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Prof. S. S. EATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTEPx, MAY 15, 1877. 



LINNa:t7S EATEVON, PuMiaher. 



CONTENTS OrmiS NUMBER. 



To AilTcrtiscrs, .----.. 65 



The European War, ... - . 65 



A Reminder, 65 



What the Birds Accomplish, - - - - 65 



Monthly Reminder — May, - - - - - 65 



Tobacco Stems, ...-.- 65 

 Manuring Lands, -------66 



American Pomoloijical Society, - - - 66 



Six Montlis for an Owl, - - . - 60 



State Board of Agriculture, - • - - 66 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



A Voice From the South, - - - - 66 



Lime and Oyster Shell Bark Louse, - - - 66 



Oyster Shell Bark Louse, - - - - 67 



The Sener Apple, 67 



Shitepoke (liutoriiks viresccits), - - - 68 



The Lancaster Farmer, - - - - 68 



The Exchange List, ----- 68 



Lancaster County Peaches — Sener's Favorite, - 6H 



The IVrmancnl Exhibition, - - - - 69 



Seed Wheat— 7Wfr S. Heist, - - - - 69 



How Shall we Know how to Plant Fruit Trees 



—Jo/m B. f.'rh, ----- 69 



Book Keeping by Farmers — ,4. B. K., - - 70 



Docs the Water Strike Through— -I. - - 70 



Southwest ilissouri — SUhtaj A. Gaylvr. - - 70 



Incidental Suggestion — J. - - - - 71 



Millions for Middlemen — Pennies for Producers - 71 



Landscape Gardening lor Farmers, - - 7- 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



Agricultural and Horticultural Society, - - 73 



Tobacco Growers' Association, - - - 74 



Crop Reports — Essay hj Mr. Landis — Tobacco 



Hou8f8 — Refarre(i vieBtious, 



Bee Keepers' Association, - - - - - 75 



The Linmeau Society, ----- 75 



THE TOBACCO TRADE. 



How Lancaster County Forced to the Front, - 76 



The New York Tobacco Trade, - - - 76 



Exports of Tobacco from New York, - - - 76 



AGRICULTURAL. 



Pennsylvania Wheat Crop, - - . . 70 



Is Wheat Culture Decliningf - - - - 70 



Culture of Broom Corn, ----- 77 



A Farm that Ruined the Owner and made his 



Fortune Afterwards, - - - - - 77 



Measuring .Corn iu Bulk, - - - - 77 



Haying, -.------77 



Farm Profits in America, - - - - 77 



The time to Spread Manure, - - - - 77 



Manure on Frozen Ground, - - - - 77 



Profit in a Good Soil, 77 



Wheat and Chess, ------ 77 



Oats and Peas, -------77 



Clean out the Weeds, ----- 77 



Liquid Manure, -------77 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Raising Onion Sets, ----- 77 



Cherries, --------77 



Small Fruits in Gardens, ----- 77 



Look at Your Orchards, ----- 77 



Japanese Persimmon, ----- 77 



The Peach Crop, - 78 



Potatoes, --------78 



Peas in Missouri, ------ 78 



Profits in Almonds, ----- Jj 



Twenty Ounce Apples, 7S 



Large Strawberries, ----- 78 



Fruit Prospects, -------78 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Preserving Fggs, - 7S 



Lemonade for an Invalid, ----- 78 



Beef Extract, ------- 78 



Barn Wash, 78 



Painting Buildings, ----- 78 



Cleaning Silk, -------78 



Household Recipes, ----- 78 



LIVE STOCK. 



Ayrshire Cows, ------- 79 



Does Buckwheat Poison Sheep, - ■ - 79 



Care of Dairy Cows, ------ 79 



Mild Diet for Cattle, ----- 79 



Water Your Cattle, ------ 79 



Safety for Rats and Mice, . - - - 79 



Advice to Drivers, .-..-. 79 



Pay Attention to Live Stock, - - - 79 



Durham Cows, ------- 79 



THE POULTRY YARD. 



Look to the Chicks in May, - - - - 79 



To Keep a Fowl House, - - - - 79 



Chickens Fit to Eat, ----- 79 



Lice on Poultry, ------- i-0 



Cure for Chicken Cholera, - - - - 80 



The .Moulting Season, ------ 80 



Literary and Personal, ----- 80 



THE FARMERS HOME ORGAN. 



A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER, 



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Founded under the auspices of the Lancaster County 

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Edited ty Prof. S. S. RATHVON. 



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