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Prof. S. S. KATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, MAY 15. 1875. 



PEARSOL & GEIST, Publishers. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



Importance and Prospects of the Enterprise. 



The ro;iikT iKiw holds in liis liand tli(> fiftli 

 issue of The Lamastku Kaumkk sini-o the re- 

 sponsil>iHty of tlie ]nililic;itio;i was assumed 

 by tlie ])resent |iro|)rietors. rrartii-ally, it came 

 iiito their hands a liusiness faihiri'. In their 

 intrixluitory, in tlie .January number, it was 

 intimated tliat tlic work was undertaken more 

 as a labor of love, or as a matter <if loeal pride, 

 both by editor and iiublishers, than from any 

 lio]ie of immediate pccuniarj" gain. It was 

 then stated that— 



"Our ]>lan, im-luilinn the enlar<:enient and 

 other contemplated ini|>rovements, will involve 

 a nnich heavier actual outlay of cash than can 

 be realize<l from the subscriptions on the list as 

 it comes into our luimls. We therefore rely 

 upon a larf;e increast' of subscribers to meet 

 these increaseil expenses ami to comiieusate in 

 some measure for the labor bestowed upon it. 

 The friends of the euter])rise will see that tlieir 

 interest and ours are mutual in making' ellorts 

 to in<rease the subscriirfion list, liy the chancre 

 of form, and the use of a more comjiact tyjie, 

 we will be al)le to jrive nearly twice as nuich 

 readiufi; matter as was jriven in the old form, 

 and we have no doubt all will ajiree with us 

 that the new form is an improvement in ap- 

 pearance as well as in lonvenience. Our suc- 

 cess in other pid>lishin!.' entcr|irises, throufrh 

 tlie conlidence and liberal patronaf;e of the 

 people of Lancaster county during the ])ast 

 thirty years, gives us assurance that the future 

 of TiiK Lancastkr Fahmku will not be a failure." 



We have more than redeemed our promises. 

 In every issue we have given more than twice 

 as much rea<ling matter, anil for less money, 

 while the illustrations of such practical sub- 

 jects as the t'oloraihj Potato Beetle, and other 

 insectiverous pests, which were not i>romised, 

 are alone wortli more to any farmer than the 

 jirice of .'-Vib.scription. These will be coutinuecl 

 iroin iiionth to montli, the subjects adaiited to 

 the season. To please all tastes, we have added 

 Other illustrati(uis of various to|)ics of general 

 interest ; so that when we say Tiik Karmkii 

 is not surpassed in its general make-nj) ami 

 typograjihical appt'arance by any agricultural 

 publication in the country, as widl as in tlii' 

 variety and reliability of the information it 

 conveys, we only reiterate the o|iinions ex- 

 pressed of it l)y many leailing minds who have 

 complimented our enterprise. 



When we ask the friends of progressive ag- 

 riculture to give TuK l'"A[iMi;n the largest circu- 

 lation of any other journal of its class, we are 

 simple asking them to i>romote their own in- 

 terests as much as ours. Thus far it has been 

 a success beyond our exjieetations ; but we 

 shall not be satisfied until the great county of 

 I-anea.ster can boast of the Jiest and most 

 prosperous local journal for the Farm, the 

 Garden and the Ilonseholil i>ublished in this 

 country. This is our ambition, and we shall 

 be satislied with nothing less. We therefore 

 ask every farmer into whose hands this num- 

 ber may come to give us his eo-oi)eration. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



FIVE TOPICS ILLUSTRATED. 



TWENTY ENGRAVINGS. 

 EDITORIAL ARTICLES: pack. 



The Colorado Potato-Beetle. Tllustrated, - 6.5 



An Eurly RjiH for the Cnlorado-Beetlo. 

 The Facts of Natural History, - - 6f> 



The Past and the I'reseiit. Iltuslrated, - 67 



Modes of travel now iiud a hundred years ago. 

 Statistical Returnsof the AgrieuUural Dep't, 68 

 The Cattle Interests of the United States, - 69 

 A Famous Short-Horn. Ilhixtratai, - 69 



The Kecond Duke of Ilillhuret. 



Stewart on Fattening Stock, - - - C9 

 Entoniologieal — Enemies of the Cabbage But- 

 terfly, 70 



Cianlen Culture >'s. Field Culture, - - 70 



A (iood Cow, ----.. 70 

 The Old and the New. Ilhixirnlcd, - - 71 

 ludenendeace Hall in 177G and 1870— Our Far- 

 mers and the Centennial — Live Stock at the 

 Centennial, 



The Weathei-— The Weather Two Years Ago, 72 



The Waifs of Society, - - - - - 73 



To Ohtain Fniit from Barren Trees, - - 72 



Sing More — Cull i vatic uinf Music in the Family, 72 



Adaptation to Climate— The Potato-Beetle, - 72 



Gleanings No. 3 — About Wheat and Bread, 7;i 

 .lACtn STAi-FFElt, Lane.ister, Pa. 



Letters, Queries and Answers: - - 7:?-74 



Mountain Tea — Tt stiiiK K^y,» — Jot sand Ti:tles^ 

 The Culture of Itos 8 — Fertilizeia for Tobacco 

 — Honielhiug About Grajies — Scabby-Legged 

 Chickens. 



The Old Horse's Lament, (Poetry,) - 74 



Our Local Organizations : - - - 74-76 



Proceedings of the Monthly Meeting of the Lau- 

 c.ster County .Vgriinil'Ui'id and Ilorticulturul 

 Society — Condition and Prospec's of tlieCrojs 

 — Why the Wheat was Wint(M-i\illed— Varie- 

 ties and Cultivation of Corn — Hungariim 

 Grass — The I'ork (Question, &c. 



