INDEX. 



III. 



Green Wdoil 8H 



(iood I'uMic Koii.ls KS 



Green Fly, The Ill' 



Gouil Apple |)uinpllii[.'S, . . . !»1 



Green I'e;! Scilip "J>'i,!lli 



Grape Vine I'lnnie Moth, . . . 10(> 



Grnluu.i Fl.i\n- I'lills, 112 



Gravenslein Ap|ile lll> 



GossiiMin I'rnil Cuhure, . . .]]!• 

 Griiwini; Hye-GrassSeeil, . • • 1--' 



Gre;il Iniindatinn, Till! 121.' 



Geraiiinnis, 124 



Green I'eppers, 14:i | 



Gherkins 14;> 



Getting n|) a Kelisli, 14;> ; 



(ilosseil Shirt liii.sonis, .... 144 ^ 

 General I'tilily of .Shi)H-lIorns,l.')() ! 



Grant Kstate.The l.')(> j 



Garden and Gnhard, The, 124, 141), ! 

 l.">(i, 172 



Good Ci'lery 172 



(iipmlie Farming iu Penn'a . 17S 



(iood Kindlin;;s, 17."> 



General Miscellany, • 14, 17.5, 191 

 Go into I'.xiierinientin^, . . .171 

 llayCropanil Hay Trade, The, 1(1 

 Iln'riiiullnral Misci'llanv, . • . 12 

 Hay Tea for Calves, .".... IS 



lleidin'.' Power of (iUie l."> 



Here and There 21 



How to Restore Fertility, . . . 21> 

 IhjWto.Makethe Farm" I'ay, . 2!» 

