Land; Growth of varioua Cereal and Boot Crops ; Management of Cattle, Sheep, and Horses, with Cure of their Diseases, etc., etc. This soction, which contains about 300 closely-printed pages, with many diagrams and illustrations, including specimens of the best pure-bred horses, sheep, and cattle, together with selections of celebrated Stud and Pedigree Stock, comprises the carefully collated experience of some of the most successful New Zealand Farmers in the North and South Islands. SHEEP, by Reginald Foster, Inspector of Sheep for the New Zealand Government. In a treatise extending over 43 pages Mr. Foster gives explicit directions for the guidance of New Zealand Sheep-farmers. All the leading varieties of sheep are represented by illustrations of prize specimens. Plans are also given for the construction of sheep-drafting yards. CONCISE PRACTICAL HINTS TO SETTLERS, by an Experienced Farmer. The writer of this section gives in brief compass some valuable hints to farmers upon the Breeding and Management of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep; the Cultivation of Turnips ; the Laying-down and Management of Grass Land; and the Selection of a Farm. VETERINARY SECTION, by John A. Hawke, M.R.C.V.S., Lond.; F.V.M.A., Edin., 52 pages, will be found a complete guide to the medical and surgical treatment of the Ailments of Stock, Food, Administration of Medicines, Application of Poultices, Fomentations, and Blisters, Embrocations, etc. The symptoms and treatment of various ailments are exhaustively dealt with. Included in this section are the Veterinary Leaflets for Farmers, issued by the Department of Agriculture. THE ORCHARD, by W. Goldie (Superintendent of City Parks, Auckland). In this section, which covers 48 pages, with . numerous illustrations, there is embodied the recent experience of many of the most successful New Zealand fruit-growers. Special attention is paid to the management of Fruit Trees, with snch simple directions and diagrams for Pruning, Grafting, Budding, etc., that any settler, without previous knowledge or skill, can manage his orchard profitably. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN, by W. Goldie, contains lucid directions for laying-off a vegetable garden, with short instructions upon the cultivation of useful vegetables and herbs. THE FLOWER GARDEN, by W. Goldie. Anyone who carefully follows the simple instructions given in this section will nevei lack flowers at any season of the year. POULTRY, by the Editor of the " New Zealand Farmer." This section, comprising 100 pages, is a complete guide for th© profitable management of poultry, and gives specimens of the best varieties, with directions for treatment, Designs of Fowl-houses, Remedies for Diseases, etc. SCIENTIFIC BEE CULTURE, by I. Hopkins, Author of "The Australasian Bee Manual." This interesting department has been fully and skilfully treated by Mr. Hopkins, whose works on the subject are well known throughout New Zealand. His instructions are specially designed to guide the unskilled bfe farmer and amateur. INSECTS, USEFUL AND INJURIOUS, by Capt. Thos. Broun, F.E.S., Entomologist to the New Zealand Government. In this exhaustive paper, which comprises 39 pages, the author describes the useful insects, native and imported, and also the insect pests which afflict the farmer and orchardist. Careful drawings of these insects, reproduced, will assist the settler in identifying thsm, and directions are given for their extermination. The leaflets issued on the subject by the Department of Agriculture are re-published. WEEDS AND NOXIOUS FUNGI I. Besides the attention given to these pests in the General Farm Sections, they form thft subject of a separate treatise, comprising the excellent series of illustrated leaflets issued by the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. USEFUL MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES. Nearly 100 pages. Under this heading have been classed a great variety of contrivances which will be found useful to the settler; hints and helps for the bush ; cheese praxes, carts, fences, gates, measuring and splitting timber, measuring garments, erecting walls and banks, windmills, etc, etc. [PRACTICAL ARBORICULTURE, by G. B. Armstrong, Christchurch. The cultivation of both imported and native trees for timber and ornamental purposes, together with instructions for wattle-growing are fully dealt with in this section. TOBACCO CULTURE, by Austin Walsh. This section contains a complete treatise on the culture and after treatment of tobacco under New Zealand conditions. A series of carefully-drawn plates accompany the text. CURING, CANNING, PRESERVING, AND STORING. 