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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



The Wheat Plant 329 



Thick vs. Thin Seeding of Oats. Hard Milkers 3.31 



Boys, Study Agricultural Chemistry .S32 



Discussions at Agricultural Fairs 832 



Cutting Hay for Stock 333- 



Geese and their Management 334 



Spirit of the Agricultural Press 336 



Keeping Farm Accounts. Coal Ashes. Tall Timothy. .. 83&^ 

 To destroy the Wheat-Midge. Composting Swamp 51uck. 336 

 Wheat in California. Applying Mannru to Grass Lauds. 336 



Broom Corn in Illinois. Chinese Sheep 3H6' 



Fowl Breeding. Seeding Timothy 336 



Horn Shavings as Manure 336 



U. S. Ag. Fair. New York Suite Ag. Fair 331 



Fair of the Am. Institute. Pennsylvania State Fair 3.38 



Fair of the St. Louis Ag. and Mecli. Association 338 



Provincial (C. W.) Ag. Fair. Illinois Sti/.e Fair .S:}9 



Ohio State Fair. Michigan do. New Jersey do. Vermont do. 340 



Notes for the Month— by 8. W, :i41 



Notes on the September Number of the Genesee Farmer 343 



Improving tlie Breed of Cows. Broadcast vs. Drilling Wheat. 344 

 Mowing Machines. Save your Hay Seed. Cattle Yards. .. . 344 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Fall Work in the Garden 345 



The Butternut Tree 346 



The American Elm ,. . .. 347 



The Red Cedar. Douglas Spruce 348 



Fruit Growers' Society of Western New York 349 



The Mignonette SSO 



Notes from Paris. The Home of the Geranium 351 



ladies' DEPARTMENT. 



Music and Cheap Pianos 852 



editor's table. 



The Weather Zm 



Premiums for Short Essays 354 



Items, Notices, &c 353, 854 855 



Inquiries and Answers 355 



Notices of Books, Pamphlets, &c 356 



REVIEW OP THE MARKETS. 



Genera! Remarks 350 



Market Reports 356, 857 



illustrations. 



Domestic Goose. Wild Goose. Bremen Goose 834 



Chinese Goose. Toulouse Goose. Hong-Kong Goose 3-55 



Bernicle Goose ^ \ 3-S5 



The Butternut Tree 846 



American Elm 347 



Bed Cedar. Douglas Spruce 348 



Garden Seat. Cherry Bouquet. Tree Preserver .354 



Cottage Piano 352 



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