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NOVEMBER, 1879. 



HIESTAND, FubliBher. 



.•lOCOIKl <lllSS Ml 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



EDITORIAL. 



. Hermiin Streiker — Stonecutter ami Lepidopter- 



,Thc Colli Snap, - - - - 



Heavy Snow Storraa Rerorted i 



Ould Weather Uni rccedciited. 



North— The 



. A Grape Phenomenon, 162 



.-The Memories of Bees, IC>^ 



.The Poultry Show, 1C3 



•A Queer Fish, - - T'" 



Golden Carp with a Doulilc Caudal Aypeiidagp. 



. A Natural Fertilizer, . - - - - I'iS 

 -The "Lancaster Farmer," . - - - Ki.i 



• Monthly Reminders, ----- 103 



COMMUNICATIONS. 



. A Visit to Herman Streukei— Zj/tiio D. Zell, - 163 |' 



. Colorado— Pitl«in and its Progress, - - 16+ 



A new Mining lC»uii) outhe Western Slojio of the 



Uookifs that Uivals Loadsille ia Riches— H. A.R. 



CONTRIBUTIONS. 



»An Experience in Draining — A.B.K. - - 164 



, Coptis Trifolia, Salisb, ----- 16.5 



Three-lea ved Gold Th read; Mont h Koot— J. .svaiitfcr. 



ESSAYS. 



.California, 165 



SELECTIONS. 

 •The New York Seed Leaf Marlvet, - - 167 

 Sales for the week. 



• Starting a Flock of Sheep, - - - - 168 



• Pasture Fields— Their Renovation, - - 1C8 

 . Comfortable Quarters for Stock, - - - 168 



• American Butter and Cheese in England, - 169 



• Management of Horses, 169 



•What a Deed of a Farm Includes, - - - 169 

 « When to Sell, ------- 170 



OUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

 ' Lancaster County Agricultural and Horticultu- 

 ral Society, ------ 170 



Keport on Artificial Fertilizers— Weather Reports 

 —Calif oruia— Heading Trees Low— Referred Ques- 

 tiouB — The Most Profitable Crop — New Business 

 — Business for Next Meeting— fc'ruits on Kxhibi- 



•Boiie Dust, - - 



• Fall Plowing for Corn, 



Storing of Fodder-Corn, 



HORTICULTURE, 

 Care of Potatoes, Beets, Turnips, Carrots and 



I'arsnipi!, 



Cirafliiig (irape-vines, - - . 

 Apples and Apple Trees, . - - - 

 FLORICULTURE. 

 ,Careof Plants in Winter, - - - - - 



I* The Abutilon, 



»The Quinine Flower, - 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 

 , Oatmeal in the Household, - - - - 

 . Inspect Your Cellars, . . . - - 

 » Hints for the Kitchen, - - - - - 

 .Facts About Flour, 



• A Cheap lee House, - - - - - 



• Rest After Ealing, 



HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. 



.To Clean Wall Paper, 



Poultry Association, ------ 171 



Adjourued Jlectiug— Reports of Committees— Un- 

 fluished Business- Now Members— Stated Meet- 

 ing. 

 ,Thc Beekeepers' Association, - - - 171 

 Reports- WiiiteriDK Bees— Hiuls to Beginners- 

 Some Mietakts- When and How to Start an Apiary 

 Don't be Afraid of Being Stung- Comb Founda- 

 tion—Italian Bees— Honey Comb Foundations. 



Society, 172 



I Library— Papers Read. 



. Stewed Pigeons, - - - - 

 I Rice Snowballs, - - - - - 



) Rolls, 



Miss Parlon's Recipe for Angel Cake, - 

 Rabbit Cutlets, ----- 



Welsh Rare Bit, 



Apple Jelly, ----- 



,To Clean Black Lace, - - - - 



• Ginger Snaps, - . - - - 

 ,Hair Invigorator, - - - - - 



A Nice Tea Cake, . - - - 

 Lemon Cake, ------ 



Baker's Gingerbread, 



LIVE STOCK. 

 , Straw as Food for Cattle, 

 Feeding Cattle, --■"--- 

 Sugar Beets for Fattening Swine, - 

 POULTRY. 

 1 Winter Care of Fowls, - - - - 



Poultry Habits, - - - - - 



Salt for Poultry, - - - - 



■ Eggs from Different Breeds, 

 .Whole Wheat for Fowls, 

 Literary and Personal, - - - 



• Linuaeati 

 v___A«aiuc 



• Fulton Farmers' Club, - - - 



Exceedingly luterestiug — Kxprcssin 

 Ijitorary Exercises- East or \^■e8t, ' 

 gramme for Next Meeting. 



• Meeting of the State Board of Agricultur 



The Law of T 



AGRICULTURE. 

 Summer Cultivation of Wheat, 

 ' A Mlitnre of Grasses, 

 ■ Changing Seed, - . . - 



172 



NOTICE. 



A VALUABLE WORK. 



A TREATISE 



HORSE AND HIS DISEASES, 



By DR. B. J. KENDALL, of Enosburgh FaUs. Vermont. 



It is nicely illustrated with thirty-five engravings, and Is 

 full of useful horse knowledge. Every horse owner should 

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