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the county. 



SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS 



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Prof. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, JULY 15. 1875. 



PEAESOL & GEIST, PubliEhers. 



WHAT OTHERS SAY. 



RpailiT, <Iiil ym ovit sop a kitliMi in i>urKuil of its 

 tail ! Away it ({'"S, whirliii!; roiiml and nnni(l,tiiiii- 

 blinfr hi'ds ovit head, and ''uji and after it asain.'' 

 Simple kitten ; ilitwuuld jnst stop one moment it 

 Wouldtind tljeend of its tail riirht atitsnose. That's 

 the moral ol tliose jH-ople wiio are in tilind and heed- 

 less pursuit of .s(i»ii//ii/(.'/ whieli is riiilit Iiefore tlieir 

 noses, but wliieh they fail to see or appreciate, tie- 

 cause it has not the prestisre ol' a foreiirn stam|). To 

 be consistent, we wovild call tlie attention of such to 

 the following extracts, which contain, in jiart, the 

 subtitanee of irfuU others say : 



A Compliment from Over the Pond. 



Tlie folliiwinfrletterwas received this morniu^j from 

 the editor of the London Ji/ricKltiirul (la::itli (the 

 leadiniT weekly acrieultnral journal inKn^laud), ad- 

 dressed to the editor of The Lash asteu Kakmeu, in 

 which the latter publication is highly complimented : 



AoKicrLTrnAL Gazette Officb, ) 

 7 Catharine street, Slraud, W. C. Jime 7, 1875. f 

 Mil Dear Sir ; We bt-g to thtiiik you for your article ou the 

 Atrricuttural Cttzetteiu your uumljer for May 15. We do our 

 beet to make the Afiricuttural tiazvtte bp good a paper uh we 

 cau, and are glad to have your good opiuiou. We shall also 

 dud The Lancaster Fakmer a.-* vacful an exchange as any 

 American pafter ire reeeire Its get-up is very good. 

 1 am, dear sir, yours very respectfully, 



Henry F. Moore, Sub- Editor. 



The force of this compliment will be the more ap- 

 parent when it is remembered that all the leading 

 American agricultural papers, such as the American 

 Agriciillarixt, Jiiiral \cir- Yorker, Country GeutU- 

 man, Anurican Farmer, etc., are received at the 

 office of our London cotemporary . The fact is, if The 

 ' Lancaster Fahmer was as highly appreciated at 

 home as it is by the best judges abroad, it would to- 

 day have a circulation of live thousand copies in Lan- 

 caster county. Although the aim of the editors and 

 publisher is to make.it a lucnl journal for the farm, 

 garden and household, its general is greater in pro- 

 portion than its local appreciation. But while the 

 farmers of Lancaster county are slow to move, when 

 once aroused to their own interests we always know 

 where to find them. — Lancaster Express. 



Should be on the Table of Every Enlightened 

 Farmer. 



The LAN'f aster Farmer, published at Lancaster. 

 Pa., by Pearsol i\c Geist, the farmer's organ of the 

 wealthiest agricultural county in Pcinisylvania, a 

 monthly newspaper, edited by Prof. S. S, Kathvon, 

 fully up in general interest, news, and intelligence to 

 the best papers published, is entitled to a place with 

 the leading agricultural papers of the country, on the 

 table of every eidightencd farmer. There is iio neigh- 

 borhood but what would derive prolitablc information 

 by giving The Farmer a liberal circulation and sup- 

 poTt. It |)ages are tilled with practical ideas valua- 

 ble to all." — J'oiillry Organ uf l.'entral Xei" York. 



" Ought to be in Every Family in Lancaster 

 County." 



I have been greatly interested in that valuable peri- 

 odical pulilislied by the publishers of T/ie Express, 

 '•The Lancaster Farmer.'' It is truly a valuable 

 addition to our stock of current literature, and ought 

 to be in every family in Lancaster county. Thein- 

 ft)rm.ition therctn contained is so varied that one can 

 not fail to find somethinir to please and instruct. 1 

 was much interested in the remarks on " beeculturc,'' 

 as I have dabbled a little in that business myself, 

 but not to any extent. The household recipes are 

 very valuable, and many other things are of equal 

 interest.—/,., Clustttnt I'.erel, July 1, 1!S7."). 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EIGHTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS. 



