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To Bill BcTibora out of ) qr-l OC5 

 the county. i •+>>■• ^--^J' 



■THE FARMERS THE FOUNDER OF CIVILIZATION.- WEBSTER 



Prof. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, APRIL 15, 1876. 



PEABSOL & OEIST, PuWichers. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



i'j 



Dorkings, (TUnstrated) 

 W. Alli* Burree. 



Dew — Especially Honey-Dew, Editorial, - 49 

 Where did They Come From ? Editorial, 50 



Tin- Ti-;iVfl ot Pliiule.— Jouiiiul of t'lu-iuintry. 

 Meteorology of March, 1776-1876, Editorial, M 

 Swallows, (lUi(::ri-iilnl) Editorial, - - 51 

 Floral Speculation, Editorial, - - - 53 



Tbo 'I'ulii. M.iuia.— W. It. Hooper, in Harper's. 

 Farm Mortgages, Editorial, . - - 53 

 Insect and Insect Remedies One Hundred 



THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 



Years Ago, 



53 



lixtract from Beuj. Mifflin, with Ed. Comments. 



Old Bufo— Toads, Editorial, - - - 53 



Old and New Flowers, ----- 53 



JoBepliine C. Long, in Ger. Tel. 



Thrushes, (Illnstrahd) Editorial, - - 54 



The Cultivation of Hardy Roses, - - 54 



Harper's IJuzar. 



Culture of Asparagus, Gcrraantown Tol., - 55 



Fish Culture, Harper's Magazine, - - 55 



Tree Laws, Germaiitonn Tel., - - - .50 



The Dairy and Butter Making, - - - 50 



Experinu-ulal Farm Club. 



The Best Cow for the Dairy, Selected, - 56 



A Nut for the Botanists to Crack, - - 57 



F. It. DiUinticrflor. 



The Cost ol Planting an Orchard, - - 57 



Vh\ flusl'andman. 



The Culture of Vegetables, Old Cultivator, 57 



Rich and Poor Grow a Grape Vine, - - 57 



Old Ilusbi.udmau. 



Summer Blooming Bulbous Flowers, - 58 



Walter Elder. 



Old Inventions and Inventors, L.S. Rcist, - 58 



Annual and Biennial Flowers, " Flora," .58 



Which Potato is the Best? "Solamiiii," - .58 



How I Raised My Tomatoes, - - - .58 



Frank 11. Ditliiiderll'er. 



Bees and Bee Hives, Wiu. I. Pyle, - - 95 



Transplanting Hardy Trees, " Horticola," 95 



The Humming-Bird, Wm. I. Pyle, - - .59 



What Causes Honey-Dew ? A. Allen Noe, 00 



Our Paris Letter, 00 



Our Farmers in Covmcil, - - - - 00 



Ptoeeedingsof Lanc.ister Couuty Agricultural and 

 Horticulturi.l Society— Best Variety of .\pple-treeH 

 for Plantiiig — Condition of the Croi s— Cultivation 

 of Wbeat — How to Take Care of our Lawns — Kn- 

 tomological — Brown Tree- Borer, fitc. 



General Miscellany, .... 61-64 



Tlir Bent Cnickens — Spring Care of Sheep — Lambs 

 and Calvee — What will l*ay t — Maliagi'meut of 

 Manure — Feeding Poultry — An Acre— Don't Chop 

 with a I'oor Axe^Ammouia as a t'ure for Snake 

 EiteB — Hints about Meal— Holding on for Higher 

 Prices — Potato Growing — Carejjf Hugs — Whipping 

 HorseB Dangerous- Much iu Ijttle— Potatoes for 

 Horseg- Care of Horses — Plaster on Clover— Hol- 

 low Horn — A Full Tobacco Vocabularj- — Tree 

 Mignonette— What Economy will Do — Hay-making 

 iu Norway — Everlasting Fence Post— Controlling 

 Bulls — Eastern and Western Wheat — How to 

 Make an Omelet — Cooking by Cold — Brittle Hoofs 

 — Various Items— Literary Notices. 



Special Displays at the Centennial, - . 1 



Our Fence Corners, .... |i-iii 



Special Displays. 



,Tnst before RoiiiR to proas \vc received cir- 

 ciiliifs from Director-lieneral (roslioni and 

 and ISuriii't l.iliidrelli, t^hiof of the Hiireau of 

 Afii'ieiiltore, coiitaiiiiiiK the followiiiK iiiftir- 

 niatiiiii relative to the f;reat Iiileriiatioiial Ex- 

 liibitioii, wliicli will open in Fairiuouut Park 

 on tlie lOtli of next month : 



FllUITS AND VEGKTAliLES. 

 The Centennial Commission are ercctiiis a spceial 

 annex for the exhihitioii of fruits ; the dimoiisionB of 

 the structure, situated on the easlof the Afrrieultiiral 

 BuildiiiiT, and eoiineeted with it hy a covered way, 

 are one hundred and citrhty by two hundred feet, af- 

 fordiiii; room for the disi)lay of eitclit thousand dishes 

 of fruit at periods of special disiihiys. Althouirh the 

 exhibitiim of pouiolosieal prodnels will extend over 

 the entire term of the Exhibition, afrordiii<; most 

 marked manifest atioii of the wiile range of our soils 

 and climates, still there will be certain periods es- 

 pecially desitrnated for the display of particular 

 fruits, which have especial seasons, under the inlUi- 

 cnees that more immediately pertain to the States 

 near to Peimsvlvaiiia, and which, from their proximity 

 to the jioint (if display, will afford the material for 

 larire and expressive exhibits. 



