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ITOVEMBER. 



ITum'ber 11. 



bsc-iption Price, 

 $1.50 a year. 



SAN JOSE, CAL., NOVEMBER. 187 = 



Single Copies, 

 15 cents. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Fag-e 318, Kclitorial.— Fair Notes. Something 

 from Nevada. An Apology. List of New Ad- 

 vertisemeuts. 



Editorial Xotes. Etc. 



I Forgive (original) . The 



343, 



344, Poetry, 



Farmer King. The Independent Farmer 

 Waiting for Luck. Autumnal. The Autumn 

 of the World. Autuum's Last Kosary. The 

 First Breath of Autumu. 



345, Kditorial. — Another Railroad Scheme. 

 Irrig;itiun. Itt traction. 



34G, Editorial (continued) . — Spontaneous 

 CreDciatiou, Alden Factory Raisins. Grupes 

 for Cnristmas. The Season. King Coin. 



247, Correspondence. — State Fair Notes. 

 Letter from \olo County. 



348, Correspondence (continued]. "Hny- 

 bced" not all Chufi. Tree Phtnting. 



34J», Irri$;ation. — Proposed Legislation. 



Tile liorse. —The Horse Disease, with Notes 

 and Itumtiiks. 



350, Tlie Dairy. —Making Cheese in a Small 

 Way. Horticulture. — Ihe Gardener's La- 

 ment. Tu Grow Chestnut Trees. 



351, Horliculture (continued). Evergreens 

 Among Fruit Trees. The Flo*ver Garden. 



— Gi Hi flowers. Queries. Putting Plants. 

 Huw tu Sow Small Seeds. Washing House 

 Plants. Etc. 



353, lloaseli'ld Reading. — Chats V ith 

 Farmers' Wives and Daughters, (by Jewell). 

 — No. 10— Economical Young Women. Grand- 

 lather's Letter, No. 2. Domestic. — About 

 Husbands— tn the Gals. Familiar Talks- 

 No. 4, (by Snip)— Good Living. 



353, First Letter, by "Busy Bee." Recipes 



Etc. 



354, Hyjjieulc— My Neighbor'sBaby. Two 

 Ways ut Feeding Biibies. (by " Jewell") . How 

 Agnes Rears her Baby. 



255, Stock. Breeder. — Semi-annual Conven- 

 tion ut the SliurtUurn Stotk-Breeders' Asso- 

 c.atiuu. Fuot and Mouth Disease. Live 

 Stuck at the Centennial. 



256, Stock Breeder (continued) .—Live 

 Stock Values. Jersey Cattle Sale. Ayrshire 

 Sale. Etc Sheep and GoatS; —Angora 

 Goat Fleece. ( atshmere Goats. Wool in Col- 

 orado. New Breed of Sheep. 



357,— Sheep and Goats, (contimied).— A 

 Cure fur Huof-ail. Etc. The Vineyard.- 



Raisin Culture. Etc. 



258. The Vineyard (continued). — Cali- 

 toruia Dried Fruit. Hay and Grain.— 



Grain Culture in California (Edituriul). Brit- 

 isU Grain Harvetit. Bermuila Grans Hay. 

 Wheat Crop In 1875. New Fodder. Etc. 



259, Hay and Grain (continued) . — Short 

 Crops East. Apiary .^PaciHc Coast Bee 

 Notes. Piittuiage lor Bees. Etc. 



200, Exbliange Notices' 



Do'^^n With Monopolies 



WAR ON HIGH PRICES! 



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Great Heduction in the Price of Furniture 



THE SAN JOSE FUKNITURE COMPANY 



WOULD RESPECTFm,LY ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THEY HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR 

 load of SOLID WALNU;r FURNITURE from the EaRt; also a lar^e lot of San Francisco -work, from the 

 CHEAPEST to the BEST, and it is their intention to keei) in future a Full and Complete Assortment of 

 Eastern and City made Work, which, taken together with that of their own manufacture, will give them the 

 Ij.'VKGEST as well as the BEST ASSORTED STOCK of Household Furniture to be found in Santa 

 Clara county, thereby enabliuff their customers to choose between our own work and that of other manufact- 

 urers, at prices at least 5 PER t'EINT. LO\VE>c than any other house in the State. San Francisco not 

 cxi^ipted. The Furniture Dealers throughout the State are invited to call and examine our Stock, as we believe 

 it will be to their interest to at least give us a trial order. 



A SPECIALTY is made of furnishing Hotels. Offices, Banks, Churches and Public Institutions. 



FIVE PREMIUMS were awarded us at the late County Fair for work of OUR OWN MAXCFACT- 

 URE. 



Please call and examine our Stock before making your purchases. All orders sent us will be promptly at 

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