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Apricots, 779 



&quot; Varieties of, 779 



&quot; Cultivation of, 779 



Aphides, 843 



Apple Worm, 843 



&quot; Tree Borer, 845 



Round and Flat Headed, . 846 



Apiary 888 



Artificial Spawning Beds, .... 926 



&quot; Swarming of Bees 897 



Arsenic, 999 



Arrow Root, 1001 



Articles of Diet for the Sick, .... 1000 



Asparagus, 870 



Varieties of, 870 



Cultivation of 870 



&quot; Cutting and Preparing for Market, 871 

 A sufficient supply of Pure Water for Milch 



Cows, 195 



Atavism, 415 



Average Age, Weight, and Gain of Beef Cat 

 tle per Day, 120 



Average Life of Working Bees, . . . 890 



Ayrshires, ....... 50 



&quot; Description of 56 



&quot; Dairy Characteristics of, . . 56 



Aylesbury Ducks, 626 



Bacon, Curing of, 397 



&quot; Smoking of 398 



Baked Shad, and Bluefish, . . . .987 

 Bale of Cotton, Weight of, . . . . 1004 



Baltimore Oriole, , 944 



Bantams, 532 



&quot; Booted, White, . . . .539 



&quot; Games, 535 



Golden Sebright, . . . .539 

 &quot; Silver Sebright, . . . .540 



&quot; Japanese, 543 



&quot; Merits and Defects of, ... 544 



&quot; Nankin 543 



&quot; Pekin 543 



&quot; Rose-Combed Black, . . .536 



White, . . .536 



&quot; General Management of, . . . 544 



Barb Pigeons, 667 



Bark Louse 843 



Barley Gruel, 1000 



Soup, 985 



&quot; Water, 1001 



Barrel Coops, 559 



Barren Eggs, 555 



Barrenness in Cows, 140 



Bartlet Pears, 769 



Bath for Hogs, 395 



Beans 871 



&quot; Cultivation of, 872 



Beans, Lima, 



Cultivation of, . . . 

 Bearded Golden Polish, 



Silver Polish, 

 &quot; White Polish, 



Bed Bugs, How to Exterminate, . . 

 Beef Productions, ..... 



Beef Soup, 



&quot; Steak Smothered in Onions, . . 

 &quot; Tea 



&quot; Juice and Wine, 



Bees and their Management, ... 

 &quot; Natural History of 

 &quot; Queen, 

 &quot; Working, ..... 



&quot; Drone, ...... 



&quot; Average Life of Working, . . 



&quot; Prolific Workers, 



&quot; Varieties of, 



&quot; Black or German, .... 



&quot; Cyprian, 



&quot; Italian, ...... 



&quot; Implements Essential in the Apiary, 



&quot; Veil, 



&quot; Hooey Knives, .... 



&quot; Smokers, 

 &quot; Honey Extractors, 

 &quot; Hives, 



&quot; Chaff Eclectic Hives, . . . 

 &quot; Nellis Chaff Hives, . . . 

 &quot; Langstroth Hives, 

 &quot; &quot; &quot; Improved, . . 



&quot; Frames and Boxes of Langstroth, . 

 &quot; North Star Hive 



Bees, Enemies and Diseases of, .. 

 &quot; Moth, 



&quot; Keeping Honey 

 &quot; Marketing Honey, 

 &quot; Profits of Bee Keeping, ... 

 Bee Hives, Worrall s Centennial, . . 



Circular, 



Comb Foundation of , . . 



&quot; Summer Management, . . 



&quot; Swarming, .... 



Artificially, . . 



&quot; Hiving New Swarms, . . 



Wintering, . . . . 



&quot; Introducing a New Queen, . 



&quot; Stimulative Feeding, . . 



Removing Honey from Hives, 



&quot; Honey-Bearing Plants, . . 



Benefits to be derived from Grafting, . 

 Berkshire Swine, ..... 



&quot; &quot; Description of, . 



Best Breed of Fowls to Keep 

 Best Time for Grafting, 

 &quot; &quot; Pruning, 



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. 998 



. 116 

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. 888 

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. 890 

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. 891 



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. 892 

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. 892 

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. 894 



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. 903 



. 895 

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. 896 



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