 Hav Troilueinjiand .Marketing, 30 

 Hay I'ressint; or I'.alint;, ... 30 



Howto.Vpply Lime, 30 



IIor.se .'^hoeint:, 30 



HvaeinthsinCilas-ses, 31 



Horticnltural Hall, The, ... 37 



Hor.se's Foot, Tlie, 4.5 



How to Destroy Kiirth Worms, 47 



Home Interiors, 04 



Honey Bee in Farm Economy, 64 



Hungarian Grass 7C 



How to Italianize Your Bees, . 76 



Horseradish Sance 80 



Honey-Bee, Instincts of the, . 91 

 How Scientitic FarniingPavs, . 94 

 How to Dress .*^alad, ...'.. 94 

 How to JIake Maryland Biscuits 95 

 Household Hecipes, . . 9."), 144, l.')9 



Hatchinu' l'V'<rs 109 



How to Fatten Fowls, 109 



How to (an Fruit, 110 



Huhhardston Nonesuch, . . .llfi 

 Heifers and First Calves, . . .122 



llunfrarian Gras.s, llio 



How Drains Act, 12(i 



Historic Tree V.V.'i 



How I'hil'a Kutteris Made, . . 139 

 How Ivisilv ButttT is .Spoiled, . 140 



Hyacinth.s" in Winter 140 



How to(iather Cider Apples, . 141 

 How Bets Know Their llomes, 142 

 Jlonev I'rodu<t of California, ■ 142 



Hand'lin- liee.s 142 



llintson .Makinfx Pickles, . . . 143 

 Hav Farniin<;and I'.alin}.', . . . l.")4 

 How Much liens Will Kat, . . 1.58 

 How to Telia Goose from a Gan- 

 der, ■ . . . _ 158 



Horse F'pideniio, The, .... 158 

 How to Kcep."~w«x't Potatoes, . 1.59 

 Hens' Teeth— iioncDast, . . . 1(>9 



Harnes.s to Pre.servo 171 



Handling Bees, 172 



How to Cure Haeon, Ham,«&c., 174 



Hint.s Ahout Meat, 174 



How to Boil KfTjis 175 



How to Clean Car]X"t.s, . . . .17.5 



liogColera, Coal for 1R.5 



]Ior>,eKadish Culture, . . . .190 



Hints in .Season 190 



Hen Mamire, I'se of, 192 



Horses, Curious Deaths of, . . 1!»2 

 How to Treat !>watnp Muck . . II 

 How to Drive Weevils out . . 9 



Hlastralions, 3 



Inseet.s on Cattle 14 



In)|K>rtant Invention, .... 29 

 Irrigation in the Valley of the 



Kio<;rande .58 



Information .\houl Bees, . . (U 

 Influeniv of Country Life,. . 7(i 

 Improved Hardy Hybrid Kho- 

 dodendrons, ........ 78 



Indian Pudding, 80 



Insects, No.\iousand Beneficial, 82 

 Insect Fertiliza'n and Hybrids,. 83 



Iinprov'g the Breed of Horses, 90 

 Insects on House Plants, . . . 92 

 Im|iortance ol (iood Feeding, . 107 

 Indian Cakes Without Fggti, . 112 



Improved lice I lives liJS 



Iniligest'n in Horses and Cattle, 1")8 



Improved Sandwiches 144 



Importat'n of \'alualile Horses, 14-I 

 Increasing the Ureeil of Hor.-ves,1.54 



Italian Pees 158 



Improve't in Out -door Closets, 160 

 Institute IC.Kperinii'nts, .... 171 

 Information Wanle<l, . . . .172 



Indian Summer, 182 



Is the Bee a Nuisance? . . . . 181 



Incubation 182 



Information AVanted, .... 179 

 Imperfect Potato Tests, . . . 191 

 .lac. Conkling, An (Jld Digger, . 31 

 .lohn P.nll Alter Colorado Bugs, .56 

 .lohnson Miller's .Vnn'l -Vddress, 3 

 .loining Swarms of Bees, ... 76 



.lennv Lind Sou]), 80 



Jersey Cattle 144 



.lots and Tittles from Dauphin 



County 74-170 



Klaproth .\pple 2.3' 



Keep the Birthdays 32 



Keep .\way Cntwonns, To, . . 93 



Killing Potato-Beetles 100 



Kindly (Ireetings, 136 



Keep Milk from Curdling, To, 138 

 Keep the Farm an<l Home Tidy, 140 

 Keei)ing Winter .\pi)les, . . .157 

 Large Kmigration to (iermany, 2 

 Lancastkr F.ah.micr, The, . 3, 26, 43 



Long-legged Horses, 15 



Literary Items, Ki 



Letter from a Farmer's Wife,. 9 

 Letter From Our Old Home, . 21 

 Lancaster County Apples, . . 23 

 Leaves the Lungs of tlie Plant, 26 

 Letters, (Jueries and .Vnswers, 44 

 Lemon Orange Custard, ... 47 

 Laneaster County to the Front, 48 

 Lancaster Park Association, . 63 

 Live-stock at the Centennial, . 71 

 Love and Culture of Flowers, . 77 

 Literary or Classic Side of Gar- 

 den Culture, The 77 



Landsca|)e Gardening, .... 78 

 Lime Water for Burns, . ... 79 



Literary Notices, 32, 96 



Lemonade, Ill 



Lilies .58, 121 



Letter from North t'arolina, . . 121 



Live Stock and Flies, 123 



Loss by Weeds and Insects, . . 126 

 Luscious Tomato, The, .... 127 

 Live Slock Miscellany. 128, 144, 1.58 

 Lancaster's Op|iortunitv, . . .129 

 Length of Boot Growth". . . . 172 



Look to the Forests, 175 



Limit Your Wants 190 



Land Measure, .\ Convenient, 192 



.Make Hens Lav, To 13 



Milk Room, The, 20 



Manuring Corn Stubble Land, 26 



Milk (.iucsliim. The, 4(1 



Main Fxhibition Building, . . ,55 



Milk Cows, . . (i2 



Miscellaneous Statis'l Circulars, 68 

 .Memories, Centennial, .... 71 



Mountain Tea, .58, 73 



Minute Pudding, ..... . . 8(1 



Mnshroonis, Morels,. . ... 84 



Making up the Deficiency, . . 85 



Making Land Produce 88 



Mulberries, 89 



Meat versus Wool 90 



iManiires for Sugiir Beet . . . 90 



.Market Gardening 94 



Make Farm Lite Attractive, . . 94 



i Mend your Own Tinware, . . 95 



Manufiictureof Dutch Cheese, . 107 



Mulching 108 



Maiuigenient of Silting Hens, 109 

 Making Butter in Winter, . . 110 



Method 117 



.Make .Jellies, To 121 



Manufacture of Cheese, The, . 122 

 Meterological Observations, . 131 

 Making Lawns in Autumn, . .141 

 Movable Comb Frames, . • . 142 



Mixed Blood 151 



Mineral Resources of Southern 



Lancaster County 153 



Miscellaneons Items, 43, 60, 110, 1,54 



Mississi|i])i Corn Bread, . . . 1.59 



Mushroom, The 101 



.Moths in Carijcts, 175 



.Mad Itch — new cattle disea«e,..185 



Managing the(irate, 3] 



