Q 'VaQv) / To BUbBcrlbers in 

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CITV LIST 

 Lane Agri&Iloriiciilmnil 



sn^Qj^'ti rs. 



To mibncriberi ont of > tt -1 O tS 

 thccouuly. ; qjl.^tJ 



Prof. S. S. EATHVOH, Editor. 



LANCASTER, DECEMBER 15, 1877. 



LINNaiUS RATHVON. Publisher. 



CONTENTS OrmiS NUMBER. 



To Our Patrons, ------ 177 



CIubblD?, -------- 177 



Pennsylvania Fiuit-Growevs' Society, - - 177 



Special Premiums for 1878, - - - - 177 



An Admirable School-Book, . - - 177 



Letter from Cockeysville, .... 177 



The Celebrated Arabian Horee Jenifer, - - 177 



'^S. His Offspring ill LanoiiStcr County., ^ 



Reminders for December, - - - - 178 



Mr. Kurtz's Pumpkin, ----- 178 



National Bee-Keepers' Association, - - 178 



Facts for the Public. 



More Abomt Bees, 178 



Bark-Lice, - - 178 



What is the Best Method of Destroying Bark-Lice on 

 Fruit Trees. 



From North'.Carolina, 179 



Around the Farm. No. 4, - - - - 180 



Turnips for Milch Cows. 

 Grapes and Bees, ------ 180 



Early Prolific Raspberry, ----- 181 



Address, - ------ 181 



Splenic, or Periodic Fever of Cattle, - - 182 

 (iypsum, -.-...-- 183 

 Oleomargarine— The New Substitute for Butter, 183 



Interesting Letter to Prof Baker of Millcrsvillc — The 

 Mode of Making Artificial Butter Explained by 

 Pre .ident Deshler— Prof. Baker's Letter— The 

 "Substitute" and How it is Made. 



The Omnlvoroue Caterpillar, - - - - 184 

 The Cherry, - 185 



Somelhiug ofj Its History, Cultivation, and Most 

 Profitable and Best Varieties— Transplanting— 

 Pruning at the Time of Transplanting — Standard 

 Trees — Dwarfs— Soil and Situation. 

 What Shall We Teach Our Girls, - - - 185 

 Facts Not Generally Known, - - - - 180 

 Ten Rules for Farmers, ----- 186 

 • Somethine About DragonJFliei, - - - 186 

 Curing Meats, ------ l87 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



ProceedinKs'of the'Lancaster County Agricultur- 

 al and Horticultural Society, - - . 187 



Report on the Condition of Crops — Readingj^of Es- 

 says — Referred Questions — NewJBusiness. " 



Tobacco Growera' Asaoclation, - - . 188 

 The Liunaan Society, ----- l(j9 



Donations to the Museum — Doaations tojthe Librarj'. 

 Historical_Scction — Papers Read. 



AGRICULTURAL. 



Liquid Manure, ------ 189 



Saving Sweet Potatoes, ----- 189 



Opiiositlon to Potatoes, ----- 1(9 



How Long Will the Forests Last]? - - - 189 



Silver Hull Buckwheat, - - - - - 190 



Is Uungiirlan Grass Safe Feed for Horses? - - 190 



Age of Nursery Trees, 190 



Iiitcrsting Facts, 190 



Viglala Tobacco, ------ 190 



HORTICULTURAL. 



Mice and Tounj; Trees, ----- 190 



Setting Trees, 190 



How Jacob Taylor Grows Plums, - - . 180 



Budding, - 190 



Araerlcau Fruit in Europe, .... 190 



Cracked Pears, ItO 



Forest Planting in France, . - . . 190 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Economy in the Use of Fuel , - - - 191 



Extravagance, ------- 191 



A Cure for Diptheria, lUl 



Household Kecipcs, ------ li*l 



LIVE STOCK. 



Caring for Stock, 

 Watering Horses, - 

 Take Care of the Horses, 

 Knowing Horses, - 

 Propagating Rabbits, - 

 Literary and Personal, - 



191 

 191 



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192 

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THE FARMERS HOME ORGAN. 



A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER, 



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Made a prominent feature, with special reference to the 

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Founded under the auspices of the Lancaster County 

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Edited by Prof. S. S. EATHVON. 



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