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Prot S. S. EATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, MARCH 15, 1877. 



LI1T1T2;U3 BATHVOH, Publisher. 



THE FARMERS HOME ORGAN. 



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A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER, 



DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTI- 

 CULTURE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY 

 AND MISCELLANY. 



PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY 



Hftde a proruiiieut feature, with special reference to the 

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Founded under the auspices of the Lancaster County 

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Edited ty Prof. S. S. EATHYON. 



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LINN^US RATHVON, 



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CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



RATES OF AnVERTISING — Ten Cents n 

 line for eacb insertion. Twelve line* to the Inoh 



The Country, - 33 



Blue Glass, .33 



Hell's Ten Acres, 33 



Sentimentalism, ---.-. .S3 



Coldslaw, 33 



A Momentous Question, - - ... 33 



" Varmints," 84 



Lettuce. Lactuca Sativa, .... 35 



Ants and Ant-Eaters, - - - - . - 35 



Cultivation of Chiccory. J. Stauppbb. . 36 



"Collier," - . - 37 



The Tobacco Worm, 37 



"Game Fowls," 39 



The Wild Turkey, 89 



Hay for Hens, ------- 39 



Insects as Food, --.-.. 40 



Jottings Suggested by a Circular. A. B. K. - 41 



Very Curious Experiments, . - - - 41 

 The Sick aud ttic Alllictcd (;ured— A Great Bless- 

 ing Conferred u]jou the fiumiiu Family without 

 Cost— Blue and Sun LighU — Cast a Blue Ray of 

 Light — Blue LighL uiuin Animals — Various Sick 

 Persons — Wife of a Philadeliihia Physician — 

 Two Major Generals — Violent Hemorrhage of 

 the Luugs-'SaviDgthe D^inghter's Life— Hope for 

 the Bald-Headed — Gen. Pleasonton's Explana- 

 tion — Newtoniun Theory of Gravitation — Who- 

 ever Desires to Eii-erimeut — A Step in Advance. 



Golden Rules for Bee-Keeping, - - - . 43 



Our Local Organizations, - - - - 43 

 Proceedings of the Lancaster County Agricultural 

 and Horticultural Society. 



AGRICULTURAL. 



Minnesota Wheat and Flour, - - - - 44 



Harrowing Wheat in Spring, - - - . 45 

 Corn Fodder, -.---.-45 



Saving Manure, --...- 45 

 Valuable Cows, --.-..-45 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Early Spring Salads, - .... 45 



Bottle Grafting, - 45 



The Thurber Peach, ..... 45 



Celery, --46 



Tobacco, --------46 



Planting and Care of Trees, - - - - 4<i 



Tree Planting in Minnesota, - - - - 4(3 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 

 Farm Sacks over Sixty Years Old and in Constant 



Use Still Doing Good Service. E. L. K. - 46 



Facts Worth Hemembering, - - - - 46 

 Perfected Butter Color, - - - - -Hi 



Vienna Bread and ColTee, - - . - 47 



Fruit ae a Medicine, ----.. 47 



Bitter Cream, - - . ... - 47 



THE POULTRY YARD. 



Food for Fowls, 47 



Feeding Fowls, ...... 47 



The Pekin Ducks as Layers, - . - .47 



Fattening Poultry, 47 



LIVE STOCK. 



Care of Dairy Cows, - - - . - - 48 



Leading a Colt, ---... 48 



Value of Roots for Stalks, 4s 



A Queer Calf, 48 



Domesticating the Buffalo, - . - - 4S 



Rearing Lambs by Hand, .... 48 



Keep Good Cows, -.--.. 48 



Literary and Personal, ----- 48 



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