INDEX. 



1009 



Best Methods of Killing Cattle, 



&quot; &quot; &quot; &quot; Swine, 



&quot; &quot; &quot; &quot; Sheep and Lambs 



&quot; &quot; &quot; &quot; Calves, 

 Bidwell Strawberry, .... 

 Bird Louse, 



&quot; Houses, ...... 



Birds, Agricultural uses of, 



&quot; Classification of, . 



Bird s Nest Pudding 



Birds, Tabular view of Food of, 

 Biscuit, ....... 



Black and Tan Terrier, .... 



Black and Yellow Warblers, 



Black Bass, ...... 



Blackberries, 



Varieties of, ... 



&quot; Planting 



&quot; Cultivation, 

 &quot; Wilson s Early, . 

 &quot; Winter Production of, 

 &quot; Kittatinny, 

 &quot; Yield and Profit of, . 

 &quot; Enemies and Diseases of, . 

 Blackberry Wine, ..... 



Black-Billed Cuckoo 



Blackbird, Red-winged, 

 Black-create;! White Polish Fowls, 



&quot; Spanish Fowls, .... 

 Black East India Duck, .... 

 Black-Faced or Heath Breeds, 

 Black-Breasted Red Games, . 

 Black Games, ...... 



Blue &quot; 



Black Cochins, ..... 



&quot; Ilamburgs, ..... 

 Black Knot, ...... 



Blackleg, 



Black Necked Swan, .... 



&quot; Swan, ...... 



Black Turkey 



Blackwater, ...... 



Bladder, Inflammation of, ... 



Blanching Celery, 



Blanc Mange, ...... 



Blight, 



Bloodgood Pear, 



Bloodhound, ...... 



Bloodsucker, The, ..... 



Bloody Milk, 



&quot; Murrain, ..... 

 Blue Jay, ...... 



Boar, Selection of, 



Bobolink, 



Boiled Cider Pie, 



Border Leicester Sheep, .... 

 Borer, Apple Tree, 



&quot; &quot; Round Headed, 



PAGE. 



. 731 



. 732 



. 732 



. 731 



. 813 



. 154 

 950, 951 



. 941 



. 941 



. 992 



. 945 



. 990 

 703 



944 



918 

 833 

 833 

 833 

 833 

 834 

 835 

 835 

 835 

 854 

 997 

 945 

 946 

 491 

 497 

 G36 

 296 

 480 

 482 

 482 

 4G1 

 475 

 843 



. 140 



. 658 



. 657 



. 614 



. 140 



. 151 



. 876 



. 992 



. 844 



. 770 



TOO, 701 



. 720 



. 140 



. 140 



. 946 



. 381 



. 942 



. 992 



. 289 



. 845 



, 845 



PAGE. 



Borer, Apple Tree, Flat Headed, . . . 846 



Borecole or Kale, 873 



Bottling Cider, . 767 



Bottom of Fish Ponds 922 



Boxing and Packing Cheese 258 



Boys on the Farm 964 



Brahmas, ....... 453 



Light, 454 



Dark, 456 



&quot; Merits and Defects of, . . 457 



Breaking Up Broody Ileus, .... 576 



Bredas or Guelders, ..... 505 



Breeding of Cattle 92 



Breeding Dogs, 707 



Sheep 302 



Swine 379 



Breeds of Sheep 265 



&quot; Cattle and their Characteristics, . 2 



Breeding Swine, Age of, 383 



&quot; Influence of First Impregnation on 



the Dam 431 



Breeds and Principles of Breeding, . . 412 



&quot; How Formed, . . . . . 412 



&quot; Atavism of, . . . . . . 415 



Heredity of, 415 



&quot; Variability of, . . . . .419 



&quot; Selections of 421 



&quot; The Best Animals Selected, . . 422 



&quot; Respective Influence of Sire and Dam, , 422 



&quot; Prepotency of Transmission, . . 424 



&quot; The Animal and the Pedigree, . . 425 



&quot; Inbreeding, ...... 426 



&quot; Crossing 427 



&quot; Age for Breeding, .... 428 



Controling the Sex of Offspring, . 429 



&quot; Breeding Calendar, .... 433 



&quot; Important Facts for Farmers, . . 435 



Breeding of Animals in a Wild State, . . 432 



Brandywine Raspberry, ..... 826 



Brighton Grape, 786, 797 



Brinkle s Orange, 827 



Broccoli, 873 



Bronchitis, ....... 140 



Bronze Turkeys, 608, 611 



Mammoth, 



Brood Sows, . 



&quot; Rearing of, . 

 Brook Trout, . 

 Brown-red Games, . 

 Brown Leghorns, 

 Brown Soup, . 

 Brown s Troches, . 

 Budding, .... 

 &quot; Selecting Buds for, 



611 

 382 

 382 

 919 

 481 

 466 

 985 

 997 

 754 

 754 



Cutting Buds for, . . . 755 



Prepared Stock and Buds for, . . 755 



Annular, 756 



Shield 754 