Mush Cakes, 159 



Mingling .Manure 191 



.\ew Style of Barrels 14 



Nuudier of ( iranges. The, . . . 44 

 New " Butcher Ship," The, . . 61 

 Native Seedling .\pples, ... 62 

 Native I'lowcrs and Fruits,. . (>2 



Nutrition of Oatmeal 63 



Now- fin- House (lea in ng, . . . (i3 

 Notes onthe Colorado Beetle, . 9!) 

 New Agricultural Build'g, The, 104 

 Nights Hawks vs. Whip-poor- 

 wills 131 



Nasturtiums, 14:! 



New Processof Plant 'g Potatoes, 1.59 



Newly Married, The I(i9 



Natural History for the Young, 179 

 Nevada's Petrified Forest, . . 191 

 Noted .\niiuals. Selection of, . 192 



Our New Departure, 1 



Ovi'r Production, 2 



Opening Month of the Year, . 2 



Osage ( )raiige 11 



(,)rchard and .Nursery, .... 13 

 Our l!ecei])t for Curing Metit, . 13 



Omelet, Frier's 13 



<!)ur Hairs are Numbered, . . 15 



Our Situation, 17 



(Jdors 20 



Our Home Market, 21 



Our National Centennial, 27, 37, 



104, 164, 186 

 Our Public Reception,. ... 28 



Our Illustrations, 38 



Our Orchards, 41 



Official List of Patents, 48, 64, 80, 96, 



112, 128, 17t), 192 

 Our Paris Letter, 51, (iO, 90, 107, 122, 

 138, 1.54,170,187 



Our Feme Corners, 51 



Old aixl the Niiw, The, .... 71 

 Our Farmers and the ('enten'l, 71 

 Obtain Fruit from liarrcn Trees, 72 

 Old Horse's Lament, The, . . 74 



Our Wheat Trade, 85 



Our Share of the Kxpenses, . . 104 



Our State K.xposilion 105 



Orchard and (hirden 108 



Oatmeal vs. Beefsteak Ill 



Ornamental Gardening, . . .120 



Order Lciiidoptera 130 



Ornamental Horticulture, . . i:!6 

 Oleomargarine Cheese, . 139, 166 



Onions, 143 



Our Cult i vated Vegetables, 147, 161, 

 178 



Old and New 148 



(hits, 163 



Our Cheese Industry '? . . . . 166 

 Publishers to the U'ca.ler, The, I 

 Prussian Manufacturers, &c., . 2 

 Patrons of Husbandry, The, . 3,43 

 Proceedings Lancaster .Vgrieul- 

 tural and Horticultural .So- 

 cietv„7, -.'5, 41.61,74,90, 107, 

 122," 128. 1.54,171. 

