ONE DOLLAH FEE AN2TX7M.-SI2TQLE COPIES 10 CEITTS. 



Dr. S. S. RATHVON, Editor. 



LANCASTER, PA.. SEPTEMBER, 1879. 



JOHN A. HIESTAND. Publisher. 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



^Something about Tomatoes, - - - - 129 



^Science, and its Relations to Agriculture, - 129 



• Caterpillars, --..-.. 130 



QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 



. Mottled Horn-Beetle, ----- WO 



•Drop-worm, ,------ 130 



•Our Late Exliibitiou, ----- 131 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



-The Moon's Signs and Pbascs, - - . - 1S2 

 ■Moonseed— J. Utauffer, ----- 133 



SELECTIONS. 

 •The Phylloxera in France, - - - - 133 



ItB Marvelous Reproductive Powers — The Best 

 Mfiiiie of Checking its Raviiges— Superior Resiet- 

 iu)? Powers of Aninican Vines— Their Introduc- 

 tion jnio Fntuco Officially Recommended, 

 a Among the Newer Strawberries, - - - 135 

 f Valuable Advice, ------ 136 



Wliiit to Do in Certain Cases, and How to Do It. 



• Planting and Transplanting, . - - - 13H 



• The Cutlock for Hogs, ----- 137 

 • The Su n, -------- 137 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



• Agricultural and Horticultural Society, - - 138 



Report of the Committee— The Crops— The Com- 

 ing Fair-Sliall a Fee be Charged for Exhibits- 

 Appointment of Judges— Miscellaneous. 



• The Poultry Association, - - - - 138 



Members Present— New Bnsiness— Report of Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



• Fulton Farmers' Club, ----- 139 



Ejthibitsof Farm Pi o lucts— Asking and Answer- 

 ing Quesiions-Afi er;ioou Session- Literary Ex- 

 ercises — Regular Qtieitions. 

 , The Linnsean Society, ----- 140 

 Additions to the Ijbrary— Papers Read— New Rusi- 

 ness— Under Scientific Miscellany. 



• Soiling, -------- 140 



ENTOMOLOGICAL. 



• The Snake Worm, ---..- J40 



• Saddle-back Moth, ----- 140 

 . Bark Lice on Apple Trees, - - - - 141 



• The Cabbage Worm, ----- 141 



. Toads, -------- 141 



. Self-Binding Reapers, ----- 141 



AGRICULTURE. 



■ The Origin of Wheat in America, - - 141 



• Grass as a Renoyator, ----- 141 



• Fall Ploughing, - 141 



< For Pennsylvania Farmers, - - - - 141 



. Treatment of a Worn-out Meadow, - - 141 



• Minnesota's Wheat Crop, ----- 141 



r Oat» and Wheat, ------ 141 



.Storing Hay, ------- Ul , 



HORTICULTURE. 



Pruning Fruit and Ornamental Trees, - . - 141 



Currant Culture, ------ 141 



The Blackberry, ------ 142 



Famous Apples of Lancaster County Origin, - 142 



Hotbeds with Muslin Sashes, - - - - 142 



Pruning Grapevines, ----- 142 



,The Quince, - J 143 



Suckers Around Apple Trees, . - . 142 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



Breakfast Bacon, ------ 142 



Hints for the Kitchen, ----- 142 



Care of Farm Implements, - - - - 142 



No Egg Good as Fresli ones, - - - - 142 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



Spiced Cautalcnp, ------ U2 



Grape Wine, ----- . 142 



Cheese Pudding, 143 



Green Tomato Sauce, - - - - 143 



Cucumber Pickles, ----- 14:5 



Brattleboro Fricassee, - - - . 143 



Tapioca Cream, ------ I4;3 



.Sweet Green Tomato Pickles, - - - - i43 



i Frogs and Tomatoes, - - - - 14;i 



Fruit Jelly, - 14:3 



Breakfast Biscuit, - - . . . 143 



Boiled Pudding, ------ 143 



Lamp Wicks, ------ 143 



LIVE STOCK. 



Pigs, - - - - . - - - - 14.3 



Sheep in the Corn Fields, - - - . 143 



Galled Shoulders and Backs, - - - - 143 



Preserving Sheep from Dogs, ... 143 



Driving After Eating, ----- 143 



Hurrying the Cows, 143 



APIARY. 



The Harvest White Honey, - - - - 143 



Why Bees Work in the Dark, - - - 144 



Fertile Workers, 144 



POULTRY. 



Save the Choice Fowls, - - - - 144 



Poultry Notes, 144 



Vegetable Fruit, ------ 144 



Poultry, ---...- 144 



Literary and Personal ----- 144 



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