CONTENTS OF VOLUME SEVEN. 



.Animal Address Pres't ]Miller, 7 

 A Kind \Vfircl (nr Fanners, . . 10 

 AL'ricultural Miscellany, 10, 1],!",) 

 A Handy (iarden Roller, . . 12 

 A Word for The Far.micr ... 20 



A Cheap Condnetor, 24 



A Frii;id Record, 3cS 



An Eclio from Tennessee, . . 44 

 A Potato that Resists Col. Bug, 47 

 About (iround Hofrs, . . . t . 53 

 Anotlier Rem. for I'otato-beetle, 53 

 Alfalla Clover, Barley, &c., . . 56 



A Useful Table, 56 



Appreciation of The Farmer, . 00 

 A Little Advice to Farmers, . 63 

 About Housework and Help, . 63 

 An Early Bait for Col. Beetle, 66 

 Afrricultural Statistics, .... 68 

 A F"amous .Short-Horn, .... 09 



A Good Cov; 70 



Adaptation to Climate, .... 72 

 Agricultural Progress in Italy, 90 

 Advantages of Mulching, . . . 93 



A Little Garden 94 



A Hint to Farmers, 94 



A Preventive Against Moths, . 95 

 A New Horse Disease, . . . 101 

 Abortive Strawberries, . . 861,07 



Artiiirial Waterings, 120 



Aurora, 124 



A Wonderful Flower, 124 



Ashes in Orchards 124 



A Beautiful Tree of Fruit, . . .132 

 About Egyptian Wheat, ... 134 



Answers to Querists, 137 



Adulteration Com. Manures, . 1.54 

 A Lancaster Co. Stock F'arm, . 155 

 A New CauseTrichiinein Pork, 158 



A Woman's Answer, 159 



A Test for Eggs, 1.59 



A Farmer's Library, 160 



A Perfect Cure for JPhylloxera, 170 

 A New Veterinary Device, . . 171 

 A Remedy for Dodder, . . . .171 

 A Vast Estate in Kansas, . . . 173 



All the World, 174 



A Case for Investigation, ... 25 



Arbor Vitte, The 30 



Apple Pudding, 31 



Apple Butter, . 31 



A Happy Home, 32 



Apparatus for Paris Green, . 36 

 About Farmers' Wives, .... 44 

 A Good Waj' to Keep Hams, . 47 

 Artificial Swarming of Bees, . 76 

 A Home-Made Bee-Hive, . . . 76 

 An Appeal to Mothers, . ... 79 

 A Word for Clean Cellars, . . 79 

 A Magnificent Horse, .... 86 

 Asparagus Trade — Lorlg Island, 94 



Apple Tree Borer, 97 



A Convenient Meth. for Labels,144 



Army Worm, The, 145 



About Wheat and Bread, . . . 73 

 Agricultural District of Amiens,122 

 A Farm of 22,000 Acres, . . .155 

 Age which Live Stock Mature, 170 

 A Word on the Dairy Question, 171 

 A Good Way to Pickle 1 Ham, 174 

 Agricultural Department, The, 27 

 Apple, the History of, .... 116 



A Garden of Herbs, 77 



American Poultry Association, 100 

 Agr'e andfipanish Civilization, 11 



All-Summer Apple 23 



Art (iallery, . . .55 



A Part oif Miscellaneous Ret'rns, 68 



Ant Pest, The 47, J21, 137 



A Land Mark of 3 iOounties, 133 



Artichokes, ' 143 



Brdliant Whitewash 13 



Blackberries, 18 



Butter Making, 20 



Belmont Apple 23 



Best Mode Extracting Stumps, 25 

 Best Rem.forWintering Cattle, 25 

 Binding Grain, ....... 29 



Best Field Beans, The, .... 30 



Blanching Celery 30 



Baked Sweet Apple, 47 



Best Mode Wintering Cattle, . 61 ! 

 Build Nests for Birds, .... 78 

 Beautifying our Homes, ... 79 j 

 Balloon Jleteorology, .... SO ' 