EDITORIAL ARTICLES : iaoe. 



Potato Beetles — Continued — lUiistralrd. - ii~ 



Flat-Ilcaded Ajiple-trce Borer — Illustrated, '.17 



The Cut-Worms, ------ 98 



Bogus Potato-Beetle — Illustrated, - - U8 

 Notes on the Colorado Potato-Beetle and the 



Keinedics Kmploved for its Destruction, - 99 

 The Facts of Natural History— No a, - 99 

 Preserve The Lancaster Fanner, - - -100 

 Killiii!.'- the Potato-Beetles, - - - 100 



8hort-Horns.or Durham i^-dina—Hbistrated, 101 

 Something About Horses, - . - - Uil 

 A New Ihu-se Disease, - - - - 101 



Traps Employed to Circumvent the Potato- 

 Beetles, -.-.--. 103 

 Farming as a Business, - - - - 103 



Our National Centennial, - - lOi, 105 



Tbe N'<\v .Agricultural ^mlMng— I tliixtraled— Out 

 Share ol the Kxpeuses— Horued Cattle at the 

 txhibitjon — The Ceuteuuial (*rouuds ou the 

 P'ourth of July — luteruational ExbibitiouB Cou- 

 triieted— Our State Exposition at Luucaster. 

 The Strawberry Question, IHiistrated, - 103 



J. Stauffeh, Laiicaster, Pa. 

 Berries. ,1. S., - - - . - . ^03 

 Remedy for Cabbage Worms. American 



Oardui, - m:! 



Letters, Queries and Answers, - - loO 

 Entomological Correspondence. Grape Viue 

 Plume Moth (Editor)— The "Wbite-Uued Aruiy 

 'Worm" (H. h. E.) with Kemarks by the Editor— 

 The Egg Controversy (W. J. Pvle)_Somethiug 

 about F.ggB (W. J. I'.)— The Cultivation of Celery 

 (au OKI Husbandinau)— The Corps iu North Car- 

 olina pr. H.)— Cut Oir the Decaved Blooms 

 (Waher Elder)— "Jots aud Tittles'' from Dau- 

 phin County iB.)— Abortive StrawberrysiW.J.P.) 

 Our Paris Letter, ------ iu7 



Fraiuls iuCounnercinl Manures — Sheeji Farming — 

 Forage Plants — Utilizing Daln::ged Fodiler — 

 Good Feeding — Dutch Cheese — i'auseof theLay- 

 uig of Corn — The Viue Bug— Clover aud Luceru 

 Pests, etc. 

 Our Local Organizations, - - - 107, 108 

 Farmers and Farniiug.and Farmers' Sons — An Es- 

 say read before the Lancaster County .\gricul- 

 tural aud Horticultural Society by .Simou J*. 

 Eby, esq. 

 The Orchard and Garden. - - - lOS 



Mulching (.loshua Hoopes, in N.Y. Tribune) — The 

 Way to Cultivate Flowers (S. E. Todd), with re- 

 marks liy Editor) — The Care of IjiA\'UB, etc. 

 The Poultry 'Vard, ----- 109 



The .Vnicricau Poultry Associatiou — ^lanagement 

 of Sitting Hens iu Hot Weather— Hatching Eggs 

 — "Sit aud set, bui" and Lie"— How to Falteu 

 Fowls — Bone Meal for Poultry — The Poultry 

 Interest. 



The Farm and the Dairy, - - . - 110 

 Frauds iu Commercial FertiUzers — The Largest 

 Farm iu the World — Mukiug Butter iu Winter 

 vs. Summer. 



Miscellaneous. - - - - - - llo 



The Culture of Peppermint— Cliliziog Water by 

 Irrigntlou. 

 Domestic Economy, - . - . no, ill 

 How to Can Fruit — Oatmeal vs. Beefsteak — Eggs 

 \s. Meat — Cheap Food and t*oo<I Food — Clean 

 (Mit VuurCvllars— TheTea-Pot Asiwikd. 