The jieriods decided upon for these special displays 

 are as follows, thousjli any of the fruits enumerated 

 will be received for exhibition either preceding or 

 subsequent to these dates : 

 Pomologieal products, - - May 10 to 34. 

 Strawberries, - - - June 7 to l-'>- 



Raspberries and Blackberries, - July 3 to 8. 

 Southern pomologieal products, July 18 to •Z'i. 

 Melons, ----- Aufr. 33 to 'H;. 

 Peaches, . - - - Sept. 4 to 9. 



Northern pomologieal products, Sept. 11 to 10. 

 Nuts, - ,- - - Oct. 33 to Nov. 1. 



The Poinoloifical annex will also he used foi the 

 exhibition of vegetables, contimiously and at the 

 stated dates of June 30 to 34 for early summer 

 VCKctables, Sept. 19 to 33 for aniniiui veiretables, and 

 Oct. 2 to 7 for potatoes aiul feeding roots. 



Tables and dishes for both fruits and veffctablee 

 will be furnished by the Commission free of eharj;e, 

 producers beiui!; simply retiuested to pay tlic Charges 

 for transportation. 



You are respectfully requested to advance the dis- 

 play of fruits and veiretables as much as jiossible, 

 both at terms of stated displays and at all inter- 

 mediate dates. 



DISPLAY OF FISH IN AQUAUIA. 



The Centennial Commission has provliled thirty 

 aquaria for the display of the tish of our rivers, lakes 

 and seas. The fresh and salt water will bi' of about 

 equal quantities, the aKgresrale approximating U) 

 llficcn thousand gallons. Kidl preparations have 

 been made for thorouu'h lilteration and acratiim, and, 

 when necessarv, for refrigeration. The expenses at- 

 tendant u))OU the (isli display will be assumed by the 

 Centennial Commission, and it is expected that fish 

 will be contributed by the various State Fish Com- 

 missions, by associations, and by individuals Inter- 

 ested in llsh culture. Parlies so desiring may exhibit 

 lish in tanks of their own contribiitioii, the care of 

 which will be gratuitimsly a.><sumi'd by the Commis- 

 sion. In addltiim to tlie disjilay of liviiii: llsh will be 

 exhibited the processes of hatching tish, and a lull 

 scries of all the apparatus used in hatching and 

 transporting roe and young llsli. 



Those who arc In a condition to contribute rare 

 llsh to the display will receive all necessary informa- 

 tion by addressing Iieu.NET Lanuketii, Chief of 

 Bureau of Agriculture. 



Special Stated Displays. 



In iiddition to the fore-joing, there will bo 

 stated ili.splay3, under their rcHpi^etive dates, 

 as follows : 



AOUICULTCRAL PE0DUCT8. 

 Early (Jrass Butter and Cheese, - June 13 to 17. 

 Honey, ------ June 30 lo 34. 



Cereals, Sept. 3;". to 30. 



Aiitumn Butter and Cheese, - Oct. 17 lo 31. 



Autumn Honey and Wax, - Oct. 23 to Nov. 1. 



FIELD rniALS. 

 Mowing Machines, Tedders, and Ilay 



Hakes, June 15 lo 30. 



Reaping Machines, - - - - July 5 U> 15. 

 LIVE STOCK. 



Horses, Sept. 1 to 14. 



Dogs, Sept. 1 to 8. 



Neat Cattle, .... Sept. 21 to Oct. 4.- 



Slieep Oct. 10 lo 18. 



a,vine| ------ Oct. 10 to 18. 



Poultry, - - . . Oct. 37 lo Nov. 0. 



The above dates may be favorable for the assem- 

 hling in Philadelphia of Societies and Associations 

 interested iu the specialties above enumerated. Ap- 

 plications for entry may be now inaile, on forms 

 which will be supplied by the Chief of Bureau. 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



The LANcASTEn FAaMKii has now cnmplelcd Hh seventh 

 year— the last having been und'r the ausplceB of the undcr- 

 aignwl aB pubhshers. When we BBSumed the re«ponslblllly 

 of the publication one year ago, it w.w with a detrnidinllou 

 to make such iuiprovemenl" during thi' year as would place 

 the Fanners' Organ of this great ngriculturnl county in tho 

 very front rank of puhlicati.iuB of it« claM. That we hmvo 

 done BO, our readers will bear cheerful temlmony. But our 

 work of improvement Is Oldy fairly bcguu. We proi>oiii- to 

 makcthc volume for the Conleuuhil year bIIU more Intenwtiiig 

 aud valuable than 11b prttlrcenaor for is".'.. In thlB. how- 

 evei". we need the co-oi>enitlon of every friend of the ent^T- 

 priae. To make It a bucci-«s, every one who now roadB Th« 

 Fabmeb ahould at once send u« at least one new Bulmcrllier. 



The coutribntions of our at)le editor, I'rof. ItATllvon, on 

 subjeclBConuec'ed with the BClenc<' of fanning, MJd partic- 

 ularly that specialty of which he is so thoroughly a niaater- 

 entomologic;il scieni-i'-.«ome knowledge of which has Is'i-ome 

 a nect'gsity to the HUCos«ful farmer. ar<^ alone worth muoD 

 more than tho price of this publicatiou. 



The FAitMEn will be published on the ISlh of every 

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