 Proceedings Penna. F. G. Soc'y, 6 



Prof. Riley on Birds, 9 



Projier .Mode of feed'gHor8es,ll,15 



Potato Diet, 11 



Plow iiig Land in .\utumn, . . 12 

 Philo.sophy of Cixikery, ... 13 

 Preparing and Paek'g Poultry, 14 



PersiMial Items, 15 



Persimmons as Market Fruit, . 12 



Peas 3,000 Years Old, 13 



Potato Bliuht, The 11,17 



Patrons of llu.sbandry. The, . 18 

 Persimmon, Sex, X'arieties, . 19, 4.5 

 Planting and Train'g the Vine, 22 



Persimmon, The 23 



Prize Milk Cow 24 



Pear anil Rose Slug 25 



Plowing 29 



Perennials and Bedding Plants, 30 



Prevent Rii.sting 32 



Pear Sings, 35 



Paris (ireen, .35, 36 



Penna. R. R. and Centennial, 37 

 Potato and Paw-Paw, The, . . 4(t 



Peaches, The 41 



Potato Beetle, The, 44 



Plums and the Cureulio, ... 46 



Plum Pudding. . 47 



Progress of Invention, 48, 64, 



80,96, 112, 128, 176, 192 

 Planting Potatoes F.arly, . . . .56 

 Persimmon and the Scupper- 



nong (irape, 59 



Potato Planting,F.arly and Late, 60 

 Peonies and the Rose Bug, . . 60 

 Pri'paralion of Food for Cattle, 60 

 Phosphorus in Oil Cake, &c., . 60 

 Parasites in Bird-Cages, ... 63 



Past and Present, The 67 



Plant Trees 78 



Provide (iood Tools 79 



Potato Beetles 60,81,97 



Position of the Hive, 91 



Pear Trees, Retentive Soil, . . 93 

 Propagation of Celery, The, . . 93 



Plowing Orchards, ." 93 



Perpetual Paste 95 



Potato Stalk Weevil 97 



Preserve TiiK Fahmku, . . . . KXt 

 Poultry Yard, The, 109. 124,141, 1.57 



Poidtry Interest, The 109 



Pennsylvania Crops, The, . .115 

 Primitive i'arming, . . .118,134 

 Public Watering Troughs, . .120 

 Poultry at Intern'l Kxhibil'n, . 125 

 Practical Cattle- Breeding, . . 125 



Pot-au-Feu, 133,153 



Peaches, . .' 133, 143 



Plenty of Potatoes, 134 



Preservation of Fodder, . . . 1.38 

 Pic-nic of Patron.--- Husbandry, 139 

 Poultry and Kggs forCenten'l, 141 

 Poultry Raising in Cities, . . .142 



Pea.-h Mangoes, 143 



Purple or Red Cabbage, . . .143 

 Present ami the Future, The, 149 

 Pure and Mixed Blood, .... 1.50 

 Prolitsof Farming on Prairies, 156 



Public Poisoning, 157 



Propagating lOvergreens, . . .157 



Poland (.'hina Pigs 158 



Preparations from Corn Meal, 1.59 



Potatoes, 164 



Preservation of Green Maize, . 170 

 Plowing (iuest'n Resumed,The, 171 

 Packing .\pples for Winter, . 172 



Practical Hint.s 173 



Parlor .Vilornnients, 175 



Peculiarities of Spiders, . . . 177 

 Preservation of Fruit, &c., . . 184 



Practical Brevities 190 



Protecting .\nimals from Cold, 191 

 (Queries Answered, (>4, 89, 118,181 



(Jueen of Puililings 47 



Results of Improved Culture,. 5 



Reily. Prof, on Birds 9 



Rei>ort of Com. of .\griculture, 10 

 Receipt for Curing .Meat, Our, . 13 



Koa.l Dust 13 



Reason Wliy, The 14 



Returning Prodigals 21 



Reports on Crops, .... 25,171 



Results of Hygiene, etc 2S 



Raising Pota'toes 30 



Remedy for Pear Blight, ... 31 

 Roasting a Sirloin of Beef, . . 31 

 Roa.sting Turkey and Carving, 31 

 Remedies f(.r Potato Beetle, . 50,53 



Rose Culture 53 



Remedy for the Cureulio, . 60, 130 



Rose-bugs and Peonies 60 



Ripeiiingoflhe Sugar-beet, . . 61 

 Remedies for Chilblains, ... 79 

 Remedy for .\i)ple-lree Borer, . 81 



Rose slugs 121 



Rose. The Double White Moss, 124 

 Raising Chestnut Trees, . . .126 

 Rules for Piuving Horses, . . .128 



Rascal Leaf ■(runipler 130 



Rich anil Rare Tree 132 



Rejiair'g Damages from FIood8,138 

 Root-pits for Winter Veg't'ble8,140 

 Rheumatism in Horses, . . . 144, 



Remove Mildew, To, 144 



Reapers, .Mowers, Threshers, . 154 



Rice Blanc Mange, 159 



Remedy for Dodder, A . . . .171 



Sulphur, 15 



Soaking Seeds— Osage Orange, 11 



Spring Radishes, 12 



Savior .\pple • ■ 23 



Strawberry Pest, The 26 



So Far as Practical, &c. 26 



Soup Making, 32 



Sparrows — Finches 33 



