Prof. S. S. HATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER. AUGUST 15. ^875. 



PEAKSOL & SEIST, Pubii:hers. 



THE FARMERS HOME ORGAN. 



ft. Imm Im.,: 



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A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER, 



DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTI- 

 CULTURE. DOMESTIC ECONOMY, 

 AND MISCELLANY, 

 WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Fouii'led uiuler ihe auspices of the I.anc.ister Crmnty 

 .VgricuUural ami Horticultural Society. 



Edited Ij Prof. S. S. EATHVOIT. 



With the January issue (1H75) The Farmer entered ujiou 

 i(p neventh year, under a cIiauRe of i)ropriftor8, the ] ublica- 

 tiou haviuK bet-u transferred to the underHigned, who pro- 

 pose to make it iu all resjiects a tirst-claBH local organ of the 

 iniportaut interests to which it is especially devoted. 



With this \ie\v The Farmkr has been enlarged and its 

 form changed to the Imperial Magazine style, each number 

 containing twenty-four i)agns Imn.Hvo,, measuring i)|< by 13 

 inches, at least seventeen of which will be exclusively devoted 

 to reading matter, the advertisements and "standing matter" 

 being limited to the remauiing jiages. This increase of size 

 and change of fonii, together with the use of a more conii)aet 

 type, enables us to give twice as luucli reading matter as 

 was contained iu the old form. 



If this effort to give the agricultural commTinity of lian- 

 • raster county a publication worthy of their honorable calling 

 is liberally seconded, we jiropose to add other improve- 

 ments from time to time, including illustrations of itnpor- 

 tant topics of general interest, and papers from si>ecial con- 

 tributors on the more imiiortant local induatrieH and re- 

 sources of the county — a wide field, which has been very 

 little cultivated by our local jiress. 



The contributions of our able editor. Prof. Rathvon, on 

 subjects connected with the science of fanning, and partic- 

 ularly that sjiecialty of which he is ho thoroughly a muster — 

 entomological science-sonie knowledge of which has become 

 a ne«-esHi(y to the successful farmer, are alone worth much 

 more than the price of this publication. 



The Farmer will be published on the ir»th of every 

 montMt printed on good paper with clear tyjte, in con- 

 venient form for reading and binding, and niuiled to suli- 

 Bcribers on the following 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



FIFTEEIT ILLXJSTRATIOlSrS. 

 EDITORIAL ARTICLES: iai.e. 



Th.' "Dnip-AVoi-m." lUuatrnUtJ, - - 11:5 

 Tin-' Ai.i)li-W<inn-CnaiinLrM()th. Illn>^(,'nha. 114 



Thi- lVnHsylv:Miia Cmps. - - - . H", 



CoMditidii ofthi' Wiu-at Crop. - - 115 



Bits and Dimes, - - - - - - 115 



.MeUiods, ------- 117 



Snails, - - - - - - - -117 



QiK-rii's Answered, - - - - - US 



• Beetles, Catei pillnrs. Cloths. Si hyux. 



Tlic State Airriciiltural Fair, - - - 118 



The Apple, riht^frnteil. (Am. Cyc.) - - 116 



Its (nigiii, Hisiory, Varieties, Diseases, fcc. 



Primitive Farming, - - - - . lis 



Fkask 11. Dii-FESDERFFEn, Lancaster, Pa. 



Gossip on Fruit Culture, - - - - III) 

 Jacuu Staiffkr. Liuiciister. Pa. 



Public Watering Troughs, - - - - 120 



Milton li. Kmilkman, Strasburg, Pa. 

 Artificial Waterings, ----- VZ\) 



" An ()M Husbandman," Philadeli^hia, Pa. 

 Ornamental Gardening, - . . _ i^O 



Waltek Ei.dkk. I'hil^idelphia, Pa. 



Letters, Queries and Answers, - - 121 



Lilies— Rose Slugs— Pluwer sIii-h— Wine Making- 

 Jellies— Tin Fruit t'HUs— liutter-M*ik Cakes — 

 Strawberries— Seasonable Hints (/,(V>/i/u')— De- 

 stroying Cut-Worms, (,l. li. /v'.)- Jots and Tit- 

 tles'trom Dauphin County, (/>',) — Letter from 

 North Cart.Una (M. K.)— The Ant Peet, iHourte- 



Our Paris Letter, - - - - - - 122 



Farming and Stock-Ilaising i>n th<' Continent of 

 Kurope. 

 Our Local Organization, - - - 122 



Proceedings ol the Lancaster County Agricultural 

 and Ilorliculturyl Society— County Committee 

 lor State Fair. 

 The Garden and Orchard, - - - lr24 

 (ieraniums— Propngalion of the Double White 

 Moss Uose — Stoi-j- of a Uose — \ Wonderfui Flow- 

 er — Ashes in (Orchards- Kxtenninatiug "Live- 

 Forever." 

 The Poultry Yard, . - - - _ 124 

 Ureeding Poultry for Profit— poultry at the Inter- 

 national Exhibition— Judging Poultry. 

 The Farm and the Dairy, - - - 125 

 Hungarian Giass — Priictioal versus Fancy Cattle 

 Hieeding— liutter-Muking— Loss by Weeds and 

 Insects — Kaising Chestnut 'i'rees — Thoroughbred 

 Stock Sales — IJutter and Cheese — llow DraiuH 

 Act— Benefits of Adverti*ing in TiiE Faumer. 

 Bees and Bee Culture, - - - - 12G 

 Time for Dividing and Preparing for Winter— City 

 Bee Culture— What and How to Feed Beee — To 

 Clarify Honey. 

 Domestic Economy, - - - - - 127 

 The Luscious. Tomato — nhtM/raO'i! — Practical Re- 

 cipes for Its Preparation for the Table — Eating 

 Fruit— To < "lean Lime out of the Tea Kettle. 

 Live Stock Miscellany, - . . - 1^8 

 Rules for Purchasing a Horse — Caution to Stock 

 Raisers- Sheep ou tbeFarm—FeedJbg Wheat to 

 Horses. 

 Aurora, (Poetry.) Mary F. Van Dyke, - 124 

 "We are Growing Old Together, (Poetry,) - 120 



Jane (iRay. Lancaster, Pa. 

 Literary Notices, ... - - 138 



The Progress of Invention, - - - - 128 



New Patents lielating to the Farm, Dairy, &c. 

 Recipe for Preserving Posts, - - . 138 

 Our Fence Corners, - - . . jj^ jii 



Fact and Fancy. Wit aDd Humor. 



Business Announcements, - - ii, iii. iv 



file jarmer^ frinling flffice. 



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