17 AUGUST 1895, Page 25

Helpful Hints for Hard Times. Edited by the Rev. E.

Bartrum, D.D. (S.P.C.K.)—This is a series of penny tracts which give practical instruction on various rural industries. The editor writes on Apples for Garden and Orchard, Fowls for Farm and Cottage, and Pears for Pleasure and Profit, while he collaborates with Miss Matthews on Dairy and Butter. Mr. H. Digby treats of Ducks and Geese and Turkeys ; Mr. G. Bunyard of Cherries and Gooseberries, and Currants ; Mr. D. T. Fish of Mushrooms, Onions, and Potatoes ; Mr, Gilbert Murray of Cultivation of Heavy Clays; Rearing of Stock and Dairy Cattle, and of Temporary and Per- manent Pasture ; while Mr. W. W. Glenny writes about Willows and Osiers.