40 pages. Includes the best methods of storing, drying, bottling, canning, and preserving fruit; the most approved modes of curing bacon and bams, with design for smoke-house: instructions for pickling, sauces, vinegar-making, etc., etc. THE FAMILY DOCTOR, by Dr. Knight and Mr. J. A. Pond, of Auckland, 32 pages, comprises Treatises on both Allopathic and Homoeopathic systems, compiled with special regard to Country Settlers. To it is appended a MAORI PHARMACOPOEIA, giving the medical properties of New Zealand Bush Trees and Plants. COTTAGE COOKERY AND FOODS, covering 100 pages, is a complete Treatise on Cookery, according to the best methods, and comprises some thousands of easy recipes for tasty dishes, without the flummery of ordinary Cookery Books. COTTAGES FOR SETTLERS. Five designs of Usefnl Cottages, with plans and detailed estimates, are given, so that the settler can simply copy the specification, and send to the mill and procure the complete material for the erection of his house. VITICULTURE. The Cultivation and Treatment of the Vine out of doors and under glass are fully dealt with; also the Manufacture of Wine. HOP CULTURE, by I. G. Carrie. The author, a successful hop-grower, shows how the cultivation of hops maybe made a valuable source of revenue to the New Zealand settler. His directions are very lucid and profusely illustrated with diagrams. ALES, WINES AND SYRUPS, PAINTING, TANNING, AND SOAP-MAKING, form separate sections, containing a large amount of valuable information. THE MINING GUIDE, by James Park, F.G.S., late Director of the Thames School of Mines. In this flection the occurrence of the precious metals and other ore deposits aud mineral veins is explained, and pictonally illustrated. Some useful tests are added for the guidance of prospectors. MINING' LAWS. The abridgment of Mining Laws, prepared by Mr. Jackson Palmer,-Solicitor, includes the Mining Act passed in the 1896 Season o£ Parliament. LEGAL MEMORANDA, prepared by Mr. F. D. Fenton, formerly Assistant Law Officer of the Crown, District Judge, and Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, 102 pages, give a digest of all the law which it is imperative for a settler to know, including Fencing Act, Impounding Act, Advances to Settlers' Act, Scab m Sheep Act, Timber Floatage, Koads, etc., etc. sags- The above recapitulation only enumerates the General Heads indicating the scope of the work. It is the largest book ever SLhed in Australasia, is Handsomely Bound in Cloth, and published at an exceedingly Low Price for a Cyclopaedia of tow description, namely, Twenty-One Shillings (215.). Posted to any part of New Zealand, Is. 3d. extra. "TESTIMONIALS TO THE FIRST EDITION. This following letter is from Mr. James Wallace, Hillside, Papatoitoi. As one of the most practical and successful settlers in IJew Zealand his opinion is of great value :— | sie,-I have looked forward with a considerable degree of interest to the publication of Brett's C9LONISTS' GmDE and can now say that it has far exceeded my expectations. Hardly a day passes without my finding something in its pages both interest?n7an/instructive. It is a book that should be in every settler's house in the colony. The portion devoted to farming is ; fvdl of reSLSe "formation, and-I have no hesitation in saying that it is the most comprehensive and useful guide for a New Zealand colonist ever published. . . t. a r mil ™ PTnrv TT PT? • Kawau, January 7th, 1884. M? Deab S™'lm^'kept in constant use for upwards of two months the copy of Brett's Colonists' Guide and CrnJexDU of Useful Knowledge, which you were good enough to send me. I have tested it in many ways upon a great vSfv of useful subjecte, and am satisfied that It is by far the best work of the kind I have ever seen I feel that its merits and SlneS in SaSi? to all practical subjects, on whicfc a settler's comfort and success depend, render it a necessary appendage to every home in New Zealand.—Faithfully yours, G. Gbey. The late Mb. JOHN WALLACE, of Bothwell Park, Waiuku (formerly of Flat Bush) who was one of our earliest settlers, and had beeVfor matiy years closely connected with every effort to promote the agricultural interests of the colony, wrote as follows :- ' DEAE Sm -I have much pleasure in adding my mite in warm commendation of Bkett's Colonists' Guide. It is a book «,** shouldl be not only faT everY farmer's librar^, but should also be on every colonist's book-shelf, no matter in what line ot industry he or sb? ml?be engaged. There is information for all. In looking back over a period of 41 years of haxd X work^^vTmuch valuabletimeand money might have been saved if at the beginning such a W of information had been ISrfatlerS^ii^^^thSthe reach of all in the shape of Brett's Guide. Colours, who desire to be worthy of the available to gume us a^M now quality of the material, make it a drawing-room book, to-be looked at and '^r^^tAi^Sic^T^^^ ha™ ifc 0Q the ™ntel-shelf, *he sofa > or corner of the table; in fact, r r s o th^theeve of Fatne^-Mother, Johnny, and. Jenny, and even the helps, may have a chance of looking at it during anywhere so that the eye « ™ ffi r '/^ of Winter. Mr. Brett has shown pluck in bringing out such a book, has SS^SS^ totoJtefinTeTSion of hi, collators, and I sincerely hope it will prove a financial success. MB. GEOKGE HOLDSHIP, Managing Director of the Kauri Timber Company, and a practical colonist of long experience, writes:— Gvttlfbs' Guide and consider it one of the most useful and valuable books for the New w JKaESr ISb£sr'SffiStaKU* «« - .«*. *> ,^ a **.p.^.. -. «- *.*»* worth more than the cost of the book. __ .— _ • _ „ . . .. !„«>.-,. A f nuloffv might be added. One settler states that within six months of his purchase EL BRETT, Publisher, Shortland Street, Auckland, AND BOOKSELLERS