■Valuable Household Recipes, - - - 111,112 

 Blacklnrry Syrup— Blackberry Jam— Lemonaile— 

 Graham Flour PulTs- ludiaj Cakes without 

 Eggs — Raspberry Custards. 



Literary Notices, 112 



The Progress of Invention, . . 112 



New Patents Relating to the Farm, Dairy, Ac, 

 What Others Say, Business Notices, &c., - i 

 Our Fence Corners, - - - - ii, iii 



Filled with Useful and Entertaining Reading 

 Matter. 



The Lanca.steii Fah.meu: The .June number of 

 this airricultural monthly is lilled with much useful 

 and entertaining readin;.' matter, and is pinfusely il- 

 lustrated — among the illustrations being eorrei't por- 

 traits of the apiile-tri'c Ijorcr, several varieties of jm- 

 tato beetles and insects that infest house plants and 

 Hower gardens. Also, a picture of the prize boar, 

 "Sweepstakes," and several smaller pictures. Among 

 the contributors we llnd tin- inimc of our old triend, 

 T. M. Coulsim, who writes an arliileon " Testing the 

 Fecundity of Kiri-'s." — Lancaster InlrlVniencer. 



The Best and the Cheapest. 



The Lantastek Fahmeii is a welcome truest. We 

 regard The Fakmek. as it is now published, as the 

 best and -chea|K'st airricultural Jruirmil we are ac- 

 quainted with, and the list is quite numerous. Our 

 assertion is based on the fact that The Fahmek la a 

 practical, and not a mere lluoretical, farmer's pajier. 

 Besides, its editor Is one of the most distlnguislied 

 entomologists in the country, as Prof. Kiley himself 

 admits. The Fahmeu will be fouiul on iileatthis 

 office, where any of our readers can examine it. I'carsol 

 & tJclst . Lancaster, Pa ., publishers. — Journal, Loui$i- 

 ami, Mo. 



The Farmer in the South. 



" Some time atro I received the.Iatiuary, February, 

 >farch, anil .\|iril numbers of Tjie LancasTeii 

 Fahmek forlS7.'), and lately the May and .June num- 

 bers. I cxatnined each number, and find The Fakm- 

 ek contains useful information for all readers, and 

 more especially for the tiller of the soil, whether he 

 be a raiser of grains, gra,s.scs, roots, fruits, flowers, 

 and live stock not excepted." — .V. It., .Salisbur;/, X. C- 

 Constantly Securing Popularity. 



This atrricultural ncwspaiH-r (The I.ANrASTEit 

 Farmek) is constantly securing' increased jMipularlty, 

 and is well lilled with Instructive and useful reading 

 matter. Published by Pearsol it tJeist, Lancaster, 

 Pa. — I'ori- (/'<!.) TeUyrain. 



Brought Fully to the Standard. 



The Lancastek Farmer, monthly, comes to us 

 with a new dress and new publishers. The editorial 

 management is, as usual, done by Prof. S. S. Bathvou. 

 It is brouirht fully to the standard. (Jne dollar a 

 year. — Fanner and dardiner. 



Full of Good and Useful Reading. 



I have received The Farmer of June l.'j, and llnd 

 It full of go(Hl ami useful rcadiitg. I thereftire send 

 you herewith Jl.'J.") for a year's subscription. — IP. J. 

 I'., West Cluster, June 2.5, 187.5. 



Secure the Back Numbers. 

 Bclicvimr that all who apjireciate the value of such 

 a publication would want them, we printed an extra 

 number of The Farmer from the bc^iiming of this 

 volutne, so as to be prepared to supply back numbers 

 to new subscribers. We ar»" still pr<'i>ared to do so, 

 and would remind subscribers tl.al at the close of 

 the year the volume will be of great valu< — worth 

 a great deal more than the subscrijitiou price. 



Artificial Fertilizers. 

 This Issue of The >"armer cmtalns some sliictures 

 on the adulteration of artificial manures, of which 

 there is great complaint among farmers. In this con- 

 nection we call attention to the advertisement of the 

 old and reliable house of Ilarrisoil Brothers ii Co., 

 Philadelphia, w-ho will miarantee their chemical fer- 

 tilizers to be what they represent. 