Buckwheat for Bees, 91 



Board Fences, the Best, . ... 94 i 



Bogus Potato-Beetle, 98 j 



Berries, 1< 3 | 



Bone J^Ieal for Poultry, . . . .109 



Blackberry Syrup, Ill 



Blackl jerry Jam, Ill 



Bits and Dimes, 115 



Breeding Poultry for Profit, . . 124 



Butter Making, 125 



Bran for Milk Cows, 138 



Bird Instinct 139 



Bee Keeping for Farmers, . . 142 

 Bantams as a specialty, . . . 142 

 Borgians of our Kitchens, . . .143 



Brighton Biscuit, 144 



Berries and Brains, 152 



Blooming Dutch Bulbs, .... 1,53 

 Broom Corn Market, The . . .157 



Bronze Turkies, 157 



Bee Culture for Ladies, .... 158 



Buckwheat, 164 



Blue Bird, The 164 



Buckwheat, c*cc., as Fodder, . .170 

 Best Time to Plow Corn Land, . 171 

 Bees and Bee Culture, 70, 89, 91, 



126, 142, 172 

 Beet, The History of the . . . 147 

 Bean, The History of the . . .161 



Barley, 164 



Button-hole Bouquets, &c., . . 93 



Birds of Paradise, 179 



Butter Ball (Duck), 181 



Buck Wheat Cakes, 189 



Bran and Corn Meal for Cows, 191 



Correspondents, To, 3 



Carniverous Plants, 4 



Comparative Value of Fruits, . 5 

 Cultivation of Flowers, The . . 7 

 Coveri'g Manure from Weather, 12 



Cultivation of Roses, 13 



Corn and Hogs, 13 



Cure the Stingii'of a Catfish, To, 9 



Cow, The, 20 



Canaries, 21 



Cultureof the Grape, 22 



Colorado Potato Beetle, 25, 42, 49, 



65 

 Cultivation of Native Tree.s, . . 26 

 Culture of Flowers, The, ... 30 



Charcoal for Poultry, 32 



Curative Potato, The, 32 



Cabbage, its Cultivation , . . ■ 39 



Clover and ( ut-wornis 45 



Centennial and Exhibitors, . . 46 

 Charcoal for Sick Animals, . . 47 



Cocoanut Pie 31 



Conestoga Puflfs, 47 



Cabbage a la Cauliflower, ... 47 



Cooking Celery, 47 



Coffee Cake, 47 



Cure for Toothache, 48 



Clean Oil Cloths, To, 48 



Catalogue s of Seed,Plants,&c.,48, 64 

 Cost of our Recent War, . . . 51 



Chinese Yam, The, 59 



Chemical Manures in Powder,.. 61 

 Caoutchouc in Harness, ... 61 

 Condition &c., of the Crops,. ..61, 74 

 Comparative Value of Food, . 61 



Cultivation of Corn, 62 



Cropping Oats on Corn Ground, 62 

 Cotemi)orary Press, The, 48, 64, 80 

 Condition of Cattle and Sheep, 68 

 Cattle Interestsof the U.S., . . 69 

 Cabbage Pest and its Parasite, 70 



Culture of Roses, The 74 



Cabbage Worms, 79, 103 



Curious Thingsin Housekeep'g, 79 



Cooking a Shad 79 



Cheap Pudding, 80 



Conserving Green Maize, &c., 90 



Caterpillars 93 



Cut Worm in Cabbages, The, - 93 

 Cure for Kicking Cows, ... 94 

 Clierry Jam, 95 



California Beer, 95 



(Vioking ( 'aulifiower, 95 



Cement for Petroleum Lamps, 95 



Crackers, 95 



Cure Summer Complaint, To, . 96 



Cut Worms, The, 98 



Centennial Grounds on the 4th,105 

 Cultivation of Celery, The, . . 1(16 

 Cro|isin North Carolina, The, . 106 

 Cut off the Decayed Blooms, . 106 

 Cause of the Laving of Corn, . 107 

 Cure for the Vine Bug, .... 107 

 Clover and Lucern Pests, The, 107 

 Cultivation of Buckwheat, . 107 

 Cultivation of Hungarian Moha,107 



Care of Lawns, The 109 



Culture of Peppermint, The, . 110 

 Chea]) Food and Good Food, . Ill 

 Clean Out Your Cellars, . . .111 



Codling Moth, T' e, 114 



Condition of the Wheat Crops, 115 



City Bee Culture, 127 



Cold Tomato Sauce, 127 



Clean Lime Out of Tea Kettle, 127 

 Caution to Stock Raisers, . . . 128 

 Curculio, or Plum Weevil, The, 129 

 County Fi.irs in Pennsylvania, 137 

 Correspondents, To, .... 137 

 Cattle Breeding in Mayenne, . 138 

 Continued Ravages of Vine Bug,l 38 

 Conservatory and House Plants,140 

 C^hicks in the Garden, .... 141 



Cucumbers, 143 



Cauliflowers, 143 



Canning Peaches, 143 



Cooking Rice 143 



Churning Butter, 144 



Coflee ]\laking, 144 



Cultivated Vegetables, . . . .147 



Curious Facts, 149 



Correspondence, Cogitations, . 151 



Coleman Estate, The, 155 



Conservatory and House PIants,1.50 

 Concrete for Walks, etc., . . • 159 



Corn Batter Cakes, 159 



Corn, Preparations of, . . . . 159 



Cockroaches, 159 



Cream Cake, 1-59 



< ider may be Purified 100 



