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Apiary.^Apicnlture in California 

 Filling the Hive. Age of Bees. 

 To Fill Empty Comb. Califor- 

 nia Honey 57-58 



B073 and QtU. — Over in the Mea- 

 dow {Poetry). ♦Our Corner. 

 ^Grandma's Letters 62-63 



Correapondence.— Political Enigma 

 Solved. Deep Plowing Con- 

 troverted C3 



City Gardening. — Spring Flowers 

 (Poetry). tCultivating Flow- 

 ers. tHow to Destroy Plant- 

 Lice. Testing Seeds. Window 

 Gardening. Planting Seeds. 51-52 



Domastio. — Don't Take it to Heart 

 (Poetry) . *New Contributor. (>2 



Editorial Notes. Etc 50 



Household Seiding. —Home (Poe- 

 try) . *Up-Couutry Letters, 

 No. 3. *Graudfather's Letters, 

 No. 7- *Wtiat Your Neighbors 

 Know. tThat Letter from It- 

 aly. *Familiar Talks, No. 9. 

 *Friendly Letters, No. 2. *A , 

 Cheerful Letter. ^To M.E.T.60-61| 



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The H0T39.—i Breaking Colts. He- 

 reditary Disease. Treatment 

 of ShyiDg Horses. Spavin... 5i-3.') 



Poetry 51 



Ponltr? Yard. — Domestication of 

 Wild Fowls. Vermin in Fowls. 

 tFine Poultry. Fowls in Afri- 

 ca. Worn;s in Fowls. Rod 

 Pepper and Poultry 50 



Pissicultnre. — Progress in Fish 

 Culture. Fish Culture in the 



Northwest. Etc , . . 57 



Porcine. — So-Called Hog Cholera. 

 A Profitable Hog. How to 

 Keep Boars, Dantition in the 



Pig. Etc 55 



Sheep and floats. — t Angora Profits. 50-51 

 Story.— *^euteel Intemperance,. 49 

 Stoci Br3ed3r. — Two Kinds of 

 Cattle Husbandry. threat 

 Asnuil Sale of Fine Stock. 

 Camels. Sale of Short-horns 

 During the Past Year. Ameri- 

 can Beef on the London Mar- 

 ket. Foot and Mouth Disease 



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— A Remedy, Value of Im- 

 proved Stock 53-54 



Womsn.— The Farmer's Daughter 

 (Poetry). *Open Letters to 

 Women, No. 1. Taxation With- 

 out Representation ; .,5S-.59 



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