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LANCASTER, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1878. 



UNNSUS EATHVON, Publisher. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



An Appeal, ------- 161 



Galley-Worms vs. Wire-Worms, - . - 161 

 Queries and Answers, ----- 163 



The Vegetable Wax, ----- 162 



A Gigantic Puff-Ball, ----- 162 



Autumn Leaves and Ferns, - - - - 162 



November, - --.-.. 162 

 Sharpless Seedling Strawberry, - - - 163 

 The Hessian Fly, ------ 163 



Essay, -------- 164 



A Chapter on Pennsylvania Snakes, - - 164 

 Are County Fairs Beneficial to Farmers and Fruit- 

 Growers, ------- 164 



The Rochester Grape, ----- 165 



What is to be Done, ------ 165 



The Comparative Exhaustive Powers of the 



Cereals, ------- 166 



Cornstalk Molasses — A. B. Good, - - - 167 

 Random Thoughts, No. 6— vl.iJ. 5"., - - 167 

 Asclepias Tuberosa — J. Staujler, - - - 168 

 Rise and Progress of Bee Culture, - - 168 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 Proceedings of the Lancaster County Agricul- 

 tural and Horticultural Society, - - - 170 

 Keport of ComDiitteee — Crop Reports — Rending of 

 EssayB — New Busiuess — Report of the Fruit Com- 

 mittee — BusiueSB lor Next Meetiug. 



Tobacco Growers' Association, - - - 171 

 Shall we Disbaud — How Can we Get the Best Prices 

 for Our Tobicco — Place of Meetiug — An Expla- 

 uatiuu. 

 Bee-Keepers' Association, - . - - 171 

 The Bee-Keepers* Profits — Wintering Bees — Do 

 Bees Sting Fruit— Freezing Bees — Foundation for 

 Comb. 

 Linnffian Society, ------ 172 



Donations to the Museum — Historical CoUectioQB — 

 Donations to Library — Papers Read. 



Fulton Farmers' Club, ----- 173 

 Questions A-sked and Answered — Afternoon Ses- 

 sion — Literary Exercisps— Discussions. 

 AGRICULTURAL. 



Fall Plowing, - - 173 



Depth to Sow Wlieat, ----- 173 



Exports of Breadstuffs, ----- 173 



Autumn Top-Dressing, ----- 173 



The Business of Farming, - - . - 173 

 HORTICULTURAL. 



Covering the Vines and Plants, - - - 173 



Our Great Apple Ciop, ----- 173 



Largest Orchard in the World, - - - 173 



Curious Fact About Potato Seed, - - - 174 



Saving Cabbages Till Spring, . - . 174 

 Preserving Grapes, - - - - - -174 



Quinces, ------ . 174 



Feeding Apples, - ' - - - - - 174 



The Peach Borer, ----- 174 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Storing Turnips, ------ 174 



The Best is Always Demanded, . - . 174 



Hams, - - ; 174 



Frying Kaw Potatoes, 



Scotch Shortbread, - - - 



Household Receipts, 



LIVE STOCK. 

 Horses With and Without Shoes, 

 Judging Draft Horses, - - - 

 A Study of Sheep, - - - 

 Dishorning Cattle, - - - 



POULTRY. 

 Making Poultry Pay, 

 Game Fowls, - - - - 

 The Guinea Fowl, 

 About Canary Birds, 

 The American Bird Trade, 

 Mateing Fowls for Breeding, 

 Literary and Personal, 



174 



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