Bees and Bee Culture: - - . - 76 



Artilieial Swarming of Bees — How to Italianize 

 Your Bees — .\ Honie-M.lde Bee-Hive- Bee 

 Veils — The Kneuiy ot Bees — -Toining Swanns. 



The Flower Garden. lUnstrahd, - 77-7S 



The Love and Culture of l-'lowei b— Our Oardou 

 Itoses — The Literary or Classic Side of Gurdeu 

 Culture. 



78 



Landscape Gardening: - . . . 



Imjiroved Hardy Hybrid Uhododendrons^Build 

 Nests tor the Itn-ds— Plant Trees, Useful and 

 Orntunental — The Cherry, &c. 

 Domestic Economy: - . - . 79-80 



Curious Things in Uousekeei.lng — Beautifying 

 Our Homes — Lime Water lor IJurns— An Ap- 

 peal to Motllers — Provide Good TtHils — Iti-mi'- 

 dieH for Chilblains— Oreuse Your Nails— U-me- 

 dy for Cabb.ige Worms— .A Word for Clean 

 Cellais— Cooking a Shad— Valuable House- 

 hold Ueeeipts. 



The Cotemporary Press, ... - 80 

 The Progress of Invention, - \ - 80-v 



New Patents of Interest to the Farmer. 

 Our Fence Comers, - - - ii, iii, vi, vii 

 Business Announcements, - - ii-viii 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 

 Opinions of the People and the Press. 



TiiK Fai!.mi:u eoiitimics to win K"l*lt''i 

 opinions everywhere, in and out of the county, 

 and its subscription list has been rapidly and 

 steadily increasing since its new depiirtuie at 

 the beginning of the year. Many of our best 

 faimeis, who know the value of it by a careful 

 perusal of its wtdl tilled and lianilsoiiielj' 

 ])riuted pages, have- expressed their suiprise 

 that a single farmer should hesitate to bccoiiie 

 a subscriber at the the low i)riee of a dollar a 

 year, and even less when taken at the elub 

 rate.s. The following Udtcrs ;ire from gentle- 

 men ]irominently connected with agriculture 

 and horticulture in their varied iiileiests, and 

 where opinions are entitled to widght. Nor- 

 man .1. ('oluiaii, liublisher of the liund World, 

 St. Louis, one of the (dilest .and best agricul- 

 tural journals in the country, (establfshed in 

 1S4S) in a business letter soliciting the use of 

 certain illu.strations in our April number, 

 says, " We are highly jdeased with the appear- 

 ance and contents of your paper, Tiiic L.\N- 

 CA.STKH Fakmkii." A |)roinineiit farmer in 

 the lower end, in remitting his subscription 

 for TiiK Fahmkk hits the nail stjuarely on 

 the head when he .says : 



"I am iniiili plea.sed with Tun Farmkk in its new 

 dress and wish it stieeess. 1 have alwtiysbeen of the 

 opinion that hiful aiirieultural pa[K'rs tnilij can be of 

 much practical value to the fanner. The great diversity 

 of climate and soil hi our widely exi ended country ren- 

 ders it imiH>ssil>le ftira paper haximra t^eiieriil eirciila- 

 tioij to treat those subjects tipmi which we need the 

 most lij^ht ill a way that can be of any ns<* Ion// of its 

 readers. Kaeh crop retjiiires ditVereiit trealiiient In 

 dirtereiit IcK-alities, anil thistreatiiieiit iiitist be learned 

 by the farmers themselves in these IrH-alilies. If they 

 will contribute the result of their experiments to an 

 agric'iiltiiral {ia)H-r which iseireulaled amoni; tliem,ii8 

 for instance loTuii bANc.4»TEii Kakmkk, other farni- 

 ors residing in baiu-asler i-oiiuty will b*' saved the 

 necessity of making the same ex i)erimeiits themselves ; 

 but in their turn can experiment upon olher entps and 

 manures tiiid iiiaki' known the resiibs; while to do 

 the same thimr tliroiuihoiit lln'eoiiiitry wouhl n'f|nlre 

 ail enormously iarire jH*ri«Miieal, any part (»f which 

 would be of u,«e to only a small iiiimlier ot its readers. 

 Lancaster eoiiiitv can and slioiiltl support rik-Ii a 

 l>a|ier. TuK Faumeu, edited by our able Iriend, 

 Prof. Balhvoii.aiid iiiulerlhe management of Its prea- 

 eiit eiiter|)risiiig pulilisliers, can and will meet all the 

 reqiilremeiits of an agrieiilliiral pa[>er in this eoiiiity, 

 ifthe farmers will do their |)art. — W. P. B., Liberty 

 Siftiitrtj Laiicnxttr cvitulij^ J'a. 



Mr. Kililur: I thank you for a copy of The Lan- 

 CASTKU Faumeu. It is an excellent pa[HT in matter, 

 spirit and ty|)ography, and if sustained, as il should 

 be in our great county, it will be I he farmers jKrcn- 

 iiial fountain of stimulants to increased search after 

 kiiowledire and improvemenl in all that will reward 

 their industry and adorn tlielr homes. — A. B. G., 

 Wat/iiiuiloH, U. v., April 29, 187oi. 



Mr. Editor: I received two Nos. of The FAnMER ; 

 I like your paper, and will subscribe and contribute 

 for il after iny busy lime is over, say from the Ist of 

 July next ; in the metiiitime I inelosea hastily written 

 colli ribiit ion on " Ko..ie Culture " in the absence of 

 anything better.— W. E., YVii/n., April 26, 1875. 