Clean Straw Matting, &c., To, 100 

 Clean Walls and Ceilings, To, . 160 

 Cultivated Vegetables, . ". . . 101 

 Crops of the L'uited States, . . 103 

 Centennial and Agricultural, ■ 104 

 Centennial Ornamental Park, . 105 



Curriiut Worm, The 1(>7 



Chinch-bug, orMormon Louse, 108 



Corn-stalk Weevil, 169 



Commercial Manures, .... 170 

 Corn and Fruit Presented, . . 171 

 Corn Crop in the Lower End, . 171 

 Commencing Bee Keeping, . . 172 



Clarify Honev, To, 127 



Cherry, The, ." 78 



Cuckoo and Hedge Sparrow, . 179 



Chicken Croquetes 189 



Centennial Nat. Cook Book, . 191 



Cai)ital and Labor 191 



Colorado Cattle Range, a . . . 184 

 Disease-proof Potatoes, .... 12 

 Destruction of Canada Thistle, 14 



Dying for Our Country 20 



Disccussion on Orchard Ques., 41 

 Do Plants Need Water, . . . • 46 



Diphtheria, 47 



Distinguishing Sex in Eggs, . . 51 

 Destroy Bngson ' 'ucumbers,To, 94 

 Drive Awway Mosquitoes, To, 96 



Destructive Worms, 134 



Depredations of the Vine Bug, 1.54 

 Disinfecting Properties Hemp, 170 

 Dairy Interestsat Centennial, . 173 

 Domestic Economy, 13, 34, 47, 03, 

 79, 94, 110, 137, 143, 159, 174, 189 



Dogs, Good and Bad, 175 



Daniel V>'ebster, 19 



Duke of Hillhurst, Second, . . 69 



Drop Worm, The, 113 



Destroying Cutworms, .... 121 

 Decay of Apple Trees, .... 123 



Dividing Bees for Winter, . . 126 



Delicious Rolls, • 144 



Dark Brahmas, 163 



Dog Story, A, 180 



Decrease in Streams and Wells, 183 



Eags of the Katydid, 3 



Essay. An, by I). L. Resb, . . 7 

 Experim't and Report Results, 26 

 F^ducation of Farmers' Child'n, 29 



Evergreen Trees, 30 



Everyday Pudding, 47 



Enemies to Col. Potato-Beetle, 65 



F:ntomological, 2, 33, 70 



Enemies of Cabbage Butterfly, 70 

 F^nemies of Bees, The, . ... 76 

 Entomological Correspondence,106 



Egg ControTers}', 106 



Eggs versus Meat, Ill 



Experiments Fattening Cattle, 122 

 Exterminating Live-F'oreyer, . 124 



r:ating Fruit 127 



Early Peaches from Mr. Engle, 141 



Election (.'ake, 174 



■ Fruit Growers' Society, Penna., 6 



F>iar's Omelet, 13 



Failures in Business, 15 



Farming in Illinois, 21 



Forty Years have Passed, ... 21 

 Farmers' Northern Market, . . 21 

 Fanny and Fronclin Apples, 23,44 

 Farmer John, a Poem, .... 24 



F"ruit-can Opener, A, 32 



Farmers, Write for Your Paper, 33 



Farmers' Sons 39 



Farmers's ^\'ives. About, ... 44 



Fancy Dish, 47 



Fences, The Construction of . 54 

 FacSim. Centennial Medals,. 55 

 Fermentation in Trenches, . . 60 

 French Mode Selecting Horses, 61 

 F"armandDome.sticEcononiy, . 63 

 Famous Short Horn, A, . . . 69 

 Farmers and the Centennial, . 71 

 F'ire and Water-proof Paint, . 80 



Furniture Polish 80 



Fruit Pudding, 80 



Fattening Calves for Veal, . . 90 

 Fruit Trees by the Road-side, . 90 

 Flowers, How to Pre.serve, . . 92 

 Fruit and Vegetable Garden, . 93 

 Farming as a Business, .... 103 

 Forage Plants — Their Culti va'n,107 

 Farmers and Farmers' Sons, . 107 

 Frauds in Com. Fertilizers, . . 110 

 Fruit Culture, Gossip on, . . . 119 



Flower tulips, 121 



Fruit Cans, tin, 121 



Flavor and Colorin Milk, . . .122 

 Farm an<l Dairy, The, 63, 125, 139 

 Feeding Wheat to Horses, . . 126 

 Facts of Natural History, The, 



66, 84, 90, 131, 167, 180 



Fruit Gr,rdcn, 140 



Flower Garden, 59, 140 



Floral Novelties 141 



Future of Peach Tra le, The, . 152 

 Farnung on Cont.of Europe, 60, 90, 



107,122, 154, 170, 187 

 Flower Garden, .... 59, 92, 156 



Farmer's Ijibrarv, A, 160 



Ferns and Palm's, 167 



Foot and Mouth Disease, . . 170 

 Fattening Fowls in Ten Days, 171 

 Farmers and Grain Dealers, . 173 



Farm and Dairy, 174 



French Way of Salting Pork, 174 



Feeding Cornstalks, 191 



Guano, 5 



Good Pudding 13 



Good Butter 19 



Griddle Cakes, 31 



Glycerine for Preserv'g Fruit, 32 



Grangers, The, 39 



Gallinoculture et Ovsfculture, . 50 

 Cxood Correspondents, .... 54 

 Great Centennial of 1876, The,. 55 

 Great Lilium Auratum, The, . 58 

 Garden Culture cs.FieldCulture, 70 



Gleanings, . 73 



Grease Your Nails 79 



