ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM-SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS. 



Dr. S. S. EATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA., JULY. 1879. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND. Publisher. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 

 . Lancaster County Tobacco, - - - - 97 

 •Honey product, ..-.-.. 97 



• The Elm Tree Beetle 97 



How It Destroys some of oiii most Beautifnl Shade 

 Trees, and how it may be exterminated. 



• The English Sparrow, ----- 9S 



• The Cow Buntiug and its Habile, - - - 98 

 , The Catalpa Tree, ------ 99 



• Forestry, -----.-. 99 

 . Lime and Limestones, ----- 99 

 t The Curculio, -.--... 100 

 , How to Raise a Bull, - - - - - 100 

 . Packing Eggs— Which End Down, - - - 100 



• How to Preserve Grapes, - - - - 101 



• Monthly Reminders, - 101 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



««8ummer Time, - 101 



. Large Ca'flsli, 101 



•A Glimpse of the West, 101 



• The Moon's Influence, ----- lOJ. 



SELECTIONS. 

 ■TheCropsof the Country, - - . - 103 

 Government Reports ot Cotton and Wheat ProspectB. 

 - The Use of the Feet in Sowing and Planting - 103 



• Disinfection, 103 



• Sugar from Indian Corn and Sorghum, - - 104 



An Imi.ortaut Statement Before the State Board ot 

 Agriculture. 



• A Dutch Dairy Farm, 105 



^-Fighting Against Trespassing, - - - - 105 



• How Civilization Benefits our Birds, - - 105 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



• Agricultural and Horticultural Society, - 106 



• Poultry Association, 106 



• Llnnaean Society, - 106 



ENTOMOLOGICAL. 

 » Cassida Guttata, - . - - - - - 107 



• Thomissus Celer, ------ 107 



.Gonaphea Coerulea, ---..- 107 



• Spined Soldier Bug, 107 



• A Harmful Insect, 107 



• Injurious Insects, 107 



• Squash Bugs, - 107 



»White Thiips in Graperies, ^. - . - 108 

 , Capturing Curculio, -..-.- 108 



• Value of Earth- Worms, - - - - 108 



• Curious Facts About Insects, - - . - lOS 



• Borer's Eggs, ---... 108 



AGRICULTURE. 



• Lancaster Farming in Virginia, - - - 108 

 •Varieties of Wheat, ----- 108 



'.Fultz Wheat, ,-■-... 108 



, Sewing Wheat, 108 



y Boot as a Manure, 108 



. Charcoal on Land, ----- 108 



. Cutting Cornstalks, 109 



Corn Cobs, ;- - 109 



HORTICULTURB. 



Rosewood, 



-Apple Orchards, - . . - - 



Pear Blight, 



A Hint on Lawns and Hedges, - 

 Curiosities in Pomology, - . - . 

 DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



•JJarns and Barnyards, 



The Best Yeast Known, - - - . 

 Butter Making, - - - . . 



Ways to use Stale Bread, - - . 

 .Hints on Cooking Poultry, - - - - 

 .Farmers, Keep Accounts, 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 

 Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, 



Potato Puff, 



Walnut Catsup, ------ 



To Make Good Cottage Cheese, 



Fruit Pudding, 



.Cottage Pudding, - - - . - 

 Tapioca Pudding, ------ 



Steamed Pudding, 



To Cook Pumpkin, 



( Potato Cutlets with Tomatoes, 



Potato Curry, 



Tarragon Vinegar, 



Stewed Pears, ---... 



Pudding Pies, 



• Coffee Cake, , - 



Omelette Souffle, 



- Little Puddings, - - ^ - 

 In-growing Nails, Again, .... 

 Sponge Gingerbread, - . . . . 



•Puff Pudding, 



Sponge Cream Cake, - - - . - 

 New Way of Cooking Oysters, 

 Oil for Sewing Machines, - - . - 

 LIVE STOCK. 



The Value of Sheep, 



Milk and Beef, - - - - - - 



Horses Lying Down, - 



Balky Horses, ------ 



Cows, -----.-.. 



A Remedy, ----.-- 



.Calves, ...----. 



POULTRY. 

 Perches— How they should be made for Fowls, 

 .The Dominique Fowl, - - - - - 



Feeding and Treatment, - - - - 



Keep Pure-Bred Fowls, - - - - - 



Parasites on Hens, ------ 



Literary and Personal, - . . - . 



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