ONE DOLLAE FEE ANNUM.- SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS. 



Dr. S. S. SATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA.. APRIL, 1879. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND, Publisher. 



CONTENTS OFJTHIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 

 .811k Culture, ------- 



• A Model PoBtinueter, - 



I .Lime, .---.-.. 



I . Kltchen-liarden for April, - - - - - 

 . Supposed Sulphur Shower, - - . - 

 .Strawberry Protectiis, ------ 



• Buckwheat Cakes and Sausages, - 



Live Sto«k Slaughtered in tho Borough of Adamn- 



. Spring and Winter Tree Cleaning, - 

 tPersoual, ----.-.. 



• Is the Lowest Price the Cheapest 1 ■ - - 



. Queries and Answers, ------ 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



• More Light—/. G., ----- - 



• Balance of Trade— .ff. A'., - . - - 



. Migration of Ells, ------ 



t Around the Farm, No. 13 — Huralist, - 



i The Balauce of Trade, Ayalu— /. P., - - 



• Turtle-Head, Suake-Iicad, Balniony— /. Stauffcr, 



SELECTIONS. 



• Seeds, - - - - 



^Splenic Fever and Horn Ail, - . . - 



■ Cranberry Culture, ------ 



• Rules for Making liilt-Edged Butter, 



Feeding — tmi.lrmeuts — Milking — Setting— Skim- 

 ming — (Miurniug — Coloring — Working and Salt- 



» North Carolina Tobacco, ----- 1 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 .Agricultural and Horticultural Society— Ad- 

 journed Meeting, - - - - . - ', 

 Object of the Moeting— Other Societies— The In- 

 corporators— Churter. 

 Regular Stated Meeting of the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society, ----- i 

 Report of OroiiB— Competitive Eaaajs— Cultnra of 

 Wheat— Mr. LinvJUe's Kasay— Food for Hogs- 

 Novelty in Fruit (Julture— Dr. Edge to Lecttire . 



• Poultry Association, - - - - - ! 



Preserving the Proceedings — New Members — Money 

 iu the TrcaenVy — How Long will Eggs Retain 

 their Fertillf y— Packing Eggs- liuaiuess for Next 

 Meeting- Members of the Society— Pullet 'a Egga. 

 •Warwick Farmers' Club, -----.' 

 Fulton Farmers' Club, ----- J 



Afternoon Seaaiou— Literary — DlacuasioD of Regu- 

 lar Question— Election of Officers. 



• Llnnaian Society, ------ J 



DoniitionH to the Museum- Historical Section— 

 Library- Papers Read — New Bueinoas — Soientiflo 

 Gossip. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL. 

 •The Imported Currant Worm , - - - - ( 

 ' The Tobacco Worms, ----- f 



•The Utility of EiiiomoloiO'. - - - - 1 



• Remedies Against Worms and Intects, - - f 



AGRICULTURE. 

 »Harrowing Wheat in .Spring, - - - - ( 



• How to Grow Broom Corn, - - - - - ( 



. Salt as a Fertilizer, ------« 



. Rolling Grain in the Spring, . - - . ( 



Use of Lime, -------( 



• Corn Culture. -.---.-( 



FLORICULTURE. 



1 Flower (Jarden Iliute, ----- 61 



.How to Preserve Cut Flowers, - - - - 01 



(Sowing Garden Seeds, ----- 01 



HORTICULTURE. 



.Planting Grapevines, - - - - - 61 



(Spring Planting for Strawberries, - - - 61 



•An Experiment in Planting, - . - - 62 



.Uncovering Protected Plants, - - •• - di 



. Mulching, ------ - &i 



,GooBcberrie6 and Currants, - - - - 6'.! 



, Sprouting Potatoes, ------ 62 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Some Items About Sugar, . - - . Oi 



Necessity of Sunlight, - - - - - 02 



. Tlic Uourb for Children, - - - - m 



■ How to Use Coal, ------ 62 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Sick Headache, ------- 62 



i Flannel Cakes, ----- - 62 



■Cup Fruit Cake, ------- 62 



>Cookies lor the Children, - . . - 62 



. Queen Biscuits, ------- 62 



.Boston Meat Pic, ------ 62 



Cranberry Rolls, - - - - - - 02 



Burns and Scalds, ------ 63 



Kemedy for Hoarseness, ----- 63 



Eggs in Case of Trouble, - - - - «} 



Potato Fancy, - 6;i 



, Oatmeal Cakes, ------- 03 



Preservat:on of Furs, ----- 63 



LIVE STOCK. 



•Test Record for Dairy Cows, - - - 03 



Full-Blood, Pure-Blood, Thoroughbred, - - 03 



APIARY. 



Honey, -------- 0.3 



Pasturage for Bees, ------ o;i 



' How to Fasten Comb Foundation in Brood Frames, 6.3 

 Glucose, - - - - - - - -Si 



POULTRY. 



iCaponized Fowls, 63 



Chicken Cholera, ------ 6:5 



Nest for Setters, 04 



Eggs from Different Breeds, - - - - 64 



Fowls Eating Feathers, - - - - - 04 



Literary and Personal, - - - - - 64 



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