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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



Shall we Keep Sheep or Cows?. 78 



Action of Manures 74 



Draught Horses 77 



A"ironoinieal Plan tins 7T> 



Sup.rphosphate for Corn aud Potatoes 7!) 



Sheet) !ind Sheep Ilusbnndry W 



Saving and .\pplicalion of Manure fi] 



Note- f.ir the M<mth. by S. W W 



The Present >tateof .\griculture in the Uniiod .Stales ^!^ 



Italian Honey Bees.. ..' Sfi 



N' tes by S W iif, 



Spirit of the A^rieulliiral Press nj 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Our Prize Fowers '. ?fi 



.\ Beautiful Rustic Chair fll 



The While Willow, for Hedges '^^ 



New English Roses 91 



Cultivate Your Orchards 91 



Miscellaneous Page 92 



Young People's Page 98 



Ladies' Page it* 



bditor's table. 



Notes on the Weather, W 



The Demand for Farms 9€ 



What Shall I do wilh my Money 96 



Fee.line Calves 9(1 



IniMiirles and Answers Vt 



TheMarkeU »* 



ILI.rSTRATJONS. 



nvdesdale Stallion. Draught Horse 77 



Drsneht Stallion 7t 



A Suffolk Stallion 78 



Draught Mar.- 79 



Bal«arn. or Lady's Slipper S8 



Giant Kmperor Aster in Flower *8 



Portulacca W 



Oenn:in Teii-We«k St«>rk ^ M 



Phli.T DnimmoniMI. CandyUift W 



Rocket Lirk»pur. Dwarf Convolvulus 90 



Salp'glossls. Hellehrvsro 9u 



A Reaii iful Rui.lic Chair 91 



Herring-Bone BUich (S Figs.) M 



